EDUCATE: Top Democracy & Activist Networks

Participatory budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members decide how to spend part of a public budget. It gives people real power over

The following text was contributed by the Government of Canada and was updated in July 2016 “Our plan for an open and accountable government will allow us to modernize how the Government of Canada works, so that it better reflects the values and expectations of Canadians. At its heart is a simple idea: open government […]

We expose how the industries fuelling the climate crisis profit from destruction, and stand with the people fighting back

Transparency International – A global movement to end the injustice of corruption

A Journal of Ideas

The emJournal of Democracy/em has been a leading voice in the conversation about government by consent and its place in the world.

For Whistleblowers, Journalism and Democracy

Accuracy.org, also known as the Institute for Public Accuracy, is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that encourages mainstream media outlets to interview progressive scholars and policy analysts. IPA gains media access for those whose voices are commonly excluded or drowned out by government or corporate-backed institutions. While regularly making it possible for numerous policy analysts, scholars and other independent researchers to be heard in mass media, IPA boosts many progressive grassroots groups with scant resources for media outreach.

The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation is a network of innovators who bring people together across divides to tackle today’s toughest challenges. NCDD serves as a gathering place, a...

National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD)

Everyday Democracy is a national organization that helps local communities find ways for all kinds of people to think, talk and work together to solve problems. Learn more at www.everyday-democracy.org.

Join Everyday Democracy and national leaders in accountability, belonging, and restorative justice for a dynamic conversation on using love as a force for ju...

Held on December 3, 2020What is the cure for the post-Presidential Election blues? The answer: an interesting and lively conversation with author Andrew Som...

Bringing together everyday people to address problems facing their communities.

We believe that people should be at the heart of decision-making

We expand people’s power to shape public policy, by helping organizations and governments build participatory democracy around the world.

Another Democratic Future is Possible. Click to read DemocracyNext’s Newsletter, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

By Jesi Carson, Participedia

A global crowdsourcing platform for researchers, activists, practitioners, and anyone interested in public participation and democratic innovations.

The 2025 federal election demonstrates the failings our electoral institutions from a democratic perspective. But here it is important to remember they were never created or kept in place with democratic objectives in mind. Canada’s voting system is a pre-democratic hold-over and it remains in use because it serves those that benefit from it.

FAIR is the national progressive media watchdog group, challenging corporate media bias, spin and misinformation.

yapfests & infotainment. Sociopolitical commentary and video essays from a left-wing perspective. Contact: overzealotsmedia@gmail.com

The Humanist Report (THR) is a progressive political podcast that analyzes weekly news stories. Each news story we cover is supplemented with thought-provoking and fact-based commentary that is objective and progressive.

The Polaris Institute empowers citizens to challenge corporate-driven globalization