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Publications and Talks- Manski on Public Radio (June 20, 2008)
Ben Manski is a regular guest in WPR's "Week in Review" - Manski, Dolan: Has Your Town Declared Peace Yet? (June 16, 2008)
Tired of being ignored by the feds, citizens pass city laws declaring peace. Written by Ben Manski and Karen Dolan. Originally published by Yes! magazine.
- Your Time Is Up, Mr. President -- the National Guard Is Coming Home (February 3, 2008)
"It is clear that the mission that Congress authorized no longer exists," says Rep. Michael Fisher. "Unless Congress grants a new authorization, the Vermont Guard should revert back to state control." - Foreign Policy Goes Local (January 31, 2008)
- Participatory Budgeting: From Porto Alegre, Brazil to the U.S. (January 29, 2008)
- Liberty Tree Panel at Claim Democracy Conferece (November 10, 2007)
Panel Discussion with Liberty Tree's Patrick Barrett, David Cobb and Brandon Lacy Campos on Democratizing Elections - Measure T Bans Corporate Campaign Financing (September 3, 2007)
The Fall 2007 issue of Yes Magazine features an article by Liberty Tree Fellow Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap. Kaitlin writes about Measure T, the groundbreaking campaign passed in Humboldt County, California that bans outside corporate money in elections and challenges the doctrine of corporate constitutional rights. - Video from the Local Democracy Convention (May 25, 2007)
Edited video footage from the 2006 Local Democracy Convention is now online, and also available for order! - Campus Organizer's Guide to Democratizing Education (February 22, 2007)
An organizing guide for students, faculty, staff, and community members interested in promoting democracy in higher education, and a higher education system in service to a democratic, inclusive, society. - The Citizen's Election Assessment Hearing
"The challenge is to create a movement that expands and deepens the notion of elections and democracy itself." - David Cobb: 'The New Voting Rights Movement' and 'Fighting The Corporate Takeover'
- Prospects for Participatory Democracy in the U.S.
"The task . . . is to facilitate the growth of an aggressive democracy movement in the United States." - Understanding Student Unionism: A Canadian Perspective
Canadian lessons for U.S. organizers of student unions. - Report on the Ottawa Retreat
A report by Mishy Leiblum and Jed Murr on the Campus Organizing Retreat in Ottawa, Ontario. - We are on the offensive: Make the most of it!
Ben Manski responds to Independent Politics News' question, "How can progressives get off of the defensive in 2006?" - Corporatization: An Internal Clash of Civilizations
Corporatization: An Internal Clash of Civilizations by Ben Manski and John Peck Published in "Beyond the Market: The Future of Public Services" - Voter Bill of Rights
The full text of the Voter Bill of Rights. - Wisconsin votes for immediate withdrawal!
Ballot resolutions put a state on the map as opposed to the occupation of Iraq - ACS Paper: Preserving and Expanding the Right to Vote: Ranked-choice Voting
In this American Constitution Society white paper, Liberty Tree Fellows Patrick Barrett and David Cobb join Caleb Kleppner of Election Solutions in making the case for ranked-choice voting. - Midwest Social Forum Workshop: Building a Democracy Movement in the USA
Check out a short video from "BUILDING A DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES", a workshop by Liberty Tree Fellows Benjamin, Cobb, Manski, and Robinson, one of about 100 sessions at the 2006 Midwest Social Forum. - Local Democracy interview on public radio with Juscha Robinson and Gar Alperovitz
Renew democracy when Joy Cardin’s guests discuss how to encourage more participation in government in your own hometown. - The 2006 Mid-term Elections: Change or Continuity?
- Discussion of Democracy with Juscha Robinson, Ben Manski, and Amy Mondloch
- Z Magazine interviews Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap about Measure T
Democracy Unlimited: Daniel McLeod interviews Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap
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