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Cancelled - Sunday, March 15, 2020, Watch an El Paso, Texas, Forum about Health Care on KCOS TV

Mar 10, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

NOTE: This forum has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date

This Sunday, March 15, 2020, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time (5:00-6:30 p.m., Eastern Time), you can watch a live National Issues Forum (NIF) focusing on Health Care on KCOS TV in El Paso, Texas. For more information contact Jule Zimet at jule1@ix.netcom.com .

Click here to watch the livestream (not available until the forum begins on March 15, 2020).

New Research on the Economy from Hidden Common Ground Project

Mar 05, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

As part of the Hidden Common Ground initiative with the National Issues Forums (NIF) network, Public Agenda, USA TODAY and Ipsos released a new poll today showing that 53 percent of Americans are worried about being able to maintain their standard of living over the next few years.

Read the Florida Times-Union Editorial, "Civil discussions on big issues are occurring in Jacksonville as part of a national program"

Mar 04, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

An editorial titled Civil discussions on big issues are occurring in Jacksonville as part of a national program was published March 1, 2020 in the Florida Times-Union on Jacksonville.com.

Key Insights from "A House Divided" Forums

Mar 04, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

You can read a newly-released four-page summary that describes six key insights that have come out of forums where participants used the A House Divided: What Would We Have to Give Up to Get the Political System We Want? issue guide. The summary, titled A House Divided: Observations from Nationwide Deliberative Forums is based on i

Updated Deadlines - Accepting Applications - The Elizabeth "Libby" Kingseed Teaching with Deliberation Memorial Award

Feb 27, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) is now accepting applications for the Elizabeth “Libby” Kingseed Teaching with Deliberation Memorial Award at this time.

Application Process

A Message from David Mathews

Feb 27, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

The following is from David Mathews, Chair of the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI).

TO: The NIFI Board Members and the NIF Network

FROM: David Mathews, Chair of the National Issues Forums Institute

DATE: February 26, 2020

RE: Forums in prisons

New Health Care Forum Guide Available

Feb 22, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

Join a National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD) Call about the Hidden Common Ground Initiative

Feb 19, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

From Courtney Breese at the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation(NCDD)

Watch the PBS Documentary "The Democracy Rebellion" Produced by Hedrick Smith

Feb 01, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

Journalist Hedrick Smith is the executive producer of the recently-released PBS documentary, The Democracy Rebellion. In the 56-minute film, Smith, a Pullitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and editor, documents a number of grass roots efforts around the country that have made a difference in creating real democratic reform.

USA TODAY Article - New Public Agenda/USA TODAY/Ipsos Survey Finds Republicans and Democrats Largely Agree on Some Things about Climate Change

Jan 25, 2020 By National Issues... 0 Comments

A January 24, 2020 USA TODAY article, Republican and Democratic voters actually agree on many climate change fixes. So why no action? by Elizabeth Weise, describes the results of a January 10-13, 2020 opt-in poll of 1,006 adults in which they were asked about climate change and whether they would support a variety of possible solutions.

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