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About James Crabtree

James Crabtree is an associate editor of openDemocracy, and a senior policy analyst at NDN, a think tank in Washington DC.

Articles by James Crabtree

Tuesday 12th June

Civic hacking: a new agenda for e-democracy

The political potential of the internet lies not in connecting people to politicians, still less in online voting; it lies in the possibility of bringing citizens together to help themselves, argues a veteran of online politics.
Thursday 26th October

The great election puzzle: reply to Carl Pope

When the religious right in the United States talks more about global warming than the Democrats, the politics of climate change are in trouble, says James Crabtree.
Sunday 15th October

Getting colder: climate change and America's elections

Climate change, the defining issue of 21st-century politics, barely registers in the United States's pre-election debate. The reason lies in the current grain of American politics, argues James Crabtree.
Thursday 6th March

Civic hacking: a new agenda for e-democracy

The political potential of the internet lies not in connecting people to politicians, still less in online voting; it lies in the possibility of bringing citizens together to help themselves, argues a veteran of online politics.
Thursday 5th December

The Internet is bad for democracy

We are still lulled by complacent enthusiasm for e-democracy. Unless we are vigilant, we could have a monster on our hands.
Wednesday 29th May

The People vs Copyright - a primer

A three-part introduction: why debate copyright, what are the possible futures, and what’s the problem?
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