A useful guide for children learning about the function of government and how they can grow to participate as intelligent voters.
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The Weekly Bulletin: February 17, 2022
The Non-fiction Feature: Enhancing Government;
The Children’s Spot: How the US Government Works;
The Product Spot: Cornell Law – Legal Information Institute.
Cornell Law – Legal Information Institute
The LII believes that people should be able to read and understand the laws that govern them, without cost. If you ever want just a quick glimpse of a legal concept, search through LII and it’s likely that you’ll find something helpful.
Citizens of London – The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
The tremendous impact that US Ambassador Gil Winant, CBS reporter Ed Murrow, and businessman Averell Harriman had on the sprawling events of WWII.
The Lost Vintage
A fascinating mystery about wine, World War II, and generations of haunting family secrets.
The Weekly Bulletin: February 10, 2022
The Non-fiction Feature: Citizens of London;
The Fiction Spot: The Lost Vintage;
The Product Spot: The National WWII Museum.
The National WWII Museum
The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world—why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today.
The Weekly Bulletin: February, 3 2022
The Non-fiction Feature: Saving Capitalism;
The Fiction Spot: This Mournable Body;
The Product Spot: A Starting Point.
This Mournable Body
How does capitalism force people to evaluate themselves? What will people sacrifice—family, dignity, heritage—to appease whatever capitalism demands of us?
Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few
How big corporations and Wall Street have transformed each of capitalism’s building blocks in their favor.