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Tom Friedman Explains Causes Of America's 'Sub-Optimal Solutions' (VIDEO)

Posted 11.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Gerrymandering, Governance, President Obama, Civics, Media, Citizens, American Business, Internet, Politics, One-Party System, Cable News, Global Warming, China, Charlie Rose, Media News

New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman is worried that America is producing "sub-optimal solutions" to big problems like global warming, an educa...

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Our Children (and Our Country) Deserve Democratic Schools

Sam Chaltain | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Civil Liberties, Education, Civic Participation, Independence Day, Civic Engagement, Civics, Civic Duty, Education Reform, Politics News
Sam Chaltain

It is possible -- indeed, essential -- for schools to find the right organizational balance between individual freedom and group structure.

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Mr. Common Law's Next Adventure

William Fisher | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education Reform, David Souter Retires, Civics, David Souter, The Simpsons, South Park, Voting, Politics News
William Fisher

Souter spoke of the spectacular ignorance of the American electorate about the government they select people to serve in. And the consequences of that ignorance.

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My Exclusive Interview with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Marianne Schnall | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Supreme Court, Education, Civic Participation, Sandra Day O'Connor, Courts, Civics, Schools, Media, Politics, Politics News
Marianne Schnall

I recently spoke with the inspirational former Supreme Court Justice about her new web site, the judiciary and her legacy as the first woman on the Supreme Court.

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Cheering Alone

Terry Curtis Fox | Posted 05.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, Democracy, Baseball, Bowling-Alone, Athenian Agora, Civics, Mets, La Scala, Broadway, Citi Field, New York Mets, Entertainment News
Terry Curtis Fox

A decent seat at a ballgame will go for five, six, or seven times the price of a center orchestra seat on Broadway. This has never been true in my lifetime. For the game, this is a disaster.

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US Elected Officials Flunk Test Of American History, Civics

Yahoo! News | Thu Nov 20, 2:24 Pm ET | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: History, Elected Officials Flunk American Civics Test, Civics, Politics News

US elected officials scored abysmally on a test measuring their civic knowledge, with an average grade of just 44 percent, the group that organized th...

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A Modest Proposal: Dealing with the New Yorker Aftermath

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 07.22.2008 | Media

Read More: The New Yorker, Barack Obama, Civics, New Yorker Obama Cover, Media News
Jeffrey Feldman

Rather than end this discussion, the New Yorker should host a large public gathering for Americans seeking to express outrage at an election hijacked by cynicism.

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