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An experiment in democracy occurs in a 3rd-grade classroom in China. Candidates compete to get elected the class monitor, and just watch the cookie bribes begin. A virtual Q&A by producer Don Edkins (South Africa) will follow the screening. See p. XX of this week’s Screens section for more on the movie.
This article appears in August 29 • 2008.
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