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24 alternatives to Larry Lessig

Fixing democracy can’t wait.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Larry Lessig launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Democracy OS▲90

   Better decisions, together.

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Countable▲73

   Direct Democracy with Countable

   2014 · myactionable.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hipvote▲18

   Making democracy fun and engaging

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Next Society▲73

   Network Smarter

   2014 · nextsociety.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Socialist▲161

   Organize the things you love

   2014 · sociali.st · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pretty Poli▲87

   Make politicians pretty!

   2014 · prettypoli.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Vox▲124

   Understand the news.

   2014 · vox.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Helios▲68

   Verifiable online elections

   2015 · vote.heliosvoting.org · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hi From The Other Side▲112

   Meet someone who supported another candidate 🇺🇸

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Cont3nt▲82

    Connecting citizen journalists and media companies

    2014 · cont3nt.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Swarmize▲82

    Data journalism platform from The Guardian

    2014 · alpha.swarmize.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Intercept▲78

    Fearless, adversarial journalism.

    2014 · firstlook.media · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Staked▲100

    The place for predictions

    2015 · staked.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    BillForward▲77

    Bill More. Build Less

    2014 · billforward.net · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Philosophers' Mail▲57

    News and current events from a philosophical perspective.

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Don't Tread On My Net▲70

    100% donated to Fight For the Future

    2014 · teespring.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Innoz▲88

    Connecting the unconnected

    2014 · offlineinternet.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Refresh▲87

    Discover common ground for better conversations

    2013 · refresh.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Fluky▲105

    A friendly randomiser

    2014 · fluky.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Lessig: 6 Days Left to Fix Democracy▲2

    The First Crowdfunded Referendum President - Lawrence Lessig

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Republic▲26

    Investing meets democracy

    2016 · republic.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Betterific▲81

    Discover and submit great ideas to make things better.

    2014 · greatstartups.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Memo▲91

    A new online publication for people curious about the future

    2015 · account.forbes.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Republic Wireless▲63

    MVNO of the Future

    2014 · republicwireless.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →