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• News

  

  GOOD's Presidential Coverage

  In honor of all the Presidents we celebrate today, let's take a dip into the GOOD archives for our presidential content: There are these...

  by Morgan Clendaniel +

• News

  

  New Rules for Obama's School Funding

  After some criticism about their plans for the Rise to the Top program of grants to state education programs, the Obama administration has changed...

  by Morgan Clendaniel +

• News

  

  What Gets Cut?

  According to Rachel Maddow, on the list of things we have learned, not freezing government spending while a bad economy is just starting to...

  by Amanda M. Fairbanks +

• News

  

  Is Obama's Honeymoon Drawing to a Close?

  When a political idea is sent up on Saturday Night Live, it means that the show's writers think that the idea is universally understood enough...

  by Morgan Clendaniel +

• News

  

  Obama Flies to Copenhagen to Lobby for Olympics; Will He Do the Same for Climate Change?

  Quick poll: President Obama is indeed flying to Copenhagen to lobby on behalf of the city of Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympic games. Will he...

  by Patrick James +

• Education

  

  Michigan Goes Big in Race to the Top

  Since President Obama introduced his Race to the Top education initiative, states have been scrambling to rewrite their laws to qualify for a...

  by Nikhil Swaminathan +

• Environment

  

  Obama Shifts Schedule, Coming to Copenhagen When It Matters

  This sudden, surprise announcement by the Obama administration-to delay his trip to Copenhagen from December 9th to the 18th-is a much bigger deal...

  by Ben Jervey 1

• News

  

  Alright, Obama. Can You Save The Climate Talks?

  After all the talks about whether or not Obama would go to Denmark, and then the discussion about when he would go to Denmark, he is now showing...

  by Morgan Clendaniel +

• News

  

  Obama Swerves to Miss Sex Ed Landmine

  When it comes to sex education--especially appropriating federal money for it--one word can set off a firestorm of debate: abstinence. The right...

  by Nikhil Swaminathan 1

• News

  

  Where Will You Serve?

  On mornings such as these, the Obamas must have simply wanted to pull the covers over their heads and call it a day. Massachusetts politics be...

  by Amanda M. Fairbanks +

• News

  What Did You Think of the President's State of the Union Speech?

  by GOOD +

• News

  

  Watch the Health Care Summit Now

  The much talked about live broadcast of the health care summit starts right now (10 a.m. eastern time). You can watch it live on CSPAN here. This...

  by Morgan Clendaniel +

• News

  Will You be Tuning in to the Health Care Summit? If So, How Do You Think the Outcome Will Look?

  by GOOD +

• News

  

  Barack Obama

  The junior senator from Illinois has built a campaign around the abstractions of hope and change. And he's plenty audacious. From our...

  by GOOD, Eve Marson, Chris Weller, Alan Wilkis, Max Joseph +

• Environment

  

  Current Trajectory from COP15: Chicago Turns into Texas

  So far, our paltry COP15 emissions targets would lock in a much warmer world, and a much-changed United States. It's finally here. "The most...

  by Ben Jervey +

• News

  

  Fighting Poverty With Jobs, Not Education

  Last night, President Obama received one of his loudest ovations when he said that "the best anti-poverty program around is a world-class...

  by Herbert J. Gans +

• Technology

  

  Obama Goes Nuclear

  One of the ways that Obama attempted to differentiate himself from the left during the campaign was his support of nuclear power, which is touted...

  by Morgan Clendaniel 2

• Education

  

  Healthcare Reform's Strange Bedfellows

  "That's two major victories in one week," is how President Obama described last week's dual triumphs in not only health care but also student loan...

  by Amanda M. Fairbanks +

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  How Scott Brown Did It (Or Why 2010 Is No 2008)

  During the 2008 presidential race, more 18- to 29-year-olds turned out to vote than in any election since 1972. When voters under 30 cast their...

  by Amanda M. Fairbanks +

• Environment

  

  Teaming Up with the Dragon to Turn Down the Heat

  It's in the shadow of Copenhagen, but Obama's first trip to China could prove to be a real turning point in climate legislation. Last week, the...

  by Ben Jervey +