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As the 2016 Presidential and Congressional elections get underway, this series will explore the implications of key civic issues facing the United States at the national and global levels. What are the key challenges facing the nation and what are possible ideas for solving these policy issues? What do you need to know about key civic issues in order to be prepared for voting in the 2016 state and national presidential elections? What roles do the media play in influencing and informing us about key civic issues? What key civic issues need to be put back on the public agenda and solved in the future? The series will draw directly on the perspectives of documentary films and leading nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations on how citizens and political leaders can best address and to solve these pressing civic issues.