The discussion, called "Our Budget, Our Economy," is hosted by AmericaSpeaks, a non-partisan think tank based in Washington, D.C. It begins at 8:30 a.m. and is free and open to the public.

AmericaSpeaks closed its doors in January after 19 years of innovative, occasionally controversial, always audacious work to engage Americans in discussing and resolving important public-policy issues ...

The "Champions of Participation" report was created based on a one-day conference that was convened in Washington, DC, by AmericaSpeaks (www.americaspeaks.org), Demos (www.demos.org), Everyday ...

A Washington organization that uses technology to bring the traditional town-hall meeting into the 21st century is about to tackle its biggest project yet. AmericaSpeaks is organizing two meetings of ...

Although a few agencies are doing well at getting the public to participate in a meaningful way, most are falling short, according to a new industry report.

The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) conducted a poll of people leaving the AmericaSpeaks 21st Century Town Meeting sessions on June 26th. The poll of 74 participants revealed a ...

Coming up with ideas on how to cut $1.2 trillion from the national budget by 2025 wasn't only a solemn responsibility for those participating in a national town meeting Saturday.

CASPER — The participants at Casper’s June 26 AmericaSpeaks national town meeting tended to differ, sometimes greatly, in their opinions from the national average. About 3,500 Americans ...

Ward Four Councilwoman Muriel Bowser has announced the four community sessions for hashing out what should go in the 62-acre empty space at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. But they won’t just ...