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An Oregon Experiment in Citizen Governance

Source: Yes Magazine

A new law that puts voters in charge of breaking through political spin could be a first step in making policy decisions that work.

Daily, it seems, we watch as our democracy slips into an increasingly divisive panic attack. Republicans, we’re told, hate Democrats. Democrats, we’re told, hate Republicans. Accountability in our political system seems as tenuous as the economic recovery: Tea Partier, Wall Street Occupier, or none of the above, we all know something’s amiss. read more