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How Animated Stick Figures Can Start a Fire (Or At Least Evolve the Eco Discussions)

Jennifer Boulden | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Yes We Can, Phone Books, Story of Stuff, Jen Boulden, Jennifer Boulden, Opportunity Green, Eco Discussion, Eco Consultant, Meatrix, Green News
Jennifer Boulden

I believe, as do many others it turns out, that to correct our course we not only need to appeal to people's pocketbooks and health concerns but also to the creative, evocative right side of the brain.

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Obama Says He Has Fulfilled Campaign's Vague Catchphrases

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.03.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Yes We Can, Andy Borowitz, Change You Can Believe In, Barack Obama, One Year Later, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

"When I was running for President, no one knew exactly what 'Change You Can Believe In' meant," Mr. Obama said. "One year later, I am proud to say that that is still the case."

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Who's Likely to Stick with Obama?

Scott de Marchi | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Yes We Can, 2012 Election, Obama Approval Ratings, George W. Bush, Obama Approval Rating, Obama Approval, Barack Obama, Politics News
Scott de Marchi

If President Obama were a product, what would it mean to be loyal to him? To really understand who will stick with Obama down the road, it's best to look at how one shops, drives, and eats.

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Why 2010 Will Not be a Replay of 1994

2morrowknight | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, 1994, Democrats, Barack Obama, 2012, Shpadoinkle, Social Media, The Tonight Show, Tea Party, Univision, Democratic National Convention, Espn, Jay Leno, Stimulus, David Letterman, 2008 Campaign, The USA Today, Yes We Can, The Economy, Cable News, Democratic Party, Wall Street Journal, Will.I.Am, Viral Hit, Barack, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, Demographics, 2010, Politics News
2morrowknight

You remember the story quite well: a young president and his party are soundly defeated in the midterm elections. It really sounds good, but it ain't gonna happen this time.

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Fired Up and Ready to Go! A Tale of Two Cities

Linda Bergthold | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Freedom Works, Yes We Can, Edith Childs, Tea Party Protests, Minneapolis, Washington D.C., Glenn Beck Fox News, Health Reform, Fired-Up, Barack Obama, Politics News
Linda Bergthold

There are about 75 days between now and Thanksgiving. By Thanksgiving, we will know if there will be health reform legislation or not.

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Alert: Redneck Nation's Making a Power Play

Toby Barlow | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Control, John Thune, Yes We Can, Capitol Hill, Concealed Weapons Permits, Concealed Carry, Gun Lobby, Thune Amendment, Wyoming, New York, Politics News
Toby Barlow

So if they won't let you carry a gun in New York but they will in Wyoming, you just go get yourself a gun license in Wyoming, pick up your weapon, conceal it, and head on back to uppity ol' New York.

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HuffPost Video Premiere: Third Eye Blind "Don't Believe A Word," plus The Jayhawks, Genesis, and Peanuts 1960's Collection

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Victoria Williams, The Eagles, Third Eye Blind, Tim O'Reagan, Marc Perlman, Gary Louris, Punk'd, Steve Hackett, Sally Brown, The Byrds, American Recordings, Chris Hillman, Linus Van Pelt, A Charlie Brown Christmas, The Everly Brothers, Christopher Shea, Stephen Bishop, Johnny Cash, Bill MeléNdez, George Winston, Mark Olsen, Bill Bruford, Lee Mendelson, Charisma Records, Rhino Records, Weather Report, Entertainment News, Stephan Jenkins, Gram Parsons, Peter Frampton, Chester Thompson, Pop, King Crimson, The Village Voice, The Hawks, Def American, David Benoit, It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, Karen Grotberg, Twin/Tone, George Drakoulias, The Louvin Brothers, Bunkhouse Records, Sally Dryer, Phil Collins, Daryl Stuermer, Frank Zappa, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Farm Aid, Americana, Lucy Van Pelt, David Guraldi, Peter Robbins, Alt-Country, Genesis, Kathy Steinberg, Bob Dylan, Mike Rutherford, Charlie Brown, The Jayhawks, Roots, Charles M. Schultz, Tony Banks, The Band, Yes We Can, Vince Guaraldi, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"I wanted to create a video that actually represented Third Eye Blind," says Stephan Jenkins, lead singer and songwriter for Third Eye Blind.

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Today's Elections in Albania and the Role of Youth

Erin Mazursky | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

Read More: Albanian Youth Movement, Yes We Can, Democracy, Albania, g99, World News
Erin Mazursky

This moment in Albania brings so much possibility for hope yet also so much possibility to lose that hope.

