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Joe Mathews

California, Planet

California Columnist and Editor at Zócalo Public Square

Founder-publisher, Democracy Local Columnist @ThePublicSquare Fellow @berggrueninst @GlobalForumDD founder #Coach ex @thecrimson @latimes @WSJ @NewAmerica

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  • 1 week ago | vcstar.com | Joe Mathews

    As the late afternoon train took me west across San Diego’s North County, winds from the Pacific gained strength, whistling as they hit the front car. Through large windows, the tracks grew so bright in the setting sun that I had to squint whenever I looked ahead. Californians with the bad luck to live far from San Diego may never have heard of Sprinter rail. It’s their loss.

  • 1 week ago | zocalopublicsquare.org | Joe Mathews

    In this dark moment of American dictatorship, California has turned on a small democratic light. It’s called Engaged California, and it’s an online, nonpartisan tool for Californians to deliberate with one another and engage with their government. At first glance, it might not seem like much.

  • 1 week ago | sfchronicle.com | Joe Mathews

    At first glance, it might not seem like much. When you sign up with your email, pledge to behave with civility, and answer questions about your thoughts on the L.A. fires, it might feel like just another online survey. I confess that, even while advising the project, I didn’t think it would ever be used by the public.

  • 1 week ago | bakersfield.com | Joe Mathews

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  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Joe Mathews

    In this dark American moment, California has turned on a small democratic light. It’s called Engaged California. It’s an online, nonpartisan tool for Californians to deliberate with one another and engage their government. When you sign up with your email, pledge to behave with civility, and answer questions about your thoughts on the L.A. fires, it might feel like just another online survey. But it is a big deal.

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12 Apr 25

RT @NBerggruen: The Next Earth; Computation, Crisis, Cosmology — an exhibition presented by @antikythera_xyz in collaboration with @MITarc…

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11 Apr 25

RT @NoemaMag: “Across the sciences, we are coming to understand the self-organizing principle of ‘computation’ as the building block of all…

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11 Apr 25

RT @NoemaMag: “It’s only once we’ve re-enchanted ourselves with the possibilities of our own dreams that we can begin to dream of a better…