Governance Built on Care, Not Capture
A collaborative framework for democratic transformation — grounded in interdependence, human rights, and an economy that serves all people.
Explore the FrameworkWe believe government should be a tool of the people — not of concentrated wealth, partisan capture, or institutional inertia.
The Interdependence Project is a comprehensive effort to reimagine democratic governance from the ground up. It begins with a founding text — the Declaration of Interdependence — and builds outward through a Collaborative Framework for Interdependent Governance and a Constitutional Roadmap of concrete policy reforms.
At the heart of this work is the Economy of Care Governance Act, which applies Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) to recognize that a sovereign currency-issuing government is constrained by real resources — labor, materials, ecological capacity — not by arbitrary financial limits. Public spending is evaluated by its contribution to human well-being, not by deficit arithmetic.
This is not a partisan project. It is a democratic one — open to revision, debate, and collaborative improvement by anyone committed to lawful, non-violent, democratic transformation.
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Lawful & Democratic Every reform is pursued through constitutional, democratic means — no shortcuts, no authoritarianism.
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Interdependent Rights, institutions, and communities are interconnected. Progress in one area reinforces all others.
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Economy of Care Public investment measured by well-being — employment, health, housing, education — not deficit arithmetic.
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Collaborative This is a living framework — co-created and revised through public consultation, citizen assemblies, and open dialogue.
Ten Policy Areas for Comprehensive Reform
The Constitutional Roadmap organizes reforms by policy area — not by arbitrary timelines. Implementation sequencing emerges from democratic deliberation, not top-down mandates.
Electoral Democracy
Independent election administration, ranked-choice voting, automatic voter registration, independent redistricting, and secure auditable systems.
Anti-Corruption & Ethics
Strict conflict-of-interest rules, lobbying bans, campaign finance transparency, public election financing, and an independent Federal Ethics Commission.
Judicial Reform
18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices, binding ethics code, transparent appointments, and shadow docket reform.
Information & Media
Whistleblower protections, algorithm transparency, public interest journalism funding, federal shield laws, and net neutrality.
Human Rights
Constitutional rights amendment, police reform, criminal justice reform, immigration reform, Indigenous rights, disability and elder protections.
Economic Rights
Universal healthcare, right to housing, tuition-free education, living wage, universal basic income, food security, and childcare.
Fiscal Policy & MMT
Economy of Care Governance Act, Federal Job Guarantee, inflation management through targeted tools, and a National Well-Being Dashboard.
Antitrust & Markets
Break monopolies, worker board representation, cooperative ownership incentives, noncompete bans, and supply chain accountability.
Data & Digital Rights
Federal data protection law, ban on mass surveillance, algorithmic accountability, children's privacy, and broadband as a public utility.
Democratic Renewal
Participatory budgeting, citizens' assemblies, constitutional review cycles, civic education, and a Collaborative Interdependence Council.
Download the Founding Documents
Read, share, and build upon the documents that form this framework. All materials are freely available for public use and discussion.
Declaration of Interdependence
The founding text establishing the principles of interdependent governance — human rights, democratic participation, economic care, and collaborative self-governance.
Download PDFConstitutional Roadmap
Comprehensive policy reforms organized by area of interest — electoral democracy, human rights, economic rights, fiscal policy, antitrust, data protection, and democratic renewal.
Download PDFImplementation Program
The four-pillar implementation plan — Collaborative Framework, Personnel and Institutional Design, Civic Education Academy, and the First 1,000 Days Playbook.
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Let's Build This Together
The Interdependence Project is an open, collaborative effort. Whether you are a policy researcher, educator, organizer, economist, or concerned citizen, your perspective strengthens this work.
We welcome inquiries about the Declaration of Interdependence, the Economy of Care Governance Act, or any aspect of the Constitutional Roadmap.
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