October 25, 2024

Civics

'Our greatest strength lies always in the protection of our smallest minorities.'

In 1970 Joel Lipton was a fifth-grade student at Hawthorne School in Beverly Hills, CA. His class was assigned to write a letter to someone they admired, asking them what makes a good citizen. 10 year-old Joel wrote to Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz.

Earlier this year he and his wife were cleaning out a closet and he stumbled upon the letter Schultz wrote to him. It is heartbreakingly poignant today.

ARTICLE: Charles Schulz's Letter About Democracy, Discovered 50 Years Later

Democracy

Civics

A general blueprint for how any cooperative human group can function well

ARTICLE: Generalizing the Commons

Civics

Given libraries’ unique combination of broad accessibility, civic neutrality, and deep public trust, policymakers should embed them intentionally within health and social planning frameworks.

ARTICLE: How Public Libraries Help Build Healthy Communities

Civics

"Socialism has been as impossible to separate from the narrative of the nation’s history as the capitalist economy itself."

ESSAY: A Brief History of American Socialism

Civics

"Just keep moving forward, even if the steps are small.”

VIDEO: Kansas town goes green while rebuilding after devastating tornado.