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Rent seeking is a financial activity that actively hinders the real economy. Great article about the exploitative power landlords have over our poorest citizens. ow.ly/AlDP50oeTI6 #oursociety #economics #money #wealth #weathy #poverty #poor #economy #sharingeconomy
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How will we proceed with Genetic enhancements here in the United States? In China the first CRISPR therapy has been administered in landmark human trial. The future is here - are we proactively addressing it or awaiting crisis? ow.ly/MpHq50ogj4x #oursociety #future
People love the Constitution, and rightly so as it is the defining document of modern American society. We forget that the Founding Fathers were radicals of their time. Check out our past article explaining why the Founding Fathers were Progressives.
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According to a new study from Harvard the income gap continues to widen. If we desire a more equitable society we must begin to work towards structural reformation. Present arrangements hold no hope to address this problem ow.ly/OElT50og4X5 #oursociety #economics #poverty
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Looks like DARPA is building a secure, open-source voting system. This could be BIG for fixing issues with voting machines across the U.S. - open sourcing will allow anyone interested to work on the project! ow.ly/QIXk30o33X2 #oursociety #voting #vote #politics #election
In Germany, Consumers Embrace a Shift to Home Batteries - more and more new homes in Germany embracing a green energy/battery shift. e360.yale.edu/features/in-ge… #oursociety #future #energy #greenenergy #technology #government #policy #transform
Finishing up March's exploration of the economy we lay out an extensive plan for what a state would have to do today to begin transitioning to a Knowledge Economy. ow.ly/N0LX30obO2W #oursociety #future #economy #economics #education #society #states #change #government
Ever hear of govtrack.us/? GovTrack.us is an awesome website for tracking Congressional Bills, Voting Records, and more! A great to dive deep into your Congressional Candidate research. No local candidate info (OurSociety to the rescue!) #oursociety
One of our most popular articles - Designing the Culture of Tomorrow - talks about how we can take a proactive approach to shaping culture and consciousness via arrangements of our social, political, and economic institutions! ~ 5 Min Read ow.ly/xLmi30nNOTV #oursociety
77% of local candidates (Mayor/Council) posted ZERO information about their campaign online in 2018. We're calling on @NJGov & elected officials to address this problem by legally requiring ALL candidate to post campaign information online. #oursociety #2019 #elections #vote
In our 3rd essay exploring the Knowledge Economy we make the case for the proactive embracing of Knowledge Economy practices. We explore past economic relations and how they've changed while providing suggestions on how to accelerate transformation. ow.ly/HSfV30o6aIT
Our beta free local election campaign platform is still live! Explore it, share it, tell us what else you'd like to see. Check it out today and share this post! beta.oursociety.org #oursociety #newjersey #civictech #politics #transformation #future #politics #election
In early 2019 we released our mission statement for 2019 - outlining our research discoveries and our plan for the next steps. Today we are already in motion organizing and fundraising to make this vision of access and agency a reality! ow.ly/DGFV30nNNun #oursociety #vote
Bipartisan Solar Bill of Rights publicly introduced in California - provides rights to people and businesses seeking to generate and store their own energy. Should New Jersey implement a similar bill? ow.ly/XRVV30nNMTC #oursociety #politics #election #elections #climate
Continuing our Knowledge Economy series we dive into how Trust factors into the standard operation of present and future economic models. Infusing the structure of work with trust will benefit both individuals and society! ow.ly/DCBB30o0wrS #oursociety #economy #future
World's food supply under 'severe threat' from loss of biodiversity according to the United Nations. ow.ly/hSaJ30nNMpd How could we better address this in our local communities? More open space? Community gardens? Green energy initiatives? #oursociety #community #vote
Accessible democracy provides a pathway for new ideas about how to structure society. In our first article of a four part series we discuss the Knowledge Economy - what is is, and what it is not. ow.ly/CAjz30nVzuL #oursociety #economics #economy #knowledgeconomy #future
Norway to pay Indonesia for emission cuts after big drop in deforestation in 2017. How do you feel about these type of Global Cooperative Arrangement to address climate change? Democracy could do this. ow.ly/xfml30nNLTO #oursociety #climatechange #trees #nature #climate
We were researching infor about local municipalities and stumbled upon city-data.com. Found it to be an awesome resource for determining demographics - helping us ensure we are focusing on empowering disenfranchised communities! #oursociety #activism #organizer #vote
The struggle of the future is a fight between different understands of the good. Today we explore ideas and concepts for how we might turn the United States into a Cooperation Nation. ow.ly/4jF930nPBpc #oursociety #future #cooperation #unitedstates #economy #education
