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A Facebook friend, commenting on my Facebook link to A Proposal, suggested that I check out Ted.com (http://www.ted.com/). I did, and it looks fascinating! It’s a website dedicated to “ideas worth spreading,” with “riveting talks by remarkable people,” with titles like “How Complexity Leads to Simplicity,” and “How to Make Global Labor Fair.” Kathryn, who occasionally posts here, sent me the link to the Progressive Ideas Network (http://progressiveideasnetwork.org/). It occurs to me that one valuable preliminary step toward developing the project outlined in A Proposal is to gather a comprehensive library of links to existing websites that are the most fruitful resources for social institutional and public policy information. Can I ask the assistance of all Colorado Confluence readers, and all of my Facebook friends, to help compile such a list? Please comment here, if possible (though I know that comments are more likely to accumulate on the Facebook link to this post). Thanks!
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Hi Steve! I have a list, a long list, of Organizations that seem to fit your needs. So far I have collected contact information on 10 of them but I have many more on my list. I will list the 10 I have done here, and after rollerskating with my 8 year old today, I will do more research on my list and forward that info as I have it. Here are the 10 I have info for so far:
1. Campaign for America’s Fugure – http://www.ourfuture.org, 202-955-5665. I could not find email info for anyone, but there is a form on their site you can fill out for a response.
2. Center for American Progress – http://www.americanpogress.org, 202-682-1611. Megan Smith, direct number 202-741-6346, msmith@americanpogress.org.
3. Center for Pogressive Reform – http://www.progressivereform.org, info@progressivereform.org, 202-747-0698.
4. Center for Public Integrity – http://www.publicintegrity.org, 202-466-1300, Executive Director Mr. Buzenberg, bbuzenberg@publicintegrity.org.
5. Center for Responsive Politics – http://www.opensecrets.org, 202-857-0044, info@crp.org.
6. Common Cause – http://www.commoncause.org, Wash Office 202-833-1200, Colorado State office 303-292-2163.
7. Democracy for America- This site was founded by Howard Dean is his brother Jim is the Chairman. It is headquartered in VT, 802-651-3200.
8. Government Accountability – http://www.whistleblower.org, 202-457-0034, info@whistleblower.org
9. Institute for Policy Studies – http://www.ips-dc.org, Chuck Collins,Director chuck@ips-dc.org, 202-234-9382.
10. New America Foundation – http://www.newamerica.net, 202-986-2700, Ray Boshara, Vice President boshara@newamerica.net.
Let me know if this is what you are looking for and I will continue with my list. I am currently working on the National/International list, but I will do “State specific” list for Colorado too. If this information isn’t specific enough, let me know what you would like included. I could do a brief summary for each organization, but their names usually speak for themselves.
Thanks, saindenver. I’ll try to make one.
Here are a few websites/organizations to start the list.
Colorado:
The Bell: http://bellpolicy.org/
Colorado Center on Law & Policy: http://www.cclponline.org/
Center for Systems Integration: http://www.csi-policy.org/
National:
The Brookings Institute: http://www.brookings.edu/
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: http://www.cbpp.org/
Economic Analysis & Research Network: http://www.earncentral.org/
Economic Policy Institute: http://www.epi.org/
New America Foundation: http://www.newamerica.net/
Urban Institute: http://www.urban.org/
Thanks Kathryn! Sorry about the glitch in the site that didn’t let you publish your comment without my approval. It seems to happen randomly.
How did you survive so long without knowing about TED? Thank goodness you do now!
And my suggestion for the list is: Big Think
Thanks Kaleena! I’m often amazed that I’ve survived this long as well. :)