Rule number one in effective communication is to establish the relevancy of the topic to the audience. Why should they care? How does it affect their quality of life?
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Recently news cycles have been filled with two similar yet disparate prison crises; first, a continuing psychological battle waged by 106 hunger-striking Guantanamo inmates. Of
This week, the Internet Association unveiled a redesigned website, equipped with the tools necessary for online political participation in the decision-making process for citizens.
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In an effort to boost participation numbers in the party's primary elections, the Republican Party of Maryland is considering opening their primaries to independent and
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Former FEC Chair and Nonresident Senior Fellow of Governance Studies at the Brookings institute, Trevor Potter spoke at
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The City College of San Francisco (CCSF) is in the process of losing its accreditation--its ability to award meaningful degrees and transferable credits to students. The
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The constitutionality of HB934, Pennsylvania's Voter ID bill has been hotly debated since being signed into law in March of 2012. Many Republicans argue that
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Anywhere else in society if you took money from people you had a fiduciary responsibility to otherwise serve it would be a crime, and you could have
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I've seen a few accounts of violence attributed to a backlash to the Zimmerman Verdict over the
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In response to Senate requests, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel detailed a bleak future if sequestration is not resolved by the end of the fiscal year. In
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A perpetual discussion in education policy is the role of tech tools in the classroom. Some districts invest in technology through costly bond measures.
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Twitter has time and time again affirmed its commitment to free speech on the social network, boldly citing its belief in the open exchange of information
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