>Check this out - it may be fun/educational and of interest. > >>"Reinventing America" Game Launched >> >>Today, Mon., Nov. 6, Crossover Technoloy launched the "Reinventing America" >>game at: >> >> http://www.pathfinder.com/reinventing >> >>An interactive political simulation game, participants will spend 26 weeks >>debating various issues of national importance, from drug policy to environ- >>mental protection to defense conversion to arts funding and school prayer. >>Players can come and go (and join) at any time. Throughout the duration of >>the game, players will debate and vote on levels of federal spending related >>to these issues, and, at the end of the game, will propose a new federal >>budget that reflects the results of these discussions. The Markle Foundation, >>sponsor of the game, will then present this proposed budget to Congress at a >>press conference in May. >> >>2 Reasons Why You Should Join the Game >> >>1) This game is bound to get a lot of media attention, as it is a very >>inventive idea >>2) The right wing is bound to be represented in force. I've joined already and >>I can definitely see a dearth of progressive opinions. >> >>PLEASE RE-POST, PLEASE RE-POST, PLEASE RE-POST >> >>Thanks, >> >> >>Leif Utne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Jen Steele LBJ School of Public Affairs University of Texas at Austin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
