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The Resistance Reaches into Trump Country
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The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States
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Full Disclosure: The Perils and Promise of Transparency
Full Disclosure explores how transparency policies, like corporate disclosures and nutritional labels, can empower citizens and improve governance, but often fall short due to incomplete or irrelevant information, offering insights into making them more effective.
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What a Mighty Power We Can Be: African American Fraternal Groups and the Struggle for Racial Equality
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Empowered Participation: Reinventing Urban Democracy
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Deepening Democracy: Institutional Innovations in Empowered Participatory Governance
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