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This X Doesn't Mark the Spot: The Wolverine Movie Lacks the Series' Socially Significant Themes

William Bradley | Posted 06.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Yes We Can, The Dark Knight, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wolverine, Barack Obama, Famke Janssen, X-Men, Terminator, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Will.I.Am, Star Trek, Rebecca Romijn, Batman, Commando, Video, Entertainment News
William Bradley

Unfortunately, most of that which intrigues one intellectually and moves one emotionally is missing in the fourth entry in the franchise, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

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Ahmadinejad Borrows Obama's "Yes We Can" For Iranian Election

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.29.2009 | World

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Seemingly impressed by President Obama's success last November, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is adopting the iconic "Yes We Can" slogan for a...

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Columbine Lessons: How we Lift up Young American Lives

Peter Samuelson | Posted 05.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Columbine, Yes We Can, Youth, Volunteering, Hope, Millennials, Youth Investment Project, Living News
Peter Samuelson

The day after the shooting, we met at the Middle School to talk about what happened at Columbine.The violent, delinquent, impoverished, and self-admitted hopeless and helpless students began to show up every day ready to work.

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A New Hope to End Genocide

Andrew Slack | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Star Wars, Rwanda Genocide, Yes We Can, Genocide Prevention Month, Kerry, Hope, Darfur, Genocide, Obama, Harry Potter, Rwanda, Politics News
Andrew Slack

Does the Obama administration plan to commemorate the Rwandan genocide by letting another innocent 1,000,000 Africans die?

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Living In The Possibility-Based Global Community

Indra Adnan | Posted 05.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Yes We Can, Islam, Women, Michelle Obama, Nato, Turkey, Hope, Optimism, Globalization, Democracy, Media, Faith-Based Community, Barack Obama, Gordon Brown, Internet, G20 Summit, Positive Thinking, Hugging, Reality-Based Community, Soft Power, Youtube, Love, Living News
Indra Adnan

If we are unaware of the deliberate grasping and transforming of reality that Obama is exercising through the world's media, we will be constantly led by the images of Barack and Michelle "being the change."

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7 Ways to Grow Your Own Food and Save Money

Sarah Newman | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Foreclosures, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Canning, Eat Well Guide, Economy, Guerrilla Gardening, Fallen Fruit, Grow Your Own Food, Stimulus, Yes We Can, Edible Estates, Wall Street, Takepart, Herbs, Save Money, Detroit, Healthy Eating, Farming, Vegetarian, Victory Gardens, Csas, Organic, Food, Gardening, Green News
Sarah Newman

Tear up your front lawn and plant a garden. In the long-term, it will be a lot cheaper than shopping at the supermarket. And you can share your harvest with your community.

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Every Monday Matters: "Addicted to Dying?"

Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza | Posted 03.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Quit Smoking, Yes We Can, Kelly Bozza, You Matter, Make a Difference, Monday, Matthew Emerzian, Be the Change, Every Monday Matters, Personal Health, Health, Mondays, Living News
Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza

There will be 1 billion fewer cigarettes smoked and 274 million fewer cigarettes littered if nobody lights up today. People say it is hard to stop smoking, but isn't it harder to keep doing it?

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Barack Obama and the American Dream

Lauri Lyons | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Suburbs, Europe, Sweden, Natural Disasters, Civil Rights Act, Presidential Election 2008, President Lyndon Johnson, America, First Black President, Black History Month, New Black Panther Party, Change, Change in America, White Flight, Malcolm X, Racism, Jfk, Nigeria, Nation of Islam, Fela Kuti, R&b, Terrorism, Washington D.C., Ethnic Minorities, Black President T-Shirt, Time Magazine, American Dream, Barack Obama, Lauri Lyons, Election, Militancy, Lyndon B. Johnson, The Beatles, Democratic Nomination, Kenya, Million Man March, Minorities, President Obama, Iowa Caucus, Economic Depression, Affirmative Action, Reparations, Busing, Inauguration, Slavery, Justice, African Americans, "I Have a Dream" Speech, Yes We Can, Equality, Zimbabwe, Africa, Black President, War, Black Panther Party, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Democracy, United States, Dwayne Rodgers, France, Jim Crow, Corporate America, Segregation, Civil Rights Movement, Higher Education, Shepard Fairey, President George W. Bush, Robert Kennedy, Post-Racial, Selma Alabama, Michelle Obama, Obama Family, The Movement, Lauren Erickson, March on Washington, Flag International, Video, Politics News
Lauri Lyons

The past four decades have been a mixture of social growing pains and progress. Even with that said, most people never believed that a Black man would become the President.

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Yes, We Can Regulate CO2!

