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- February 24, 2010 | <a href="/users/tarsi-dunlop">Tarsi</a> <a href="/users/tarsi-dunlop">Dunlop</a>
The Roosevelt Summer Academy is a rigorous summer intern program that runs in both Washington D.C and Chicago. The opportunity includes: internship placements, useful skill set training (organizing, lobbying, social media), brown bag lunches, a chance to meet amazing people, networking, and you get paid! What's to miss? That's right,... - February 21, 2010 | <a href="/users/minty064">Mintaro</a> <a href="/users/minty064">Oba</a>
Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development, is seeking submissions from Roosevelters who want to publish on sustainable development. The deadline to submit is March 1, and authors may submit through the journal’s new web interface, at http://journals.cdrs.columbia.edu/consilience/index.php/consilience/author/submit/1. ... - February 11, 2010 | <a href="/users/ablume">Amy</a> <a href="/users/ablume">Blume</a>
At 9:00pm on January 27th, I sat in Usdan with a small group of Wes students and watched President Obama deliver his first State of the Union address. The last time I watched Obama on TV in Usdan, I was surrounded by a jubilant mass of students celebrating Obama’s victory over McCain. I was struck by the contrast between the triumphant crowd that... - February 5, 2010 | <a href="/users/tarsi-dunlop">Tarsi</a> <a href="/users/tarsi-dunlop">Dunlop</a>
Fantastic Summer Opportunity Intern in Washington D.C. or Chicago for ten weeks this summer, and get paid. The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network is proud to bring you the third Roosevelt Summer Academy. From June 3rd through August 12th, you will intern in a DC organization or with Roosevelt, attend a... - January 18, 2010 | <a href="/users/sdusing">Sam</a> <a href="/users/sdusing">Dusing</a>
Many political scientists mark 1965 as the year when the United States became a true democracy as the Voting Rights Act was passed. It may come as a surprise then that this year during the November United States legislative elections that nearly 20 million criminally innocent, sane individuals of our society will not be allowed to vote. These 20... - December 3, 2009 | <a href="/users/rachel-tecott">Rachel</a> <a href="/users/rachel-tecott">Tecott</a>
On December 1, in an address to West Point cadets, the American people, and the international community, President Obama defended his controversial decision to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. Obama began with a nod to 9/11, and proceeded to remind the audience of the magnitude of the stakes, to explain the structure of the al Qaeda... - November 12, 2009 | <a href="/users/justinmetz">Justin</a> <a href="/users/justinmetz">Metz</a>
The following is a response to Sam Plapinger’s recent blog post: The implication that Netanyahu was an unwelcome visitor at the White House who pushed Obama into accepting the meeting is false. Former Israeli Ambassador to the UN told the Jerusalem Post that “Obama has changed his schedule a number of times this week, deciding for... - November 10, 2009 | <a href="/users/sroth1029">Sam</a> <a href="/users/sroth1029">Roth</a>
On Thursday November 5, I had the opportunity to make a slight road trip from Wesleyan University to Brandeis University to see Richard Goldstone, UN justice, and Dore Gold, former Israeli ambassador to the UN, enter a discussion about Goldstone's report to the UN regarding Operation Cast Lead. The discussion began with the President of Brandeis... - November 10, 2009 | <a href="/users/splapinger">Sam</a> <a href="/users/splapinger">Plapinger</a>
President Obama and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu met late Monday night in Washington for talks. Netanyahu initially had trouble getting a meeting scheduled with the President, and arrived at the White House after dark without the usual public reception for visiting state leaders. Given the fact that Netanyahu cancelled a press conference he had... - November 9, 2009 | <a href="/users/noah-klein-markman">Noah</a> <a href="/users/noah-klein-markman">Klein-Markman</a>
The Fate of the Public Option I’ve been following the public option in the healthcare debate like I used to follow a season of the San Francisco Giants. Only I care a little more what happens, and it’s a bit more complicated than win or lose. If you want to root for and understand the path of the public option, the only current proposal that...
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