Beiden staan in de weg van een gezonde, onafhankelijke publieke sector – tenzij ze op de juiste manier worden ingezet! Onzorgvuldig uitbesteden van overheidstaken leidt tot afname van kennis en competenties binnen overheidsorganisaties, en heeft negatieve impact op de kwaliteit van onze democratie. Of dat nou is aan externe| The Green Land
Many of us are aghast at the unprecedented dismantlement of the US administrative state. Mass terminations. Website erasure. Removal of watchdogs. Unchecked access to the treasury. All around me, people are trying to connect what’s happening to historical events. Is this fascism? A hostile corporate takeover? A coup? People want a frame both to understand what’s happening and grapple with what’s coming. Most of the people I know are also struggling to figure out where they can take action.| danah boyd | apophenia