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Trump’s First 100 Days: What He Wants to Do; What He Can Do (with Lesson Plan)
Last updated Thursday, Feb. 9 Teach with the Lowdown Suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/discussion prompts and multimedia projects. Browse our lesson plan collection here. Lesson Plan:...
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Politics by Design: The Art of Political Logos (with Lesson Plan)
Teach with the Lowdown Suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/discussion prompts and multimedia projects. Browse our lesson plan collection here. Lesson Plan: Political logos (PDF) Whether it’s...
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California Versus Trump: Get Ready to Rumble (with Lesson Plan)
Teach with the Lowdown Suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/discussion prompts and multimedia projects. Browse our lesson plan collection here. Lesson Plan: California in the Age of Trump...
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What’s the Deal with All These Raucous Town Hall Meetings?
Toby Smith won’t be able to vote for another decade, but that didn’t stop the 7-year-old from speaking his mind at a recent town hall meeting in Arkansas. Captured in a video that’s since gone viral,...
View ArticleYes, We’ve Done It Too: A History of U.S. Meddling in Other Countries’ Elections
With headlines like these, who needs spy novels! Revelations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election have come as a shock to many Americans. And the plot keeps getting thicker....
View ArticleMAP: Trump’s Global Conflicts of Interest
This is an updated version of an article originally published Feb. 16. The map below shows many (but not all) of President Trump’s business ventures around the world that could create potential...
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Why Do Americans Have Such A Hard Time Agreeing on Health Care Reform?
Despite seven years or relentless attacks, two Supreme Court challenges and dozens of congressional efforts to kill it, the Affordable Care Act — aka Obamacare — has again lived to see another day....
View ArticleFrom Fox News to the Simpsons: Six Videos Recapping Trump’s First 100 Days
Alright, so this is admittedly a lazy post. Saturday marks President Trump’s 100th day in office, and I was gearing up to do a whole big thing on it. But, as it turns out, every other media outlet on...
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The Honest Truth about Fake News … and How Not to Fall for It (with Lesson Plan)
Teach with the Lowdown Suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/discussion prompts and multimedia projects. Browse our lesson plan collection here. Lesson Plan: How to Fight Fake News (PDF) Did...
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GRAPHIC: Who’s Who in the President’s Cabinet? (with Lesson Plan)
Teach with the Lowdown Suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/discussion prompts and multimedia projects. Browse our lesson plan collection here. Lesson Plan: The President’s Cabinet (PDF) With...
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The Strange Geometry of Gerrymandering (with Lesson Plan)
Teach with the Lowdown Suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/discussion prompts and multimedia projects. Browse our entire lesson plan collection here. Lesson Plan: Redistricting and...
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The Comey-Trump Saga: How We Got Here
With news like this, who needs “House of Cards”? If ever there was a Super Bowl of public affairs events, it happened on Thursday. That’s when recently ousted FBI director James Comey testified before...
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How We Got Here: Why Americans Can’t Seem to Ever Agree on A Good Health Care...
Republicans on Thursday got one step closer in their epic quest to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare.” Controversially drafted behind closed doors by Senate Majority Leader...
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Six Big Issues Trump Will Likely Address in His First State of the Union
a.specialhover:hover img { background-color: #37B1A9; } a.entry-content img { border: #000000 3px solid; } Marking his first year in office, President Trump is scheduled to deliver his premiere State...
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