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Education
Wisconsin Students Planning School Walkout to Protest End of Collective Bargaining
Students are responding to Scott Walker's plan to end collective bargaining by planning a school walkout—and they want it to go national.
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Going Gaddafi: Seven African Nations that Are Ripe for Revolution
With a dozen African countries on the brink of elections, we assess which are most likely to see a popular revolt.
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What the United States Can Learn from Egypt About Democracy
Egyptians seem to be enjoying democracy more than Americans have for a long time.
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Can a Violent Military Regime Become a Democracy ... This Year?
It’s been 20 years since an election has been held in Burma. In the last election, in 1990, the lifelong pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu...
Design
Designing Democracy: How Myanmar's Political Parties (Finally) Created Unique Brands
Until this year's election, the two major political parties used eerily similar logos and names.
Education
The Three Most Important Questions in Education
Educator and writer Sam Chaltain shares some revolutionary ideas about learning and freedom in his recent TedxSinCity talk.
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Would You Give Your Vote?
The unusual way in which Afghans, Ghanaians, and Bangladeshis get to vote in the U.K. elections.As a British citizen, I remember watching the...
Environment
In the Maldives, a Fight for Democracy and Against Climate Change
The Island President follows now-ousted Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed fighting for the future of his nation.
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Listen to Voicemails to the World from the Egyptian Protesters
With no internet service, protesters are getting messages of determination and desperation out to the world through voice to tweet tech. Listen here.
Education
That Plan to Close Half of Detroit's Schools? It's Really Happening
Paging Eminem: Michigan just approved the insane plan to shut schools and raise class sizes in the Motor City to 60 students.
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The GOOD 100: Data.gov
Digital Democracy Numerous times since January, the Obama administration has found that making promises about governmental transparency is a...
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Big Ideas from TED 2011: Keeping the Internet Safe for Activists
A great battle for the power of the internet is being waged by autocrats and democractic movements. One company is trying to sway the balance.
The Community Board
The Democratization of Philanthropy: GivingTurtle.org
What (or whom) do you associate with philanthropy? Rockefeller and Carnegie immediately come to mind. More recently, I would think of Gates. To be...
News
Water Wheels: Syria's Symbols of Protest
In a new era of violence and protest, the ancient wheels have taken on renewed significance.
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Crowdsourcing Refugee Resettlement—What's Your Idea?
Even after getting arrested and suffering a narrow brush with deportation, Samy is still hiding out in the bustling Thai city of Chiang Mai....
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A World Tour of Democracies
Are all democracies alike? A look into the different forms of democratic government and political participation.
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A World Tour of Democracies
America tries to bring democracy to the world, because democracy makes people's lives better. But how much do we, a country where nearly half the...
The Community Board
Approval Voting: Simple and Effective
Many voters whine and complain that the system is terrible. Yet, they continue to encourage a 98% incumbency rate. Part of the issue is vote...
