Public Policy & Governance
Limiting Corporate "Rights": Lessons from the Daniel Pennock Democracy School
By Joel Schoening
Joel reports on his recent attendance at a Democracy School session; the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund has held over 150 Democracy Schools to date and plans to offer more - eds.
Democratic Dialog & Deliberation | Public Policy & Governance | United States
Joel reports on his recent attendance at a Democracy School session; the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund has held over 150 Democracy Schools to date and plans to offer more - eds.
A legal battle over corporate claims to be treated as persons with accompanying constitutional rights has been going on for over 100 years in the U.S. At stake is the ability of corporations to use "free speech" and other rights accorded to citizens to exercise enormous power over the political process, and to intimidate citizens who challenge them on environmental and other issues.
Money Talks: How Participatory Budgeting Can Transform Politics
Participatory Budgeting | Public Policy & Governance | Strategies for Change | ArticlesThe Social Forum and The Solidarity Economy: A Dialogue
By Len Krimerman and Bob Stone, GEO Collective
LEN: As folks head towards the very first US Social Forum in Atlanta questions arise: other than convening a rich mosaic of progressive organizations and activists, does the social forum movement have a mission to bring about "another world," and, if not, should it now adopt a strategy for doing so?
