Over the past several weeks project, design, and testing work have been keeping us busier--and more energized--than ever at EnCiv. As readers of this blog will already know, EnCiv is…
Adolf GundersenJune 11, 2019
It's easy to follow EnCiv founding member Interactivity on social media. Just click here. The same page also contains a long list of links to other organizations, from the umbrella…
Adolf GundersenMay 14, 2019
This past weekend The Wall Street Journal ran a front-page story on a global "wave" of regulations aimed at U.S. tech giants. The new regulatory efforts have three main targets:…
Adolf GundersenMay 13, 2019
It is well documented that politics in the US has grown more partisan over the past two decades. Why? --The factors most frequently blamed are the increasing influence of money…
Adolf GundersenMay 2, 2019
A new electronic map published by the Participatory Budgeting Project shows that participatory budgeting--a process in which citizens are directly involved in allocating public dollars--is growing. The map, which allows…
Adolf GundersenMay 1, 2019
Governments and corporations are rushing to protect consumers' online privacy. Just a few examples: just over a year ago, the European Union instituted a comprehensive data protection scheme (the General…
Adolf GundersenApril 25, 2019
The Bipartisan Policy Center's latest quarterly report confirms what many citizens have long sensed: Congress isn't doing its job. The in-depth report's summary reads as follows:…
Adolf GundersenApril 25, 2019
A second Frequently Voiced Objection to getting involved in civil discussion is rooted in the view that politics as a whole is just too sordid an affair to dirty one’s…
Adolf GundersenJanuary 19, 2018
