I was reading a Hal Crowther‘s article on how America is losing its conscience, brain, and heart when I noted mention of a study by the National Civic Literacy Board. A few Googly-seconds later I wound […]
Putting Civic Literacy to the Test Continue Reading »
It’s time again for Blog Action Day, the annual initiative by Change.org to get bloggers around the world to focus their attention on a single issue. This time around, the focus is on water, a
The Bottle Ain’t No Friend of Mine: Blog Action Day 2010 Continue Reading »
Only 28% of people 18 years and older living in the United States indicated they’d read the entire U.S. Constitution in response to a telephone survey conducted by the Center for the Constitution at James
We the People? Not so much when it comes to reading the Constitution! Continue Reading »
I’ve been increasingly disturbed in recent years by the amount of misinformation that seems to flow through the political system in the United States. In relative terms, I doubt it has increased any over previous
Lies, Damn Lies…and What We Believe Anyway Continue Reading »
Popout After my posting yesterday on 12 learning resources for understanding the current financial crisis I received an e-mail from the folks at Say It Visually! pointing out a new animation they had just posted
The Financial Crisis: A Visual Explanation Continue Reading »
Trying to make sense of the current economic crisis? Well, one silver lining is that there is a wealth of resources out there for helping with that task – and that might also providing some
The Current Financial Crisis: 16 Learning Resources Continue Reading »
With steam now beginning to pick up on Election 2008, it’s a good time to learn more your own political leanings and maybe help others do the same. With that goal in mind, I recently
E-learn Your Political Leanings Continue Reading »
