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Bringing elements of a traditional print magazine into a live show, Editor in Chief Douglas McGray carefully curated contributors who performed 21 acts in 90 minutes, including physical demonstrations (Steven Leckart wore an empathy belly to ...

... According to a report released Thursday, about 5,500 municipalities have begun "e-government" initiatives ranging from Twitter feeds and Facebook pages to mobile apps and GPS tracking, all designed "to engage the public and improve services." "The results are uneven," says the report, produced by the New America Foundation. ...

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In 1990, Daniel Yergin published "The Prize," a magisterial history of oil. Not the typical stuff of best-sellers, it became one anyway based on timeliness (coinciding with the first Gulf War), the originality of Yergin's thesis and his eloquence of expression. It was a top-to-bottom historical reappraisal of the late 19th and 20th centuries.

"People have lower expectations of future income to pay debts, and they responded rationally by reducing consumption," said Michael Lind, policy director of the economic growth program for the New America Foundation and a liberal. ...

The committee's prospects for success hinge on whether congressional leaders telegraph a willingness to compromise in their appointments, said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a Washington advocacy group. ...

The committee's prospects for success likely hinge on whether congressional leaders telegraph a willingness to compromise in their appointments, said Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a Washington-based ...

Sascha Meinrath, director of the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative, criticized "Orwellian doublespeak advertising" among wireless carriers that tout "lightning-fast" or "supercharged" speeds without elaborating. ...

... But even short of that, when data caps are in place, people might think twice about whether to watch Netflix or make calls on Skype, turning to their television or phone instead, said Sascha Meinrath, a director at the New America Foundation. It might also give people pause when considering whether to cancel their cable or phone service, a growing concern for these companies. ...

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A multi-partisan group of organizers has come together to launch this project, including: California Forward, the New America Foundation, the Center for Deliberative Democracy at Stanford University, the Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and ...

The California Assembly Health Committee held a hearing today on proposed legislation that would allow the state to regulate health insurance rates before the bill passed out of committee with 12 votes. AB52, authored by Michael Feuer, D-Los Angeles, would let regulators reject proposed rate increases deemed excessive or unfairly discriminatory.