Democracy
💡 Optimist’s Edge: The hack to solve all of humanity’s major problems
📉 What people thinkOver 90 percent of people say freedom of speech, fair elections, and equal rights are important. People worldwide have faith in democracy, according to Democracy Perception Index from the Alliance of Democracies. A record number across the...
🌅 Obama is community organizing for the future
Before Barack Obama became President, he was a U.S. Senator, an Illinois State Senator, a law professor – but most of all, a community organizer. It was through his job as a community organizer in the 1980s that Obama ‘found himself’ and his...
🗳️ Strong connection between democracy and prosperity
Of all the countries in the world rated Prosperous, all of them except two, also rank as Free. This is the result of a new index by the Atlantic Council, presented at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit. The Freedom and Prosperity Indexes show a strong connection between...
🌅 Obama should feel more hope
It was a sunny, but cold New Hampshire day. After more than one hour of standing still outside, it felt really cold. I was waiting to see Senator Barack Obama at Concord High School. It was January 4, 2008.But the cold feet were soon forgotten when Obama started to...
