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=**Current Issues**=

(4:00 mark starts Sunstein's comparison to the public being like Homer Simpson)
 * Cass Sunstein and //Nudge//**

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**Environmentalism Then and Now:**
Does the following video show examples of good environmental protection or has it taken the issue too far? Answer in daily lesson guide (#2). media type="youtube" key="SocSHrcx348" width="560" height="315"

One method used by Progressives to gain influence and increase their message is getting into education. Environmentalists champion global warming laws or "green" policies while opponents counter with their own evidence that global warming is not happening. Regardless, how does this video (put out by the Department of Education in 2011) show how children can be indoctrinated by Progressive agenda by showing one side of an issue? Answer in daily lesson guide (#3). [|Click here] for link. media type="custom" key="10117717"

**Progressivism in Food Choices:**
The FDA formed from the Pure Food and Drug Act to regulate the food. In our nation today, the "Nanny State" refers to Progressive agenda of wanting the government to make decisions for everyone so that the people make the "right" decisions. There are numerous examples as this video clip shows, but it leans heavy on the "food police." Mark your thoughts in your daily lesson guide (#4).media type="youtube" key="waOdmBdcS8w" height="390" width="640"

What about this clip on a county that banned a child's lemonade stand? Another example of Nanny Statism: media type="youtube" key="26hlpBnc20o?list=PL2DD00E99B83A258A" width="560" height="315"

**Pushing for Reform in Society**
The muckrakers wrote in order to reform problems in society. Some had other motives or agenda, but some sincerely wanted positive reform. There are present day examples. Read the information on the link about the push for Jessica's Law. Express your thoughts on the daily lesson guide (#5). [|Click here for the link]

**Other Examples of the "Nanny State" in America**
[|New York City ban on large sodas] [|California and fitted sheets] [|Defense vs. Endangered Species]

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