Petitions: effective?
One of the first things I wanted to investigate when I was thinking about this blog was the effectiveness of petitions — particularly online petitions. They just seem so useless to me. And yet, a...
View ArticleActivism and the worst-case scenario
Let’s say that an activist believes that a law (or collection of laws) needs changing. Because the law exists, bad things happen that would not otherwise occur. How should an activist raise awareness...
View Articlewhy are U.S. protest marches less effective than they used to be?
[Note: this post has a lower ratio of fact to "I think"/"someone on the internet thinks" than I would like. Even more than usual, I'd love to know about more facts/research on this topic, if you can...
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Would a non-binding proposition to overturn Citizens United have any impact?
(And is that even something we should do?) This year, California has a non-binding ballot initiative asking CA state lawmakers to do everything they can to overturn Citizens United via a constitutional...
View ArticleTalking to Congress (and getting them to listen)
I’m still reeling from the recent U.S. election, as I know many are. But I already see lots of folks mobilizing to start communicating more with Congress. So I wanted to pass on Former Congressional...
View ArticleDoing something small but meaningful
Post-US election, I’ve seen some advice on how to have impact (mostly focused on political impact) through small but meaningful actions, and do so sustainably. I wanted to start collecting such...
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