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Health Care Petition
Author: NikHey, Cal Dems! Next week, we’re turning in our health care petition to Senator Feinstein. So far, we have 450 signatures. Help us get 500 by the end of this week! Download the petition, sign up your friends, and bring your completed sheets to the general meeting on Thursday. Remember, time is of the essence [...]
Read moreVideo: Expectations in Care
Author: NikOur PR Team made this fantastic video, titled “Expectations in Care”. It explains the facts of health reform and what’s at stake for young people. Check it out! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FO2AMxbrvI&feature=player_embedded
Read moreNightly News Scan, 9/26/09
Author: NikLots of foreign policy news today: U.S. and Allies Warn Iran Over Nuclear ‘Deception’ — NYT U.S. to Demand Inspection of New Iran Plant ‘Within Weeks’ — NYT Leaders of G-20 Vow to Reshape Global Economy — NYT Afghanistan Troop Request Splits Advisers to Obama — NYT National news: Gitmo Closing Goal of Jan. May [...]
Read moreGood Days in California
Author: NikThursday was a great day in California. Love Honor Cherish submitted ballot language to repeal Prop 8, George Lakoff filed an initiative to end the 2/3rd rule, and 5,000 students rallied in Berkeley to defend the UC. Wednesday, too, was phenomenal. In the lead up to the walkout, a panel of professors, including Peter Glazer, [...]
Read moreNightly News Scan, 9/20/09
Author: NikLots of foreign policy news today: Obama ‘skeptical’ about more troops — Politico Gates: A Better Missile Defense for a Safer Europe — NYT ‘A Very Pragmatic Proposal’ – The Obama Administration’s New Approach to Missile Defense — Daily Kos Europeans Say U.S. Lacks Will on Climate — NYT Paterson Says He Will Run Despite [...]
Read moreExpectations in Health Care
Author: NikCheck out this fantastic production from Cal Dems’ PR Team! It’s called “Expectations in Health Care”, and it’s about why young people should care about health reform. Here are some related posts: The Need for Health Reform Why We Need a Public Option Health Reform and Young People Again, congrats to the PR Team for [...]
Read moreCalifornia: Democrats and Taxes
Author: NikNote: These views don’t reflect those of Cal Dems. Cal Dems is neutral in the primary. At a candidate’s forum last Wednesday, [unofficial] gubenatorial hopeful Jerry Brown said: “We are not in the revenue-raising business…I think there are some other candidates who will do that. … Talk to the people. I don’t see their appetite [...]
Read moreNightly News Scan, 9/19/09
Author: NikFirst, national news: Huckabee is tops in conservatives’ straw vote — AP FCC to propose net neutrality rules — WSJ Dodd Pushes New Plan to Oversee Banks — NYT Key amendments to the Baucus plan — Daily Kos Tax on ‘Cadillac’ Plans Draws Flak — WSJ Is the Mayo Clinic a Model Or a Mirage? [...]
Read moreCalifornia: Taxes vs. Spending
Author: NikFor many people, the economy is issues one, two, and three. This is understandable, as national unemployment sits at 9.7% . California is even worse at 12.2%, the highest ever recorded. During California’s budget battle, some argued that given our economic doldrums, we couldn’t afford to raise taxes. Doing so, they claimed, would have reduced [...]
Read moreNightly News Scan, 9/18/09
Author: NikSorry this is a day late: House passes overhaul of college aid program — AP Young Americans and Health Insurance Reform — HealthReform.gov What Baucus Got Right — The Atlantic Fed Considers Sweeping Rules to Regulate Pay at Banks — New York Times Unemployment in California at 12%, Highest in Nearly 70 Years — New [...]
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