We have gone through a couple of weeks reading bits and pieces about the current state of the world. We have read a sampling of bits about Global Warming, Poverty, Globalization, and the effects of new Communications Technologies. This week we took our jump back in time and started to outline some various theories of communication, beginning with Dewey's "The Public and Its Problems." Throughout this reading I was struck at how pertinent Dewey's ideas were, even 80 years after the fact. I plan to go through the book and present some of what I noticed and link it either to what I've read or other current events.