Yes We Can

10 Reasons to Be Hopeful About 2009 and 3 Reasons to be Terrified

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 01.31.2009 | World

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Sarah van Gelder

We humans have the free will to make choices that assure our collective survival, or do otherwise. We have the creativity and intelligence to build on the best possibilities while averting the worst.

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2008: What Will We Tell The Children?

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living

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Dr. Judith Rich

Pull up a chair and settle in while I spin a yarn about 2008. The story actually begins 20 years into the future (visualize a clock advancing rapidly...

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Barack -- Our Transformational CEO

Chip Conley | Posted 01.23.2009 | Business

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Chip Conley

As a transformational leader, Barack needs to remember that his greatest gift is in helping us see the sense of "oneness" that we have at our core that can unite us.

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The Best And Worst Ads Of 2008

Wall Street Journal | SUZANNE VRANICA | Posted 01.22.2009 | Media

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It took a year for economists to call the recession. Yet Madison Avenue felt the pinch earlier than most industries. Despite an ad-rich presidential ...

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Don't Turn Obama Into Blair

Indra Adnan | Posted 01.09.2009 | World

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Indra Adnan

Too many people in the UK remember the hope and subsequent betrayal of New Labour's victory in 1997 when Tony Blair metamorphosed from Bambi to Terminator in his first term.

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UN Secretary General Busts A Rhyme: ban.i.am

UN Dispatch | Mark Leon Goldberg | Posted 01.09.2009 | World

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At the United Nations Correspondents Association dinner, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon adopted the hip-hop persona ban.i.am, and busted a rhyme mod...

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Britney Spears and "Yes We Can": Why Rolling Stone Probably Shouldn't Have

Chez Pazienza | Posted 12.27.2008 | Media

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Chez Pazienza

I can't be the only one who thinks that even if there's no parallel with larger events to be drawn from the Britney cover, the whole thing is just really fu**ing cheesy.

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Barack Obama and the God of Love

Harriet Rossetto | Posted 12.25.2008 | Living

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Harriet Rossetto

If Obama's vision of hope and unity is to take root, each one of us must struggle to integrate ourselves by maintaining those thoughts, attitudes and actions that connect us.

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What Centrist Huh? Beyond Obama's 2.5 Million Jobs

Beau Friedlander | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

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Beau Friedlander

Obama may well assume a fairly radical solution to the economic problems facing the nation, one that eclipses the craziest notions dreamt up by the progressive fringe.

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Will Obama-Mania Lead Us to Solartopia? Yes We Will!

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 12.22.2008 | Green

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Harvey Wasserman

Rebirthing Detroit as a clean, lean, green machine with union labor making carbon free cars and the New Solartopian mass transit network we really need... Yes We Can!

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Barack Obama -- Entrepreneur Extraordinaire

Steve Strauss | Posted 12.15.2008 | Business

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Steve Strauss

Barack Obama may be the best entrepreneur in the world.

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Is Obama Screwing His Base with Rahm Emanuel Selection?

Stephen Zunes | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Stephen Zunes

It is unclear how serious of a blow Obama's selection of Rahm Emanuel as Chief-of-Staff is to those who hoped that Obama might actually steer the country in a more progressive direction.

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(R)Evolution -- We All Want to Change Your Head

Suzette Standring | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

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Suzette Standring

This new multi-cultural, interracial, eco-green, techno-savvy, globally-minded young generation has made history.

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Yes We Can ________

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics

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Allison Kilkenny

"Yes We Did" what? Elect Barack Obama on good faith alone? It appears Obamanites think their journey is over, and that good people are at the helm, and all will be well.

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Obama's Grammatically Incorrect Election Victory

Lionel Beehner | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Lionel Beehner

The past tense of "Yes, we can" is not "Yes, we did" but "Yes, we could." But that just sounds weird. The correct phrase should be "Yes, we were able to," but that just sounds too clunky and verbose.

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Better Angels of Our Nature

Terry Tillman | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Terry Tillman

We had friends from England, Germany and the USA at our house watching the returns last night, and all were celebrating.

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Wide Awake in America

Chez Pazienza | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Chez Pazienza

What we witnessed last night and what we're still feeling the aftershocks of this morning is, in a word, history.

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America Grows Up

Bruce Tenenbaum | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Bruce Tenenbaum

I don't own rose-colored glasses. Obama's victory doesn't mean all is once again right with the world. But for now we become one nation again. Today we reject race as a deciding factor.

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Was It Him, or His Obama?

Sharon Glassman | Posted 12.05.2008 | Living

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Sharon Glassman

I smiled. Obama Boy smiled. I read his nametag. Part of me considered how his last name might look hyphenated to mine. And then, we caucused our way to the auditorium to do our duty.

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Election Day Special: Let's Go to the Tape!

Bruce Kluger | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Bruce Kluger

In honor of Voting Day, the best I can do is offer a flashback to my six favorite diversions from this remarkable and historic election year.

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The Inspiration of Barack: McReagan, 40 Years Later

Qasim Basir | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Qasim Basir

While we approach the beginning of what many consider to be the reconstruction of this great country, do not think for a second that the journey is complete.

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

Randy Shaw | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

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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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Yes, We Must!

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

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Maggie Van Ostrand

Like Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, Obama has united us in a common cause for the good of our nation.

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The Inspiration of Barack: What Does it Take?!

Qasim Basir | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

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Qasim Basir

Tell people your story and what Barack Obama means to you. These stories are important and they make this movement real. Whether superficial or profound, each of your stories means something. I will start by telling mine.

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The Inspiration of Barack: Back to Message -- "Vote"

Qasim Basir | Posted 10.24.2008 | Entertainment

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Qasim Basir

I came to realize that I wrote these very scripts for the purpose of inspiring people to do their part and getting them back to the message.

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