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The US isn’t doing its civics duty
Nov 13, 2019

The US isn’t doing its civics duty

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Seventeen-year-old Mya Kelly in her high school American government class at Paul Lawurence Dunbar High School. Kimberly Adams/Marketplace
Are big media companies discriminating against content produced by minorities? Tesla's first European factory will be in Berlin. The EPA wants scientists to share its confidential data on climate change. The U.S. needs to close its "civics empowerment gap."

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A media race discrimination case with wider implications

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 13, 2019
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in African American media entrepreneur Byron Allen's case against Comcast.
Byron Allen speaks at the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in New York City's historic Ziegfeld Theatre on Oct. 29.
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Science joins impeachment on Capitol Hill today

by Amy Scott
Nov 13, 2019
A proposed rule would limit how scientific research can be used to set policy.
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There's a big divide in who gets to learn about how government works

by Kimberly Adams
Nov 13, 2019
Nearly a third of white students were at least “proficient” in civics. Only 9% of black students met that standard.
Seventeen-year-old Mya Kelly in her high school American government class at Paul Lawurence Dunbar High School.
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