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"Whose Democracy Is It?"

A Public Radio Collaboration



    ...at the Speed of the Internet
    By Gil Halsted
    Tuesday, November 4, 2003

    The internet is changing the way Americans participate in our democracy. Some political players say the impact of the web on politics is overrated. But others are fighting to make sure more people can use cyber space to speak their minds on public policy. Today is part three of our deomcracy, part of the week-long public radio collaboration, Whose Democracy is it? Gil Halsted reports on the impact of e-mail lobbying...

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    Letters Fuel Democracy
    By Shamane Mills
    Monday, November 3, 2003

    Throughout history, letters to the editor have been a way to foster debate in a democracy. These citizen commentaries even played a role in shaping our form of government: the Federalist Papers appeared as a series of letters to the editor in several New York newspapers to gain popular support for the proposed U.S. constitution. Shamane Mills looks at what role public missives play now -- with concentrated media ownership, declining newspaper readership and widespread political apathy...

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    Democratic Example
    By Patty Murray
    Monday, November 3, 2003

    In 1912 Teddy Roosevelt wrote the introduction to a book titled, "The Wisconsin Idea." In it he said: "That state has become a laboratory for wise, experimental legislation." Long before Roosevelt made that statement, Wisconsin was forging a tradition of political activism. At the same time, people there remained tolerant of other opinions. Wisconsin is an example of how one state has put the Democratic system to work at both ends of the political spectrum. From Wisconsin Public Radio, Patty Murray has this report...

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