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Dr. Lynn Sandra Kahn was the Green Party Candidate for Congress in upstate New York District 21, #NY21. She is a strategic planning consultant and architect of coordinated solutions to complex problems. See her website at http://www.votelynn2018.com/. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the American University in Washington D.C. in 1977. She is the author of two books about government reform and one book about peacemaking, as well as numerous articles on justice reform, transforming government agencies and peacebuilding.

Multiply Solutions and Find Best Practices For National Scale

By Lynn S. Kahn, Ph.D. - June 22, 2015 2 Comments

The federal government is lost in the muddy swamps of bad bureaucracy where pushing paperwork overwhelms any effort to look around the country and find programs that deliver results people care about.

5 Strategies to Cut One Trillion Dollars of Government Waste

By Lynn S. Kahn, Ph.D. - June 19, 2015 2 Comments

5 strategies can cut one trillion dollars of waste from our inefficient bureaucracies: Require Accountability, Eliminate Duplication, Stop Funding Stupid, Eliminate Fraud and Require Financial Responsibility at the Pentagon.

The people, not Congress, should vote to impeach or acquit the President

By Ngah Gabriel

The partisan nature of the impeachment process is the stamp of America’s flawed democracy. The people, not Congress should be the ones to impeach or acquit.

A deepening political divide exposed by 2020 State of the Union shows the need for voter’s decisive action

By Ngah Gabriel

Key moments at the start and end of the 2020 State of the Union exposed deepening political divide in America, signal the need for voters’ decisive action.

Trump, the Scorpion and the Frog

By Peter J. Dellolio

A scorpion wanted to get across the river. He asked a frog, “Will you please give me a ride on your back?” The frog replied, “How can I do that? Your sting is fatal!”

Socialism Gaining in Popularity as Iowa Caucus Nears

By Thomas Manning

A new poll by Gallup shows that young Americans are increasingly in favour of socialism as opposed to capitalism. This is taking place as Iowa caucus nears.

Democracy in Crisis in Gabon as another Father-to-Son Transition Looms

By Ngah Gabriel

To demonstrate its commitment to democracy in Africa, the international community must delegitimize father-to-son transfer of power on the continent.

Truth as the best chance to dismantle pack mentality

While it’s always been there, self-interest has upped pack mentality – disinterest in crucial societal issues. Embracing truth is how to undo the dynamic.

Email Interview with the Founder of Democracy Counts

By Steve Schneider

Democracy Counts is a nonpartisan hi-tech startup that has developed election watchdog apps which it will share with volunteer election auditors in 2020.

Democratize Diplomacy!

By Paul Lachelier

For all its impact the world can seem distant from our daily issues, a paradox of irrelevance and mounting relevance that calls for democratizing diplomacy.

Social action is the best approach to a stormy 2020, here’s how to be effective

By Julio César Guerrero

The social climate barometer points to a stormy 2020 that can only be confronted through social action, but there are protocols to follow to be effective.

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