‘We the People’ works to promote ‘bottom-up’ democracy

“We the People,” a local group that grew out of last fall’s Occupy Wall Street protests, may soon be advocating for increased polling by the Haines Borough and promoting the idea of discounts at local stores for use of cash instead of credit cards.

The group also will sponsor a student debate 7 p.m. Monday in the high school open area on the theme: “Current income disparities in the United States threaten the American dream.”