SEATTLE, July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The following blog posts were published on June 28 & 30, 2009, by Shafeen Charania, author of the synthesis blog, winner of the 2008 Weblog award for best new blog, and Time.com's 25 best blogs of 2009.

America is in the midst of tough, tough times. The challenges with the economy are compounded by security risks that have created an unusual situation for the government - both excessive big-brotherness and socialistic behavior seem to be actively condoned by the citizenry. This sounds eerily familiar.

Is there a way to improve the governing machine in this country so that a broader voice is heard, that the political rhetoric is not so polarized, that people are more engaged and more truly represented?

The two blog posts below discuss these two topics and offer what has proven to be a contentious solution. To read these two blog posts, please visit: http://interacc.typepad.com/synthesis/2009/06/nyet-nyet.html & http://interacc.typepad.com/synthesis/2009/06/threeway-anyone.html.

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