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Coming Soon: New Book Explores Democracy as a Lived Experience Sep 07, 2026

Morris "Butch" Bosin, who leads The Forum on Citizen-Centric Democracy, explores what democracy mean...

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Recommended Reading โ€” Brian Eno on Citizens: A New Story of Participation and Power Jun 17, 2026

By Brian Eno. Originally published as the foreword to Citizens by Jon Alexander and Ariane Conrad.

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Once One Loses Civic Life You become a Refugee Aug 21, 2025

By Lowell F. Christy, Jr, Ph.D.

What does it mean when a person or People loses the interactions, i...

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A Small Group of Systems Thinkers Takes on Democracyโ€™s Biggest Problems Sep 08, 2026
Coming Soon: New Book Explores Democracy as a Lived Experience Sep 07, 2026
Recommended Reading โ€” Brian Eno on Citizens: A New Story of Participation and Power Jun 17, 2026