(Position
– Total Votes)
1-38
Technology
and Society – pace of change, People with redundant skills , where do
laid off workers go? Increasing inequality
2-36
Local
Chicago Issues:
3-35
Environment
- Chicago
4-34
China:
Economic, political and environmental impact of development in the near future
Homogenization
of society – Starbucks Cocacola-nization. Americanization/ Globalization/
anti-Americanism.
The
Database: our being tracked, collected, watched and marketed to.
Preferences, criminal data, web sites activity, etc
5-33
Housing
Homelessness - Chicago
Cult of
Personality in US politics as compared to other countries. Family and
connections, presidential wives and families as players in politics
6-32
Social
Security Aging Population and Health
7-31
Human
Rights
US
Role in World Politics: Rights and Responsibilities
Public
Transportation Cuts -Chicago
8-30
Animal
Rights
Daley
9-29
Poverty
-Chicago
The
Environment - Global Warming
10-28
Poverty in
the USA
Crime
- Chicago
Economic
Hypocrisy of US Fair Trade but Tariffs on 3rd world imports etc
Is
America Founded on a Christian Tradition?
Religious
Extremism
Persistence
of Religion
Who
is watching the hen house? Checks and balances in the system. The role of NGOS
Education:
Charter schools, vouchers etc
11-27
Liberal
religion
Idolizing
teams, actors, actresses, singers
Compassion
Fatigue – Africa’s problems Desensitization; Role of Media, eg
beheading, Al Jazeera images
12-26
Morality
as a political issue vs. TV /Media immorality
Stem cell
research, cloning, science and religion
13-21
Budget
shortfalls- Chicago
14-20
Casinos -
Chicago
15-17
Chicago as
place to come to for conventions to do business etc
16-16
Sales Tax
- Chicago
