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CIVIC TECH NEWS & ANALYSIS

WINNING

Mike Bracken to step down; Civic Hall hiring a writer/researcher for Rethinking Debates project; and more. Tech and the presidentials: Here’s Donald Trump’s self-referential question to his …

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DISRUPTIONS

Mob justice and Cecil the Lion; a popular chatbot that can ask how you’re doing post-breakup; and more. Governmental disruption: Steven Levy reports for Medium’s Backchannel on …

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REACHING

Sanders streaming into a house party near you; there were no privacy advocates in House subcommittee meeting on the Internet of Things; and more. Cryptowars, …

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SOCIAL ORDERS

Uber’s promise to maintain social order; easier targeting of voters on Facebook; and more. Cryptowars, continued: Implicitly rebuking their current colleagues, three former top American …

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BAKED IN

“They don’t give a damn about governing”; civic tech applications of the blockchain; and more. Petition 2.0: On first taking his job earlier this year, White …

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OFFENSIVES

Clinton promises data-driven campaign going forward; Politwoops is back; and more. Here are “five common-sense, bipartisan principles for building a smart, digital government,” offered by …

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AURAS

Homeland Security surveilled the Washington, D.C. Funk Parade; Georgia sues an open government advocate; and more. With Donald Trump leading in polls of registered Republicans …

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CORRECTIVES

Why the Secret Service is on Twitter; Jeb Bush on #BlackLivesMatter; and more. Yesterday at a campaign event in New Hampshire, Republican Presidential candidate Jeb …

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MOVEMENTS

Turning predictive analytics on police officers; an Uber détente; and more. White House Presidential Innovation Fellow Denice Ross blogs on Medium about an amazing moment she witnessed …

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