Subject: 21st Century Citizenship, Oct 2018: Midterms
From: "Frank Islam" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2018 21:02:19 +0000
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Clausewitz's famous aphorism--"politics is war by other means"--has never seemed so apt in our lifetimes...

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"The efforts of governments alone will never be enough..."
--John F Kennedy
Never in our lifetimes has the famous aphorism of early 18th century Prussian general and military theorist Carl von Clausewitz, that 'politics is war by other means' seemed so apt, perhaps best crystalized by current U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), when he claimed "we lost the Civil War, but I think we've been winning the economic war since then (http://bit.ly/so_gop) " (http://bit.ly/so_gop) ...

"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood..."
--Robert Frost
http://bit.ly/mids_persMid-Terms Perspective
In our first blog post for The Moderate Voice (http://bit.ly/mod_vox) , a leading centrist publisher, we put on our activist hats to handicap the upcoming elections, in hopes they won't handicap the nation... Read More (http://bit.ly/mids_pers) ...

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http://bit.ly/uncivil_warUncivil War
Our Civil War claimed the lives of 620,000 Americans.  The uncivil war in full effect during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process has the potential to be much, much worse... Read More (http://bit.ly/uncivil_war) ...

http://bit.ly/uncivil_war

http://bit.ly/dem_habitEarly observers of America were struck by what they saw as our obsession with associations. Atlantic Monthly editor Yoni Appelbaum argues we've lost that habit, with it democracy, and can only re-form and regain it through our young... Read More (http://bit.ly/dem_habit) ...

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http://bit.ly/five_fieldsIn a highly interactive and extensive feature, the New York Times provides a rich tour and exploration of the five 'battlefields' that will likely determine control of the U.S. House... Read More (http://bit.ly/five_fields) ...

http://bit.ly/five_fields

"The true purpose of education is to produce citizens..."
--Eleanor Roosevelt
http://bit.ly/senior_voteAdditionally divisive or absolutely necessary? A new viral ad campaign uses senior citizens to goad young Americans into voting, in the first election where millennials will outnumber boomers on the rolls of eligibility... Learn More (http://bit.ly/senior_vote) ...

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http://bit.ly/comm_votesCommunity Votes is demonstrating how non-profits who deliver services directly to the underserved can dramatically increase their participation in the electoral process... Learn More (http://bit.ly/comm_votes) ...

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http://bit.ly/jackie_corinMeet Jackie Corin, the teenage organizational mastermind behind the Parkland kids' efforts to change the course of the mid-terms, and with them the terms of debate over gun control... Learn More (http://bit.ly/jackie_corin) ...

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http://bit.ly/mid_pivotsIn addition to being tough on the governing party, mid-term elections have often been pivot points in American history, and this Smithsonian compendium doesn't even include one of the most impactful of them all... Learn More (http://bit.ly/mid_pivots) ...

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http://bit.ly/vote_smThe self-described 'voter's self-defense system,' non-partisan Vote Smart includes bios, votes, positions, ratings, speeches, and funding sources for more than 40,000 federal candidates--it'll even help you find your political soulmate..... Learn More (http://bit.ly/vote_sm) ...

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