New FAQ 4: The Co-Intelligence Worldview and Democracy
In this post you will find our new co-intelligence FAQ’s answers to the following four questions: Isn’t co-intelligence already happening in lots …
Bits and pieces of Democracy 2.0
There is a LOT of new democracy thinking and experimenting going on – way more than I could put into a reasonable …
Tom Atlee interview on Healing Times Radio
Last week I had an enjoyable interview with Dr. Emmett Miller of Healing Times Radio. I was honored to be part of …
Randomly selected legislators? You’ve got to be kidding!
It’s easy to dismiss the idea of a randomly selected legislature. After all, how could a bunch of ordinary people create workable, …
Many politicians feel as trapped by the system as we do
Buried beneath the obvious and tragic dysfunction of the U.S. Congress and its ridiculous partisan tirades are some politicians who actually long …
The two most important issues? Climate and democracy.
Climate and democracy are what I call meta-issues – issues which impact virtually every other issue and therefore, I believe, have priority …
Exploring the Dynamics of Polarization
Polarization is collectively and individually toxic to our capacity to “do democracy” sanely and wisely. This post details the toxic dynamics of …
Any city could emulate Sweden’s transpartisan festival…
In Sweden there’s a week-long annual political festival called Almadalen Week involving vibrant, respectful conversations of a kind that some Americans are …
“A Not So Divided America” – but is it wise?
A new study of 24 major surveys in the U.S. shows clearly that partisan gridlock in Washington DC is not the result …
Our big chance to grab back US elections from Big Money
New US Senate legislation would put an end to big money and corporate domination of the US electoral process. It proposes the …