“On May 1, 1974, the nations of the Third World passed two landmark documents—the Declaration & the Programme of Action on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order—through the UN… Understanding it is key to making sense of our world today.” foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/14/glo…

OPINION: 'The Oakland A's are baseball's biggest losers. But their new temporary home — West Sacramento — is a winner,' writes Joe Mathews. trib.al/QrifaPB

OPINION: 'The A's decision brought public joy to the Capitol region, where residents say they can't wait to marvel as Dodgers and Yankees hit homers against the home team,' writes Joe Mathews. trib.al/rxcpBlf

Horrific that Google will hide California news stories from some of its users to put pressure on state lawmakers not to pass a bill that would require it to pay journalists whose content it’s been profiting from for free for decades. latimes.com/entertainment-… via Wendy Lee

Just to understand the difference in market dynamics, just consider that Google earns enough advertising revenue to pay for the [annual] cost of our newsroom in less than three hours,” Chris Argentieri, president and chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Times, said at a…

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“What if this corner of England was actually full of surprises if only I bothered to go out & look?

Maybe the things I’ve chased from India to Iceland — adventure, nature, wildness, surprises, silence, perspective — were here too?”

—Alastair Humphreys

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“It is a social science experiment and a form of public education,” says ​​Stanford University Deliberative Democracy Lab’s James Fishkin of the digital Deliberative Poll.

Joe Mathews explores the benefits of this new voter tool. zps.la/3TS2eSV

Does it feel like we've had way more rainy weekends than in the past? Our Jack Lee ran the numbers...

sfchronicle.com/weather/articl… via San Francisco Chronicle

“Democracies across the West are so paralyzingly polarized today because the public square where competing propositions can be tested against each other has virtually disappeared.”

—Nathan Gardels

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If you're able to support – especially if you're from L.A. – it's imperative to help save one of the city's most indispensable local news outlets.

Long Live L.A. TACO🌴🌮

🔵Today we are attending the conference on policies and technologies for #participatorydemocracy organized by Ajuntament de BCN in the framework of the European Capital Of Democracy.

👉Tools such as Decidim should serve to strengthen democracy with open and collaborative technologies.

'When we perceive the end in the beginning, we move faster than time. Illumination, that lightning disappointment, affords certitude which transforms disillusion into deliverance.'
- E.M. Cioran, The Trouble With Being Born.
More Romanian readings in advance of
Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy

Great work. Thank you, IDEA

What one voter—among millions—has time to look over those long-winded ballot measures?

A new tool, the digital Deliberative Poll, might help Californians do so. Joe Mathews explains:zps.la/3TS2eSV

“Flying shatters reality into bits that have to be pieced back together. We label this ‘jet lag’ — a disruption of the circadian rhythm caused by different time zones — but what really lags behind is much more fundamental.”

—Nick Hunt

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After a well attended and peaceful election day in #SouthKorea there are no popular celebrations as elected leaders first need to deliver solutions instead of accusations #ROK My take-outs in the Briefing on Monocle Radio Laura Kramer monocle.com/radio/shows/th…

i love L.A. TACO🌴🌮—they often post stories that the OTHER LA paper doesn’t/won’t! been a supporter for a while now and if you want to support local journalism in LA, you should be too!!

“Rational ignorance” has kept Californian voters uninformed about the slew of measures on our ballots. So how can we overcome this?

Joe Mathews dives into the digital Deliberative Poll.

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An important event and indispensable book! #democratizingthecorporation #democratizingwork #democracy