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Civic Works: Two Projects, One Theme

Civic Works: Two Projects, One Theme

News-driven Civic Action

My technology career spanned many years in the private sector in Aerospace, Oracle, Dell, and HP and in the public sector at the State of California (Legislative Counsel and the Student Aid Commission).

Since leaving my more traditional career behind I’ve been dedicated to public interest work, applying technology to address some of the most pressing issues of our time, focusing on the socio-economic and political space through Civic Works (https://civ.works)

Details about the two projects are available at:

I am also continuing to write and publish first at CivicSky (https://civicsky.io) and other outlets such as Substack. And occasionally my work is picked up by the great team at LA Progressive and Resistance Media.

I guest lecture from time to time and I’m also on Hudson River Radio as a monthly guest at “The Many Shades of Green” with Maxine Margo and Malcolm Burman. They allow me to run wild as a socio-economic and political analyst and we discuss current political, economic, and climate events, historical perspectives, and more all told through as much snark as can be mustered. It is good, mostly clean fun.

Many of you have been and continue to be supportive of the Civic Works projects -and I am inspired and deeply grateful for your contributions and advocacy. Our democracy is at very precarious point in the “American Experiment” and like many of you, I don’t believe the answer exists in clicking on a petition and adding your email to another email list. So I will continue to progress the overarching effort -strengthening democracy, justice, and equality through the distribution of trusted news and information that drives coordinated civic actions from hyperlocal to global.

Getting the word out about the projects and work to like-minded organizations, journalists, and influencers is important and of great value.

And I’m continuing to share our progress with leading universities and the academic community who are aligned with our focus on trusted and unbiased news, civics, and democracy (and our passion for the Oxford comma).

Thank you all for reading, sharing, and contributing to our effort.

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Please note that my articles and subscriptions are not paywalled. This stems from a guiding principle -that any meaningful democracy requires an informed, educated, and engaged society. It is also to honor the life of Aaron Swartz, who held firmly to the belief that research and knowledge intended for the betterment of humanity should be freely shared. Also, when you subscribe, like, & share -it is good for my fragile ego.

Aside from writing, mentoring others, and projects related to democracy, economics, and social innovation, I’m dedicated to Civic Works, a 501c3 non-profit organization building and managing technology that blends social networking and civic engagement. Our core effort is around civ.works. When complete, it will be a subscriber-supported, ad-free social network that does not betray subscriber trust by selling or sharing data with marketers or sinister political operatives.

I’m incredibly grateful for all who contribute to the civ.works effort through our secure payment processor, Stripe, and all who help us gain visibility by sharing the project with journalists and others to move the effort forward.

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Special appreciation for all who continue to recommend my rants and musings, restack articles that are found to be worthy, and share with friends and family. And the following are some special recommendations for stacks I value -

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