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The Contest of Ideas Has Begun

Mark Leon Goldberg at 12/4/2008 11:16AM

The On Day One contest begins today!

Ralph Nader's Global Carbon Tax

John Boonstra at 12/3/2008 5:12PM

Before any bitter Democrats still unhappy about the 2000 election are turned off, take a look at the detailed proposal and sound reasoning by Nader and Toby Heaps -- the head of an organization commit

Learning About Cluster Bombs the Hard Way

John Boonstra at 12/3/2008 4:48PM

(cross-posted at UN Dispatch) A mother gives her own very personal reason for urging the Obama administration to take a step that the United States has thus far failed to take -- signing a treaty bann

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Patrick Ewing

reggie at 5/27/2008 3:59PM

Make an Executive Order to Increase Educational Opportunity Programs

tags: Poverty, Angela Bassett, Clinton, College, education, GEAR UP, history, McCain, Mentor, Obama, Patrick Ewing, Success, TRIO, Upward Bound

On day one the president should make an executive order to increase the funding and resources to TRIO and GEAR UP programs that help low-income and first generation college bound students prepare for and successfully graduate from college. These programs have helped disadvantaged students for 40+ years and would help more students help us compete globally and also stop the cycle of poverty. Patrick Ewing, Angela Basset, John Quinones and Fatima Siad are the living proof.

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