The Obama Agenda
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, is a date that will live in fame (the opposite of infamy) forever. If the election of our first African-American president didn't stir you, if it didn't leave you teary-eyed and proud of your country, there's something wrong...
Governing by Coalitions and Compromise
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P r i n c i p l e s o f D e m o c r a c y
Every society has (or includes) groups of people with differing views on subjects of importance to all citizens. A liberal democracy recognizes this as a benefit to the nation and thus supports tol...
Every society has (or includes) groups of people with differing views on subjects of importance to all citizens. A liberal democracy recognizes this as a benefit to the nation and thus supports tol...
Resistance is futile
posted over 3 years ago | 5 comments
Like it or not, change happens. Go with it...
Overcoming Resistance to Change: Top Ten Reasons for Change Resistance
by A. J. Schuler, Psy. D.
Top Ten Reasons People Resist Change:
1. THE RISK OF CHANGE IS SEEN AS GREATER THAN THE RISK O...
Overcoming Resistance to Change: Top Ten Reasons for Change Resistance
by A. J. Schuler, Psy. D.
Top Ten Reasons People Resist Change:
1. THE RISK OF CHANGE IS SEEN AS GREATER THAN THE RISK O...
Change has come to America
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
Now the work begins to deliver on this promise by planning the agenda and priorities for the Obama Administration. As the President-Elect reminded the country:
What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This...
What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This...
An open apology to boomers everywhere
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
Your earnest, self-important prattle has gotten on Gen X nerves for decades. But now we finally get it.
By Heather Havrilesky
Nov. 7, 2008 | Dear boomers: We're sorry for rolling our eyes at you all these years. We apologize for scoffing ...
By Heather Havrilesky
Nov. 7, 2008 | Dear boomers: We're sorry for rolling our eyes at you all these years. We apologize for scoffing ...
The future under President Obama
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
I am encouraged by this response by Al Jazeera
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The future under President Obama
By Rob Reynolds, Senior Washington Correspondent
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The future under President Obama
By Rob Reynolds, Senior Washington Correspondent
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The Color of Change
posted over 3 years ago, updated 6 minutes later | 1 comment
We've just elected the first Black president, Barack Obama--a leader who will serve all of us. It's a profound moment many of us thought we'd never see. What makes it even more special is that it couldn't have happened without all of us.
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Why I voted for Barack Obama
posted over 3 years ago, updated about 7 hours later | 0 comments
As a progressive populist, Ralph Nader and Dennis Kucinich still inspire me. However, I did support Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004. Following the ostensible defeat of Al Gore and John Kerry, I sought a candidate early on who would and coul...
What Barack Obama's Election is About
posted over 3 years ago | 12 comments
Barack Obama's Election is About the Restoration of Democracy, Not Race
MARK KARLIN'S EDITOR'S BLOG
November 5, 2008
Almost every mainstream newspaper and television station highlighted that this was a historic victory because America ha...
MARK KARLIN'S EDITOR'S BLOG
November 5, 2008
Almost every mainstream newspaper and television station highlighted that this was a historic victory because America ha...
What we reap
posted over 3 years ago | 0 comments
Daily Kos
by SusanG
Tue Nov 04, 2008
We all work our asses off to elect Democrats in the hope to make the world a better place. Rarely do we reflect on how working for something larger than ourselves, working in community with other acti...
by SusanG
Tue Nov 04, 2008
We all work our asses off to elect Democrats in the hope to make the world a better place. Rarely do we reflect on how working for something larger than ourselves, working in community with other acti...
