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Districting, gerrymandering, electoral college -- find out where (and if) your vote really matters + ask your questions of our guest expert. With this year’s presidential election approaching, voices across the political spectrum are competing and fighting for our votes. But with all kinds of state and local districting, the electoral college, claims of gerrymandering, and a focus on swing states, it's confusing to know how much one vote really matters.In this virtual Civic Series event, we’ll explore questions like:What…
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Understand the fundamental disagreements that drive the U.S. healthcare debate & get your questions answered by our guest expert. When it comes to discussing healthcare policy in the United States, things heat up real fast. It can seem that the left and the right have almost completely different views on how the U.S. should structure our healthcare system: many Democrats praise the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) and are seeking to expand it, while many Republicans call it unconstitutional…
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Ask an MIT professor your questions about climate change science, policy, and technology. We know you get it: climate change is happening and is impacting Americans now. But we also know you have questions -- and want a straight-forward answer, without the technical details, rhetoric, or hype. Join us for a jargon-free explainer on climate change science with our guest expert, MIT's Prof. Noelle Selin. We'll answer questions like:How bad is climate change, really?What's in store for the future? What…
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Ask MA's Director of Remote Learning about PreK-12 remote education and issues of equity during COVID. Register About this Event Remote learning has initiated difficult and important conversations about access, opportunity and existing inequities within the Massachusetts education system. And you probably have questions about how the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is rising to the challenge at this crucial moment. Join us for an intimate conversation with our guest expert Jackie Gantzer to discuss how Massachusetts…
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