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  • Put the Demos Back Into Democracy

    There are two kinds of activist groups, equally (in)effective. Which are you? And why? Pop-up activists tend their topiary and anguish over bathroom fixtures until… a Big Bad Issue pops up and invigorates them. Permanent Waves—the second kind of activist group—inhabit longstanding, institutionalized power zip codes nestled among other shrubbery in the nonprofit landscape.

  • Decommissioning Corporate “Magic”

    Would you like to neutralize corporations’ ability to get so many GOOD laws declared unconstitutional? There’s an “app” for that—-an approach, that is.

  • Knowledge is Power! (The Strategy-Optional Approach)

    Wow, I feel more powerful already.

  • Why There Aren’t Any Jokes About Regulatory Agencies

    OK, here’s a joke about a regulatory agency, as told by the corporate manager of a big polluting factory. He says… So, I’m in my office one day and the Man from EPA comes in and slams down a huge stack of papers, saying—You’ve got 22,221 violations, and you better do something about them by…

  • Let’s Get Smart About ALEC

    Gather a bundle of your inkiest exclamation points to put at the end of the next sentence. An outfit called ALEC, funded by wealthy right-wing ideologues, has put together a collection of model laws that they like, and is trying to get legislatures to pass them!!!!!

  • Try This At Home (2004)

    1: The Ambassador The ambassador’s entourage—two edgy men with ear wires down their backs, and a few hangers-on—formed an irregular security perimeter. Handlers steered her around to avoid ambassadorial stumbles over uneven footing in the cramped space. It was Colómbian Independence Day, so I suppose I should have expected to bump into the U.S. ambassador…

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