Social Policy and Change: 08/01/2012

Friday, August 31, 2012

One last thing before midnight...

Dr. Fred --

Soon it'll be too late to make a difference. At some point in a campaign, you stop building, and just focus on doing. 67 days to go.

The most important fundraising deadline for Democrats so far is at midnight tonight.

Donate $3 or more, and help Democrats win this fall.

We're finalizing budgets, making our last field hires, and figuring out which races we can play a role in across the country.

But we're running out of time to get ready, so chip in before midnight, and let's go get this done:

http://my.democrats.org/page/m/4052b984/515528b/12fc25f9/74bc67f7/72379531/VEsE/

Thanks,

Patrick

Patrick Gaspard
Executive Director
Democratic National Committee

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Friday's Daily Brief: Mitt Accepts Nomination, Clint Loses It

Friday, August 31, 2012

Romney Accepts GOP Nomination

	POLITICS Eastwood Misfires
	CRIME Several Reported Killed In New Jersey Mall Shooting
	GREEN Over 100 Photos Capture Hurricane Isaac Devastation
	SCIENCE WOW: Ailing Space Telescope Hits Black Hole Jackpot
	WORLD Death Toll From China Mine Blast Rises To 41

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	Michael Roth: On the Rick Levin Retirement Rick Levin hit the sweet spot of academic leadership more than most over the past 20 years. I'm grateful and wish him well.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Thursday's Daily Brief: Paul Ryan's Misleading Speech

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Paul Ryan Address Misleads Again and Again

	TECHNOLOGY Fresh From the Lab: Introducing HuffPost Highlights
	POLITICS GOP Ditches Support For Key Campaign Finance Reform
	MEDIA Money, Politics And The Press: Where Media Companies, Bigwigs Funneled Campaign Donations
	MONEY Stock Tips From Obama And Romney
	WORLD Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran Has No Interest In Nuclear Weapons

BLOG POSTS

	Josh Silver: Conventions: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy Behind the pomp and circumstance of the conventions, you'll quickly discover unthinkable largess bestowed upon Republicans and Democrats alike in exchange for policies that are screwing just about everyone who doesn't happen to have a well-heeled lobbyist or Super PAC.
	J. Mijin Cha: The Role of Money in Politics: Extreme Energy Edition Keystone XL's job creation number and the idea that fracking creates great, local jobs are myths. But not only does money talk, it makes policy. In 2011, the oil and gas lobby spent nearly $150 million on lobbying.
	Lucas Kavner: Mitt Romney And The Arts: How He Plans To Gut Federal Funding In a recent interview, Mitt Romney said cutting all federal funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, PBS, and NPR would be a "focus" of his administration.
	Marlo Thomas: Strong-Arming Death: The Summer Wilson Story Summer Wilson couldn't believe her eyes when her mother handed her a journal written more than 15 years ago -- a diary that she never even knew existed. As she leafed through its pages, it quickly became apparent that the journal was all about her and how she almost died.
	Cenk Uygur: The Real Convention Is at Cracker Bay You think Mitt Romney gives a damn what a delegate thinks? The only delegates that matter were on that yacht.