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Civic Virtue & Democratic Principle
“Civic Virtue and Democratic Principle” defines the terms civic virtue and democratic principles and discusses examples of each in terms of community and the classroom.
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From Luxury Hotels to Homeless Shelter
Brian was down on his luck and sleeping rough in Liverpool. Lawrence was a successful hotelier and property developer. David was a self-proclaimed hippy in a dead-end job. Together they formed an unlikely alliance and created a homeless...
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Conflict
Conflict explores the types of conflict by identifying four types, including character vs. character, character vs. self, character vs. nature, character vs. society.
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Tammany Hall: Controlling New York Politics
It is the historic New York building that is synonymous with greed, crime and corruption, but what is the true story behind Tammany Hall?
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Shirley Jackson
A master of the macabre, Shirley Jackson explores the creepy underbelly of domestic life, with a sharp focus on the challenges that women face.
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Octavia Butler
First popularized as a genre of literature in the 1920s, for decades science fiction was dominated by white male authors. That is until Octavia Butler, an African American woman, rewrote the script.
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Gladys Bentley: Breaking All the Rules
At a time when homosexuality was illegal in the United States, LGBTQ+ artist and pioneer Gladys Bentley broke all the rules to become one of the wealthiest Black performers of her time.
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Department of Commerce
The Department of Commerce is one of the largest, most powerful of U.S. government agencies. Its mission? To “create the conditions for economic growth and opportunities for all communities.”
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Socialism
Socialism is a political philosophy and movement encompassing a wide range of economic and social systems which are characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership.
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Crony Capitalism
Crony capitalism sometimes also called simply cronyism, is a pejorative term used in political discourse to describe a situation in which businesses profit from a close relationship with state power, either through an anti-competitive...
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Civil Society Organization
A civil society organization (CSO) or non-governmental organizaiton (NGO) is any non-profit, voluntary citizens' group which is organized on a local, national
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Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, price systems, private...
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Autocracy
Autocracy is a system of government in which absolute power is held by the ruler, known as an autocrat. It includes most forms of monarchy and dictatorship, while it is contrasted with democracy and feudalism. Various definitions of...
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Anarcho-Capitalism
Anarcho-capitalism, political philosophy and political-economic theory that advocates the voluntary exchange of goods and services in a society broadly
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Pandemic Perspectives: Moral Implications, Part 1
A SOBERING ANALYSIS: Professor Frank talks about how the number of people touched by symptoms of mental illness dramatically increased during the pandemic, the increased awareness of the usefulness of mental health support for people...
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Pandemic Perspectives: Lessons from History
HISTORICAL PARALLELS: Professor Ruiz talks about the haunting parallels between the spread of the plague in 14th-century Europe and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA, including how more poor people died from the plague...
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Two Types of Liberty
We often think of freedom as being able to act without restraints. But as one’s freedom can affect the freedom of another, acting without restraint usually creates problems. To prevent that, we create rules. Philosopher Isaiah Berlin...
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Love jihad: India's lethal religious conspiracy theory
The mutilated body of a 24-year-old Muslim, Arbaaz Aftab Mullah, was discovered on a railway track near his home. His family believe he was murdered because of his interfaith relationship with a Hindu woman and that he is one of the...
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We are the outcasts': my day on the Juggalo march
Fans of the Insane Clown Posse - otherwise known as Juggalos - were classified as a gang by the FBI in 2011. They have been fighting the label ever since, claiming they are just music fans and have no ties to criminal activity. The...
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Self and wellbeing: Hacking enlightenment: can ultrasound help you transcend reality?
Can technology improve the way we meditate? At the University of Arizona, Dr Jay Sanguinetti and master meditator Shinzen Young are using ultrasound to improve our ability to achieve mindfulness, as well as enhance our cognition and...
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Dance gave me a way to find a life: English National Ballet's Isaac Hernandez
The 28-year-old lead principal of the English National Ballet talks to the Guardian's Iman Amrani about his plans to make dance a human right in his home country of Mexico and elevate it as a profession within Mexican society. This film...
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How racist propaganda inspired riots in America's biggest cities
In 1915 the president, Woodrow Wilson, screened the movie Birth of a Nation at the White House – a film that depicts Black men as brutal people who desire white women. Meanwhile white supremacist groups were writing school curriculums...
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The martial arts fighter with Down's syndrome battling for the right to fight
Garrett Holeve (aka G Money) has always dreamt of being a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, and with the full support of his parents, prepares to fight another disabled opponent. But Florida authorities deemed the contest a health risk....
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The Supreme Court Ruling That Led To 70,000 Forced Sterilizations | Buck v. Bell
In episode 35 of Supreme Court Briefs, the state of Virginia passes a law saying that stupid or immoral people are not allowed to have kids and must be sterilized. A woman named Carrie Buck fights back. Yes, this all actually happened.