Civil Politics
Political Discourse for the Rest of Us

Civil Politics (7/20/18): Group Instinct

Further Reading:

Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations - http://bit.ly/2O6iRYD

The Division of Labor in Society (1893) - http://bit.ly/2O53Rdi

Cracked Explains: Why Uber Is Terrible - https://youtu.be/Og3PjvcR1Pc

Cracked Explains: Why airbnb is terrible - https://youtu.be/m3ZVWt38nC4

Read the full transcript of the Helsinki press conference - http://bit.ly/2NxSee5


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Civil Politics (7/13/18): Stories Make Us Human

Our intrepid Engineer takes over hosting duties... We're joined by frequent guest of the show, Stacey Cooney from the science show Evidence Based!

Further Reading:

You'll Hate This Post On Brett Kavanaugh And Free Speech - http://bit.ly/2LlrvAt

Sherman Antitrust Act - http://bit.ly/2zGlRry

The Pace of Modern Life (XKCD) - https://xkcd.com/1227


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Civil Politics (6/29/18): We Don't Want the Sound Bite Solutions

Further Reading:

Ahead of elections, Mexicans say they want change, a stop to violence - https://nbcnews.to/2tFhLKv

Congress heads home without passing immigration bill - https://abcn.ws/2NaJE5y

Flight Attendants Want No Part in Separating Immigrant Children From Parents - https://slate.me/2tErIbe

Democrat Tahirah Amatul-Wadud, challenging US Rep. Richard Neal, looks to bring new perspective, progressive policies - http://bit.ly/2NdaXfp

Indicted politicians in Massachusetts - http://bit.ly/2N8dgAm

The Poor People's Campaign - http://bit.ly/2tFbnTB

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: A 28-Year-Old Democratic Giant Slayer - https://nyti.ms/2ICTBVC

Shift to More Positive View of Trump Could Impact Midterms - http://bit.ly/2IDcfwK

Last Week Tonight Segment on Mexican Elections - https://youtu.be/8-hahRWhFvg


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Civil Politics (6/22/18): Fighting People Who Are Worse Than You Doesn't Make You Good

Further Reading:

The facts about Trump’s policy of separating families at the border - https://wapo.st/2MbqsTG

House vote on "compromise" immigration bill delayed until next week - https://cbsn.ws/2MhdMeg

Melania Trump's jacket mixes message during visit to detained immigrant children - https://reut.rs/2KcxSWj

Immigrant children forcibly injected with drugs, lawsuit claims - http://bit.ly/2MgSOvV


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Civil Politics (6/15/18): Fast Lanes, Slow Action

Further Reading:

What is Net Neutrality? - http://bit.ly/2Muh1Qp

Man builds house, then finds out cable Internet will cost $117,000 - http://bit.ly/2MuSDOs

The Congressional Review Act resolution to restore net neutrality, explained. - http://bit.ly/2JKVaXm

What does it mean that the Federal Reserve is "independent within the government"? - http://bit.ly/2JIsgHe

Telecommunications Act of 1996 - http://bit.ly/2MwBlAP

Congressional Scoreboard on Net Neutrality - http://bit.ly/2MpwvoR

Occupy the Airwaves - https://occupytheairwaves.wordpress.com

New York governor signs executive order to keep net neutrality rules after the FCC’s repeal - http://bit.ly/2JHl522

The fight for net neutrality isn’t just for consumers. It’s a fight for California - http://bit.ly/2JK8cEx

Attorney General Maura Healey to sue FCC over net neutrality rollback - http://bit.ly/2JGQl1d

Comcast Offers $65 Billion for 21st Century Fox, Challenging Disney - https://nyti.ms/2JDnniu


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Civil Politics (6/8/18): Let The Eat Cake

Further Reading:

Man with air rifles triggered lockdown at Northampton middle school - http://bit.ly/2y2zYGS

Opinion analysis: Court rules (narrowly) for baker in same-sex-wedding-cake case [Updated] - http://bit.ly/2McXtj9

THE SUPREME COURT: Animal Sacrifice; Court, Citing Religious Freedom, Voids a Ban on Animal Sacrifices - https://nyti.ms/2McZAn5

Clinton Signs Law Protecting Religious Practices - https://nyti.ms/2MdGf5w

Court sides with Hobby Lobby - https://politi.co/2JF5RK4


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Civil Politics (6/1/18): Feckless Ain't a River in Egypt


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Civil Politics (5/25/18): Overflowing Bushel Baskets

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Civil Politics (5/18/18): Red Flag on the Field

We're happy to have Ann Thalheimer back on the show! Follow her on Twitter (@mymonsterhat), Etsy, and you can even email her!

Further Reading:

A Santa Fe High School student says she expected to be shot at one day - http://bit.ly/2IySYxs

Santa Fe High School (Texas) - http://bit.ly/2Ivh2Be

Voices of School Shooting Survivors - http://bit.ly/2Iyfbvs

Leviathan and the Air-Pump - http://bit.ly/2Ix8km2

House Will Soon Vote On 'Red Flag' Gun Bill, Says Speaker DeLeo - https://wbur.fm/2Ix1qx1

'Red flag' laws allow police to take guns from people who show signs of violence - http://bit.ly/2KCHBFi

An Act temporarily preventing firearm access for extremely dangerous or suicidal individuals - http://bit.ly/2C7oLG2

Every Town for Gun Safety - https://every.tw/2LeKqxm


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Civil Politics Supplemental (5/18/18): 'What You Don't Get'

Anne Thalheimer speaks more about her book "What You Don't Get," a graphic novel about her experience surviving the Simon's Rock school shooting.

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Further Reading:

Why the Seattle ‘head tax’ is relevant to the nation - https://wapo.st/2LeCN9Z

Every Town for Gun Safety - https://every.tw/2LeKqxm


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