Deliberative

Last week, the Senate recessed without confirming a single federal judge, a sad reminder that right-wing obstructionism has become so widespread that the World's Most Deliberative Body can no longer complete even the most basic tasks.

Doug Kendall: The Real Nuclear Option Doug Kendall 2010

The purpose of debate in the "World's Greatest Deliberative Body" is to discuss, under the rules of the Senate, the merits of proposed legislation.

Still no Wall Street bill debate in Senate 2010

The Republicans managed to capture the runoff in Georgia, denying the Dems a filibuster proof majority in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body.

Gridlock lives! 2008

Deliberative, soft-spoken and professorial -- he finished the course work for a doctorate but not his dissertation -- Brady comes off as a polar opposite of the media-focused Issa.

GOP takeover could make committee staff member Democrats' 'worst nightmare' 2010

The Republicans managed to capture the runoff in Georgia, denying the Dems a filibuster proof majority in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body.

Archive 2008-12-01 2008

Deliberative democracy has its roots in the writings of the philosopher John Rawls and in the recovery of the civic-republican tradition in America by, among others, the historian Gordon Wood.

The Thinker Peter Berkowitz 2010

Deliberative, soft-spoken and professorial -- he finished the course work for a doctorate but not his dissertation -- Brady comes off as a polar opposite of the media-focused Issa.

GOP takeover could make committee staff member Democrats' 'worst nightmare' 2010

Deliberative, soft-spoken and professorial -- he finished the course work for a doctorate but not his dissertation -- Brady comes off as a polar opposite of the media-focused Issa.

GOP takeover could make committee staff member Democrats' 'worst nightmare' 2010

For a sneak peak of the self-empowering process that awaits serious citizens, take a look at what some leaders in the growing and highly promising field of Deliberative Democracy are doing on June 26 to address our national budget imbalance.

Jeffrey Abelson: Slaves of Wall Street 2010

Deliberative Democrats want to determine policy by having an open conversation where participants can agree on a solution without pressure from powerful interest groups, which necessarily entails trying to limit or end the influence of those groups.

Who's afraid of give-and-take? Dylan Matthews 2010