At Sept. 12’s Observer Newsmakers at OKC’s Full Circle Books, state Rep. Mickey Dollens, author of the new book The Citizen’s Guide To Political Change: How To Win With Ballot Initiatives And Defend Direct Democracy, discusses the perils facing American democracy and the power Oklahoma voters have to make real change. Click here to watch the conversation.

Editor’s Note: Dollens’ was a last-minute replacement for state Labor Commissioner Leslie Osborn, who fell victim to Covid. We are working to reschedule her in the near future to discuss special interest efforts aimed at weakening child labor laws and shifting more workers to benefit-less contract status.