D.C. residents have been fighting for statehood for years to have the right to self-determine their own government and have the same rights as any state. However, the issue of D.C. statehood has been a contentious one for many years.
The success of large-scale collaborative encyclopedia writing systems largely depends on the policies established, such as strict neutrality and legitimate processes for changing rules. With potential mass creation of articles, such systems need to have a proper set of policies.
Joyce Chang, a politically active woman who was working for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, disappeared from her Washington DC apartment in 1999. Her brother reported her missing, but the investigation turned up few clues as to what happened to her.
The podcast host emphasizes the importance of working with politicians and steel-manning their point of view in order to push tech forward and potentially run for office. He also believes that normalizing tech through podcasts can help bridge the gap between the political and tech worlds.
This podcast discusses the radical power asymmetry that exists between the government, the market forces, and the people. It examines the role of the state in regulating the government and ensuring that representatives are truly representing the will of the people.