Archive for the ‘Politics & Elections’ Category
This just came across my inbox! I’m very excited to see Obama and efforts to promote investment in urban infrastructure. Someone has also put up a website that lets you vote on specific urban policy issues. I’m not sure whether this site is officially connected to Obama’s administration, but it’s worth checking out. Maybe if [...]
It’s been a long time since I’ve read something that’s motivated me enough to start a new blog post. Attending design school has been one of the most consuming and exhausting endeavors I’ve undertaken. But today I read an explosive speech by Jeff Chang, and it has helped me re-orient myself back to the first [...]
On a positive tip, I’ve copied a letter sent from the Obama Chinatown HQ below: Dear Friends, We in PA just can’t say enough about how much your support has meant to us over the past two months: Thanks to you, United People for Obama went from meeting weekly in a restaurant basement to meeting in our [...]
Obama didn’t win the primaries in Pennsylvania. But with Clinton winning PA by a decent margin, we remain gridlocked. Something’s gotta give. I sense that some folks are losing steam, and I’m hearing more from people that they want this process to be over. I, too, confess that thoughts of Obama not winning the ticket [...]
The Clinton campaign swooped onto Penn’s campus late this afternoon. Loud cheers and a whole bunch of hoopla took place until Hillary appeared around 8pm. Obama supporters came out with signs and people to counter the rally, but the best show came from a neighboring fraternity house that blasted “Obama! Obama!” from their loudspeakers. This [...]
This morning I was late to class because I couldn’t peel my eyes and ears away from watching a clip of Obama’s speech in Philadelphia. Thoughtful, evocative, comprehensive, unapologetic and visionary. Anyone who is frustrated by the filtering and spinning conducted by corporate media only needs to listen to Obama in his own words to [...]
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