The Internet is generally having a positive effect on the discourse between citizens and Congress, or at least that is what a large majority of congressional staff reporting from the U.S. believe: “79% percent believe the Internet has made it easier for citizens to become involved in public policy; 55% believe it has increased public [...]
Entries Tagged as 'France'
How Members of the European Union Parliament Use the Internet
Digital in Denver
A brief look at how the 2004 and 2008 Democratic Conventions differed in digital strategy
Most political pundits agree; Obama’s campaign “gets it,” their use of online and mobile technology has helped drive the campaign’s fund raising, communications and get out the vote efforts. A huge email list, over 2 million online donors, and the [...]
French Healthcare
While I haven’t seen the movie yet, I understand from media coverage, Michael Moore’s Sicko, shows the French healthcare system in a very favorably light. In fact, even critics of his portrayal of other systems, i.e. Canada, UK and particlularly Cuba, are hard pressed to find flaws in his depiction of the French system. [...]
French Presidential Election
French Voting Lessons for Americans
ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS TO EMERGE from the first round of the French presidential election yesterday was the number of eligible voters who turned out: nearly 84 percent, according to accounts I read. That’s up from 69 percent in 2002.
The vote gave Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy 31 percent of the vote [...]
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