{"article":{"id":3685,"heading":"Twelve Ways to Democratize the U.S. Political System: Seventh","author":"David Hanks for Global Exchange","created":"2000-09-06 22:41:09","modified":"2005-08-15 00:28:57","last_modified":"Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:28:57","article":"<p>7. Educate citizens to participate in the democratic process.  <br><br> An educated citizenry is an essential element of a true democracy. We need to realign national budgetary priorities to ensure that all citizens attain an educational level that would allow a true democracy to flourish. We need to provide civic education that encourages active participation in the democratic process beyond just voting, so that elected officials are accountable to the majority's interests rather than those of corporate lobbyists.<\/p>\n","contact":"david@globalexchange.org","link":"www.globalexchange.org\/democracy\/index.html","address":"2017 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94110","phone":"415-558-9486x237","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"Twelve Ways to Democratize the U.S. Political System: Seventh\r\n\r\nEducate citizens to participate in the democratic process.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2000\/09\/democracynow.jpg","filesize":"22.7 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2000\/09\/3685.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2000\/09\/democracynow.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2000\/09\/democracynow.jpgthumb.jpg"}},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}