Derek Cressman at Common Cause on Props. 11, 20, and 27

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Derek Cressman, Western State Regional Director of Common Cause, explains three ballot propositions, the already-passed Prop. 11 and the pending Propositions 20 and 27, which would impact the way California's legislative districts are determined, recorded from Sacramento, California, on August 24, 2010

Joe Mathews and Mark Paul discuss "California Crackup"

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co-authors Joe Mathews and Mark Paul talk about California's governmental gridlock and ways to solve it in this discussion of their "California Crackup: ; How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It," recorded remotely on August 20, 2010

David Irvine at UEG on the successful completion of the initiative circulation process

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David Irvine, co-counsel of Utahns for Ethical Government, talks about the successful submission of sufficient voter signatures on an initiative petition for the enactment of a strong ethics-in-government law for the State of Utah, recorded on August 12, 2010

David Irvine updates the Utahns for Ethical Government initiative story

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David Irvine, co-counsel for Utahns for Ethical Government, talks about the rationale behind his group's ballot initiative and its efforts to qualify it for the 2012 election, recorded from Utah on August 9, 2010

Joe Mathews on the San Francisco Declaration on Direct Democracy

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Joe Mathews, co-president of the 2010 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy, just concluded, sums up the event and discusses the consensus-derived "San Francisco Declaration on Direct Democracy," embodying agreed-upon best practices for modern direct democracy, recorded August 6, 2010

Fourth-generation psychic Linda Lauren talks about her presence in Second Life

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a remote video interview with fourth-generation psychic Linda Lauren, talking about how she provides psychic services to people through their avatars in the virtual world of Second Life, recorded from West Orange, NJ, on August 4, 2010

Technology and Direct Democracy: Obstacles and Opportunities

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a video presentation made by Marc Strassman as part of "Panel 1: Do You Dream of Electronic Signatures?," during the August 2, 2010, EVENING PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM sponsored by Activate Direct ON The RISE OF DIGITAL DIRECT DEMOCRACY at the 2010 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy