Empowerment and rights
These tools help you take part and speak up: civic engagement and civic technology, how legal systems work, health equity, and guides to getting through the health system. There are also reading pages on inequality and on judging what you read, and a finder for local help such as legal aid. The help answers explain how to ask for a copy, correction or removal of your own data.
The tools are free to use today and need a free account. “Open in the app” asks you to sign in or create one first.
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Tools that help
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Community
Civic Engagement
Log civic actions (voting, calling reps, attending town halls), earn XP for participation, build petitions, and track your civic impact over time.
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Community
Civic Technology
Tech that strengthens democracy: open government, participatory democracy platforms (Decidim, Polis), civic hacking, open data, and how to get involved with Code.
Open in the app: Civic Technology -
Knowledge
Law & Legal Systems
Practical legal knowledge: know your rights (police stops, workplace, housing).
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Wellness
Health Equity
Understand health disparities, social determinants of health, racial and economic factors.
Open in the app: Health Equity -
Wellness
Healthcare Guides
Interactive step-by-step guides for navigating the US healthcare system — finding in-network doctors, understanding EOBs, appealing denials, ACA enrollment, Medicare.
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Knowledge
Economics & Inequality
Understand the forces driving inequality — wealth concentration, wage stagnation, policy levers, and solutions.
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Knowledge
Information Analysis
A toolkit for judging what you read and hear: the SIFT method, lateral reading, and a source hierarchy; common manipulation tactics to recognize.
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Community
Neighborhood Resource Finder
Find food banks, health clinics, shelters, legal aid, childcare, employment help, and more.
Open in the app: Neighborhood Resource Finder
Help answers on this topic
- How do I ask for a copy, correction or removal of my data?
- How do I download my data?
- How do I delete my account?
- Where are my privacy settings?
Guides
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- Money and financial wellbeing
- Learning and knowledge
- Cooperation and organizing
- Family and relationships
- Life stages and events
- Meaning, values and purpose
- Safety and support