Marshall Ganz

Obama's America: What Is Economic Growth For?

Derek Shearer | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, Economic Policy, John Maynard Keynes, Health Care, Economic Crisis, Obama Administration, Bill Clinton, Marshall Ganz, Joseph Stiglitz, Economy, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton Health Care, Obama Economy, Barack Obama, Capitalism: A Love Story, Politics News
Derek Shearer

Unfortunately, while Obama's words are bold, he acts cautiously when it comes to actual reforms that are necessary to create this new foundation for economic growth.

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Obama Organizing Advisers Rap Health Care Push

Ari Melber | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

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Ari Melber

It does seem like the August doldrums are renewing the progressive appetite for pushing Obama -- even the House Progressive Caucus is starting to channel its inner Evan Bayh and actually threaten to withhold votes.

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Part II - Why Arts Education is a Matter of Social Justice and Why it will Save the World

Lucia Brawley | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marshall Ganz, Americans for the Arts, Obama Education, Mike Huckabee, U.S. Department of Justice, National Endowment for the Arts, Politics News
Lucia Brawley

Culture has always been among America's greatest exports. And, "The arts can be life-saving and life-affirming for young people who have been discarded by the culture."

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Cesar Chavez at the Root of Obama's Campaign: Grassroots Latino Voter Outreach

Randy Shaw | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Yes We Can, Obama National Latino Advisory Council, California Primary, Strategy, California, Miguel Contreras, "Camp Obamas, Primary, Outreach, Los Angeles, " Eliseo Medina, 2008 Election, Obama Campaign, Obama Supporters, Cesar Chavez, Nonviolence, Marshall Ganz, Latino Voters, 1968, Organizing Drives, Fast for Our Future, Sharon Delugach, Door-to-Door Campaigning, UFW, Si Se Puede, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, On the Ground, Robert Kennedy, Politics News
Randy Shaw

If Barack Obama's campaign wins on November 4th, LA should be identified as the birthplace of the grassroots voter outreach strategy that dramatically changed the political course of the US.

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