Organizing a Push for Voter Registration Modernization
As I've mentioned in a number of recent posts, I think that one of the most important projects for the progressive youth community in the 111th Congress is the passage of major voter registration...
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Note to John McCain - You Do Not Speak for Today's Youth
Hat tip to Matt Singer of Forward Montana for calling my attention to this bit of ridiculousness by John McCain (emphasis mine):Sen. John McCain is urging his supporters to sign a petition opposing the...
View ArticleWhen Robber Barons Cry Generational Theft
Cross posted from Future Majority.If you've been listening to the Republicans lately, you could be forgiven for thinking that Democrats are nothing more than socialists in capitalist clothing, looking...
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Music and Politics: Comparing 2004 to 2008
Air Traffic Control, a group that monitors music and politics, and helps artists find ways to become politically engaged, recently released a survey of how music and politics collided in the 2008...
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Nelnet, Sallie Mae-Funded Senators Opposing Student Aid Reforms
The Hill reports that a bipartisan group of senators are grumbling about some of President Obama's proposed reforms to higher education student aid programs. Specifically, they are opposed to Obama's...
View ArticleThe Bureaucratic Case for Voter Registration Reform
I've written multiple times, on many different blogs, about the need for fundamental voter registration reform. Normally I make that case on behalf of the young voter/voter registration community....
View ArticleIt's the Substance, Stupid: GOP has Real Policy Differences with Millennials
Cross posted from Future Majority.Aaron Marks of Next Gen GOP wrote a piece this week (currently featured on The Next Right) calling on GOP Chairman Michael Steele to include more young people in the...
View ArticleManhattan Young Democrats Lead on Marriage Equality (Updated)
I want to give a big shout out here on the blog to some excellent online organizing on the part of the Manhattan Young Democrats. Those of you following the many gay marriage battles across the...
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Stu Rothenberg: Youth Vote is Key Constituency for Midterm Success, and the...
Cross posted from Future Majority.Writing at Roll Call, Stuart Rothenberg notes that Democrats are going to face an uphill battle in a number of districts during the 2010 midterms (an analysis recently...
View ArticleExplaining Facebook Support in 2008 Congressional Campaigns
Cross posted from Future Majority.A new report out of Southern Illinois University, delivered at the Harvard Political Networks Conference, attempts to quantify the use and effectiveness of Facebook...
View ArticleMore (Unintentional) Hilarity from College Republicans
You've got to love young conservatives. Stick them in front of a computer and hilarity ensues. Whether it's gangsta raps about Ayn Rand, or this latest missive from the College Republican National...
View ArticleLive On Street Prophets: EJ Dionne and Harvey Cox Discuss Faith and the...
We are live now. Come join us!Kossacks - just a quick note to let you know that right now, Daily Kos sister-site Street Prophets is hosting a conversation between WaPo columnist EJ Dionne and Harvard...
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