Creating a Democracy Where People are Heard
May 1, 2025
Our political system is broken. Americans don’t trust institutions (or each other) and feel that their voices are not being heard. This has been true for a while, and has...
Representative Pelosi Kicks Off Parliamentary Exchange
May 27, 2024
Last month, the National Civic League’s Center for Democracy Innovation and the Institute for Democratic Engagement & Accountability (IDEA) at the Ohio State University co-hosted the second annual Global Innovations...
Writing the Future of Citizenship: Remarks at the Conference on Citizenship
December 22, 2023
The following are remarks from Matt Leighninger during the Conference on Citizenship, November 30, 2023. Matt was introducing the lunch plenary, ‘Structural Reforms for the Future of Democracy,’ featuring Maureen...
Essay X: Directions for Democracy Innovation in a Conscious/Subconscious World
December 5, 2023
Democracy and citizenship continue to evolve, spurred by new threats and new opportunities. In order to exert some control over these changes, we need to understand the nature of...
The Future of Citizenship: A series of essays setting the stage for the 2023 Conference on Citizenship
November 22, 2023
Democracy and citizenship continue to evolve, spurred by new threats and new opportunities. In order to exert some control over these changes, we need to understand the nature of the...
Essay VIII: Why Progressives and Conservatives Don’t Get Democracy—And Why They Should
November 16, 2023
Democracy and citizenship continue to evolve, spurred by new threats and new opportunities. In order to exert some control over these changes, we need to understand the nature of...
Essay VII: Power to the People! (But What Will They Do With It?)
November 7, 2023
Democracy and citizenship continue to evolve, spurred by new threats and new opportunities. In order to exert some control over these changes, we need to understand the nature of...
Essay VI: Can Your Data Save Your Life?
November 1, 2023
Democracy and citizenship continue to evolve, spurred by new threats and new opportunities. In order to exert some control over these changes, we need to understand the nature of...
Essay V: The Internet Knows Where You Are
October 26, 2023
Democracy and citizenship continue to evolve, spurred by new threats and new opportunities. In order to exert some control over these changes, we need to understand the nature of the...
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