Why Ordinary People Need to Understand Power
Submitted by John on August 15, 2014 – 12:00 amNo Comment
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Friday Video: TED Talk – Far too many Americans are illiterate in power — what it is, how it operates and why some people have it. As a result, those few who do understand power wield disproportionate influence over everyone else. “We need to make civics sexy again,” says civics educator Eric Liu. “As sexy as it was during the American Revolution or the Civil Rights Movement.”
Eric Liu is a civics educator and founder of Citizen University, which brings together leaders, activists and practitioners to teach the art of effective and creative citizenship.
Why you should listen
Civics is about the teaching of power. So why don’t more Americans understand how power works? In this talk, educator Eric Liu talks about ways to make civics sexy again — and why cities must be a democratic laboratory for experimentation and innovation.
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