Meeting with your member of Congress can feel intimidating. Are they going to ask you a bunch of questions you can’t answer? Will you feel stupid? Do they even care about hearing from someone who’s not a professional lobbyist? Civic Genius wants every American to have the tools for talking to their elected representatives, and…

The idea of having Americans serve their country for a year or two has long been a topic of debate. Many people believe that doing a stint, either with the military or a national service organization like AmeriCorps, would foster a sense of cohesion and unity, similar to the shared sacrifice that bound together this…