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Reclaim the American Dream
28 November 2016
Video / Over 15 Minutes
Eastsound, Washington, United States
In 2016, the US had a historically large populist backlash against the political establishment. This inspired Hedric Smith to highlight where and how political reform in the US has succeeded or failed in an Orcas Current Lecture Series.
http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/15/a-grass-roots-drive-for-clean-elections-in-karnataka
Ankita Rao
The New York Times
15 May 2014
Text / 800-1500 Words
B. Godihal is one of the thousands of communities in Karnataka that have worked to hold clean elections, stirred by a confluence of awareness campaigns by nongovernmental organizations and rising public frustration with candidates’ broken promises.
http://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/ideas-we-should-steal-compulsory-voting
Emma Eisenberg
The Philadelphia Citizen
1 October 2001
Text / 800-1500 Words
In the U.S. the electorate skews white, wealthy, and old because such demographics are more likely to vote. Creating mandatory voting laws would increase voter turnout and thus increase voting equity.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/scaling-fines-to-what-offenders-can-pay
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
9 October 2015
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In the U.S., arrests for the inability to pay fines increase incarceration rates and discriminate against the poor. Many countries make fines proportional to an offender's ability to pay, lowering recidivism and saving the government money.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/03/the-art-of-getting-opponents-to-we
David Bornstein
The New York Times
3 November 2015
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Hyper-polarization on an issue hinders progress. The Convergence Center for Policy Resolution uses conflict resolution classes to help opponents across the U.S. find common ground on social issues like education, nourishing food, and health care.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/nov/03/obese-soda-sugar-tax-mexico
Tina Rosenberg
The Guardian
3 November 2015
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El Poder del Consumidor is an organization fighting Coca-Cola's power over health care decisions in Mexico. The organization tried many tactics but only found success after finding friends with enough money to compete with the beverage industry giants.
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2014/oct/31/ebola-nigeria-state-public-sector-calestous-juma
Calestous Juma
The Guardian
31 October 2014
Text / Under 800 Words
The media could help countries still affected by Ebola by focusing on Nigeria, where they defeated the virus through effective public institutions that protected the public interest, such as rejecting cash but accepting much needed health workers.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/12/08/iowa-redistricting-takes-partisanship-out-mapmaking/efehCnJvNtLMIAFSQ8gp7I/story.html
Tracy Jan
The Boston Globe
8 December 2013
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In Iowa, the “redistricting” of the state’s legislative and congressional boundaries is done by mapmakers who abide by nonpartisan metrics that all sides agree are fair — a seemingly revolutionary concept in the high-stakes decennial rite of redistricting.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/a-military-manual-for-nonviolent-war
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
13 February 2015
Text / 1500-3000 Words
The Center for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies provides a "blueprint" for peaceful and democratic revolution, busting myths about the process of nonviolent revolt and helping dissidents in countries around the world to accomplish political goals, such as fighting corruption or protecting the environment.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/03/how-iran-derailed-a-health-crisis
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
3 December 2010
Text / 1500-3000 Words
Two columns on how Iran is treating its massive epidemic of injecting drug use by tackling it as a health problem, effectively lowering H.I.V. rates among drug users using an approach to drugs known as harm reduction.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/16/can-government-play-moneyball
David Bornstein
The New York Times
16 April 2014
Text / 1500-3000 Words
The pressure is on for the federal government to spend tax money more wisely. Evidence-based policy making is gaining in popularity as a way for the government to spend tax money wisely. While not quite as flashy or exciting as past ways, this has a proven track record of positive impact.
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