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What Is It? Every ten years, Americans fill out the census, which gives us a count of all people living in the United States and…
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Citizen Review Board
What Is It? Many cities have some kind of citizen oversight of their local police department. They operate differently from place to place. In Atlanta,…
Revitalizing Democracy: Our Common Purpose
August 29, 2020
A landmark report finds that civic life in America is dangerously polarized, and offers fresh ideas for revitalizing our democracy. Low trust in institutions. Cynical…
Quiz: Consensus in America – Part 2
August 29, 2020
An August 2020 report we unveiled with our partners at Voice of the People detailed nearly 150 policy positions on which Republicans and Democrats agree. Do…
Quiz: Police Reform
August 23, 2020
Our partners at the Program for Public Consultation ran a policymaking simulation based on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which recently passed the…
Citizen Panels Go Online
August 23, 2020
We held our very first online Citizen Panel event last weekend in Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District. Covid-19 certainly hasn’t stopped citizens from making their voices…
Standing on Common Ground
August 16, 2020
We know Americans are less polarized than Congress. Hear straight from the experts where that knowledge can take us. Last week, we introduced you to…
Quiz: Consensus in America – Part 1
August 16, 2020
The August 2020 report we unveiled with our partners at Voice of the People detailed nearly 150 policy positions on which Republicans and Democrats agree….
Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District on Police Reform
August 15, 2020
What do Pennsylvanians think about police reform? Our partners at the Program for Public Consultation (PPC) at the University of Maryland asked 437 residents of Pennsylvania’s 1st…