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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.

Podcast: China’s threat to democracies around the world

By Jenna Spinelle

Larry Diamond joins the Democracy Works podcast this week to talk about the threat China’s model of authoritarian capitalism poses to liberal democracy in the United States and around the world.

Florida Not Yet Land of Lincoln for Former Felon Voting Rights

By Steve Schneider

Governor signs a 2019 law, which was passed in a party-line vote by the Republican-controlled state Legislature. It requires returning citizens to pay all fees, fines and restitution ordered by a judge before they can register to vote.

Election Machine Keys Currently Available for Purchase on Amazon

By Thomas Manning

According to hackers at a recently held hacking conference in Las Vegas Nevada, election machine keys are currently available for purchase on websites like Amazon, eBay and other sites.

Podcast: One state’s fight for fair maps

By Jenna Spinelle

Pennsylvania is one of several states trying to ensure fair congressional maps are drawn after the 2020 Census. As we say in the episode, redistricting is one of democracy’s thorniest problems.

Fearless World Order Under Dictatorship

By Farai Chirimumimba

In the past several years, the world has been shaken by protests caused by the various countries’ ruling-elites and their selfishness. Of course, that isn’t anything new.

Why Florida Should Super Size ERIC Initiative

By Steve Schneider

Governor Ron DeSantis opened the door for more election reform at an Aug. 21 Orlando press conference. That’s when he announced Florida will join the Electronic Registration Information Center.

It Will Take More Than Socialism and Democracy to Save the World

By Roger Copple

Imagine having democratic and ecological socialism on an international level based on a system and culture of democratic world law. It would be a revolution of love, a love revolution, a spiritual revolution, and we can have it. We can create it.

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Podcast: A Democracy Summer Reading List

The hosts of the Democracy Works podcast review current books on democracy in this week’s podcast episode.