Category Archives: The Public Defender Project

“Great Public Report” Podcast Now Available!

“The Great Public Report” – Episode #1 – The Hoover Dam by “The Great Public Report” with Tom Tresser

It’s “The Great Public Report” from Tom Tresser. I’m a long time civic educator and public defender based in Chicago. I’m a co-founder of the CivicLab, a “do tank” dedicated to research, training, fabrication, activation, and leadership development to advance government accountability, civic engagement, and social justice. Contact me at tom@tresser.com.

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Tom Launches “Great Public Report” – First Episode on the Hoover Dam

I’ve been thinking about “public” and working to define, defend, and expand it for the past 12 years. Here is the first of a new series of webisodes I’m calling the “Great Public Report” as a way to talk about and stimulate dialog around the concept of “public.” Please watch it at our YouTube Channel and subscribe. Follow me at @tomstee and post using #MorePublic. If we don’t protect the Public, it will be taken from us.

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Why We Need A Robust “Public”!

The utter failure of the Trump Administration to deal with the global pandemic is a stark reminder of why we need a strong, competent, nimble, and service-oriented PUBLIC sector – ready to act powerfully for the public good. Take a look at Douglas Amy’s book “Government is Good – An Unapologetic Defense of a Vital Institution.” If you want a great response to these times, then check out the movement for a Green New Deal and help make it happen!

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