January, 2012 Archives

With a little over a month to go until the deadline to apply for a summer internship at Chicago HQ, some of our current interns offered advice to anyone who’s still deciding whether to submit an application: “Definitely apply! I’ve done a few political internships before and none have had the quality and energy of [...]

Continue Reading “Learning So Much and Enjoying Every Minute”

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Meet Edith Childs, the South Carolina volunteer who first shouted “Fired up, ready to go,” way back in 2007: Now, exactly four years after South Carolina chose Barack Obama as its Democratic nominee for President, Mrs. Childs is still as fervent as ever in her support of President Obama and her belief in what he [...]

Continue Reading Field Update—January 27th, 2012

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“We bet on American workers. We bet on American ingenuity. And tonight, the American auto industry is back.” —President Obama at the State of the Union Our new chart shows job growth in the auto industry over the past three years, with over 170,000 new jobs. In 2009, the major American auto manufacturers were in [...]

Continue Reading Job Growth in the Auto Industry

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Music and musicians have been at the heart of the Occupy movement. And while there may not be a single anthem that defines the cause; a notable, and badass artist who has used her voice to stand with the 99% is Amanda Palmer. The founding member of the Dresden Dolls has been performing impromptu ‘ninja [...]

Continue Reading Interview: Amanda Palmer Rages Against Wall Street

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As President Obama talked about his blueprint for an America built to last in his State of the Union address and trip across the country this week, Sam, a neighborhood team leader from Des Moines, Iowa, was struck by what’s at stake: “The most important thing I heard from the President was a really plain-language [...]

Continue Reading A Big Week

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President Obama visited Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado yesterday to talk about investing in clean, American-made energy sources: The less we depend on foreign oil, the more secure we become as a nation. That’s why in December, the Navy made the single largest purchase of biofuel in government history. This summer, that fuel [...]

Continue Reading President Obama on the Military and Clean Energy

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Here’s something that President Obama laid out in his State of the Union that I think deserves special attention: Send me a bill that bans insider trading by members of Congress; I will sign it tomorrow. Let’s limit any elected official from owning stocks in industries they impact. Let’s make sure people who bundle campaign [...]

Continue Reading Ban Insider Trading in Congress

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Since President Obama delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, folks have been calling in to let us know what they thought. Listen—then share your thoughts, too.

Continue Reading Listen Up: “He Stood Up for Everything That Americans Value”

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In his State of the Union address, President Obama issued a challenge to schools and states: keep good teachers on the job and keep students in school until they graduate or turn 18. The President also demanded Congress take action to keep college affordable for middle-class families. Watch this clip from the State of the [...]

Continue Reading State of the Union: Staying in School

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On Tuesday night, thousands of folks came together to watch President Obama’s State of the Union address with friends, neighbors, and fellow supporters. Meeting in living rooms, campaign offices, restaurants, and bars, we all clapped and cheered together as the President set out his plans for the year ahead. Take a look at the photos [...]

Continue Reading State of the Union House Parties in Photos

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