Just Give Me Some Water

A story that illustrates many concepts we discuss in my class: asymmetry of power to construct social reality; irrational consumer behavior in […]

How to be a Capital “C” Citizen

Baratunde Thurston is the guest on this episode of the TED Radio Hour where he discusses what it means to “Citizen”. In […]

Are we on the Brink of Civil War?

Want to understand where we are as a society…and how we got here? Is democracy dying? Is autocracy winning? Will there be […]

Ode to black lives lost

Most of us are too busy scrolling social media and binging Netflix to read poetry, but NPR’s resident poet Kwame Alexander has […]

Is Our Democracy in Danger?

Can democracy survive when large segments of the population no longer have faith in it? And what happens if one of the […]

Worker’s Becoming More Willing to Strike

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Voting Guide: A Platform-Based Approach

In our political system, deciding who you should vote for is pretty simple: 1) read the Platform for both major political parties, […]

Illinois Congressional District Map

Here is a map of the 18 Congressional Districts in Illinois. The map is interactive so you can zoom in to find […]

Racial Bias and Police Shootings: “The Mind of the Village”

Here is an episode from The Hidden Brain, of one of my favorite radio programs that uses social science and storytelling to […]

America’s Never-Ending War on Drugs

One of the most valuable sources of news and analysis I’ve found in recent years is a program called “On The Media”.  […]