Politics has been practiced by humans for thousands of yearsbefore any of us even lived in cities! Often, students feel like the only people who "do" politics are professional politicians or government workers. But the truth is that regular citizens engage in politics quite often. When they face large challenges in their work, their families, or their communities, it is often a natural response for citizens to talk to each other about how we can better cooperate to solve these large problems. This is politics!

the goal is to identify and discuss an issue of political or societal importance. (Remember, these articles should be interesting to you, and they should focus on something that you, personally, find important or worth talking about.)

• First, find three news articles online that provide information about this issue.
• Then, what this issue is all about, and offers your viewpoint about this issue. For example, you might consider answering questions such as (a) what is the problem, exactly? (b) who or what are the different sides of the issue? And/or (c) what are some of the potential solutions to the issue?
• At the end of your post, make sure to include links to your articles so we can find your sources.