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Category Archives: Government
Creating Civic Value and Strengthening NYC’s Communities
CitizeNYC is shutting our blog down in order to refocus on creating a platform for community engagement. Continue reading
Washington: Ruled By Democrats and Reagan’s Ghost
This fascinates me; why, after multiple demonstrations of its abject failure, is Reaganism still alive and kicking? Washington, it seems, is still ruled by Reaganism — by an ideology that says government intervention is always bad, and leaving the private … Continue reading
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Barney Frank Rocks
“The bill under consideration is 5-1/2 pages long,” he said. “I believe even the gentleman from Texas could have read it by now, and if the gentleman from Texas has not been able to read this 5-1/2-page bill, I will … Continue reading
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More on the FDIC and Bank Closures
From the Times: As a bank teeters, the F.D.I.C. swoops in virtually overnight and shifts as many good loans and deposits as possible to a healthy bank. The F.D.I.C. persuades the healthy bank to accept some of the bad loans … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Government
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Sometimes I Start Something New – GovTechNerd
Despite the fact that I’m as busy as ever (or maybe busier), I’ve started something new. I think that the technology that powers democracy and civic life is something we should be talking about, and while I participate in discussions … Continue reading
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NYT Letter to the Editor
From the NYT letters to the editor page: To the Editor: Dear Mr. Bernanke and Mr. Paulson: My student loans are too big and it is hurting the economy. Can I have a bailout, please? I need $92,000. Thanks. Nathan … Continue reading
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Digitizing Government Documents
For the past week I’ve been meaning to write a post to congratulate Carl Malamud on his latest win in his fight to open up government resources. Partnering with several organizations and funding sources, the Boston Public Library will embark … Continue reading
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Opening Up Government Data
This weekend, I had the privilege of joining open government advocates from around the world to discuss the future of government data. Governments around the world produce a massive amount of information, and usually it’s held close to the chest … Continue reading
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I’ll be back soon
Sorry I haven’t been attentive lately; I’ve been traveling much more than is healthy, but that will change in a few weeks. In the meantime, I am trying to find some time to write about some important open government work … Continue reading
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More Lessig
John posted this to the Open House Project. It’s a fantastic lecture – well worth the hour.
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