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Continue reading →: Stockholm is Run by its Citizens, not Professional Politicians: Why Can’t We Do This in the USA?
Many of the world’s top-rated cities for quality of life are governed by everyday citizens, not by professional politicians. One example is Stockholm, Sweden, which is run cleanly, efficiently and democratically compared to American cities, which unlike Stockholm, are rarely found anywhere near the top of quality of life indices. Despite high…
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Continue reading →: A New Beginning for American City Government?The structure of American city government has hardly changed in over a hundred years. If automobiles had advanced at a comparably slow pace, we’d all still be driving Model A’s. Maybe there’d be music on Bluetooth while the engine sputtered, but it would still be a Model A.
Hello,
I’m Stephen Erickson
I am a writer and political reformer, committed to government of, by and for, the people, instead of politicians and interests. Along the way, I’m the Executive Director of Citizens Rising and the Founder of Cities Rising.
Stephen Erickson 