Sarah Newman | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Nrdc, Oil and Gas, George Bush, Sarah's Social Action Snapshot, Yes We Can, Carbon Dioxide, Obama, Co2, Transportration Secretary Roy LaHood, Bush-Era, Natural Resources Defense Council, Oil Industry, Transportation Department, Takepart, Kyoto Protocol, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Global Warming, Environment, Green News
Sarah Newman

Environmentalists are heralding Obama's decision to review the request by California and 13 other states to establish strict limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.

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Together We Stand: The Inauguration

Joy Bryant | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Obama Inauguration Coverage, Yes We Can, The Sun, Cold, Obama's Inauguration, High School Reunion, Hope, Inauguration Day Cold, Inauguration Day 2009, Obama Inauguration, Jubilation, Causecast, Barack Obama Inauguration, Female Friendships, Reunions, Happiness, Joy, Friendship, Inauguration Parade, Female Friendship, Inauguration, Obama Inaugural, Excitement Obama, Living News
Joy Bryant

We all stood, friends and strangers, freezing and frozen, laughing and crying, booing and cheering... together. And that's how we'll get through all the mess that our country is in.

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Obama Fronts

Lester Sloan | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Yes We Can, Obama's Inauguration, Inauguration Day, Inauguration Day 2009, Hope, Obama Inauguration, The New York Times, Beyonce, Washington Mall, Barack Obama Inauguration, Los Angeles, Obama Inauguration Day, Barack Obama, Inauguration, New York Times, Yes We Did, Jubilation, Joy, Excitement Obama, Politics News
Lester Sloan

Barack Obama represents something inside all of us, something not defined by color or ethnicity. We look at him and see a fleeting reflection of better selves.

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Selling Hope Instead of Fear: 
Redefining Activism

Christiana Wyly | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hope and Change, Obama Hope, Yes We Can, Barack Obama Hope, Fear, Fearmongering, Obama's Inauguration, Environmentalists, Hope, Inauguration Day 2009, Inaugural Ball Liveblogging, Economic Crisis, Green Inaugural Ball, Obama Hope Poster Shepard Fairey, Obama, Hope and Fear, Barack Obama, Politics of Fear, Environmental Advocates, Activism, Obama Inaugural Speech, Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Inauguration, Politics News
Christiana Wyly

We need to follow Obama's example of reaching across the barriers that divide us as a people. We must learn how to reach into our hearts and truly meet another human being exactly where they are.

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Obama Market: Trading is Heavy, Hearts are Light

Rick Horowitz | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Commemorative Editions, Yes We Can, Newspapers, Obamamania, Michelle Obama, Obama Souvenirs, Obama Inauguration, Obama Commemorative Issues, Obama Transition, Yes We Did, Obama Service, Barack Obama, Obama's Inauguration, Humor, Obamabilia, Satire, Political Humor, Humor Politics, Political Satire, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

The souvenir sector is way up but the tie-in sector may be doing even better! Obama-brand paint rollers, up 43%. Obama-brand breath mints, up 52%. Obama-brand breakfast cereals, up 59%.

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Doing it All, for Obama

Nancy Leo | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

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Nancy Leo

Every day I checked the mail. No inaugural ball invitation. My anxiety rose. When were they going to send them out? Didn't they know that I needed time to shop for a gown, and really go on a diet?

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Now We Can

Rick Siegel | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Hope, Barack Obama Hope, Yes We Can, Patriotism, Change, Obama Change, Obama Yes We Can, Obama Inauguration, The Future, Yes We Did, Excitement Obama, Now We Can, Barack Obama, Hope for Future, Politics News
Rick Siegel

Now we can and must demand better ethical standards from our bankers, financial advisors, corporate and political leaders.

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The Mantra to End DADT: Yes We Can!

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dadt, LGBT Community, 60 Minutes, Ellen Tauscher, President Obama, Admiral Mike Mullen, New York Times, Obama Transition, Congress, Robert Gibbs, Ted Kennedy, Yes We Can, US Military, Obama Gay Rights, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gay Rights, Military, 100 Days, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

There is no question that our next president is facing a host of truly awful problems. Cut the Administration some slack regarding Don't Ask Don't Tell, yes -- but not too much.

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A Solution for Obama

Sam Ciraulo | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Yes We Can, Rick Warren Invocation, Gay Rights, Inauguration Day 2009, Obama Inauguration, Rick Warren, Homophobia, Rick Warren Homophobe, Troy Perry, Obama Gay Rights, Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, Obama Warren, President Elect Obama, Obama Transition, Politics News
Sam Ciraulo

For Inauguration Day, I propose an alternative that both respects the choice of the President-Elect of Warren and affirms the dignity of those Gay and Lesbian Americans who have stood with him.

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