Bessette/Pitney’s AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS: DELIBERATION, DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP reviews the idea of "deliberative democracy." Building on the book, this blog offers insights, analysis, and facts about recent events.
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Thursday, August 8, 2013
Twitter's Turning Point
Many posts have discussed Twitter and other social media. This CNBC video makes a fascinating point: that the Twitter Revolution started in 2009 when a ferry passenger tweeted video of the Hudson River plane ditching.
