These days almost nobody reads party platforms and their influence on policy is only nominal. But they can be an important barometer of a party’s mood. This week Congressman Phil English of Pennsylvania is among those hammering out the GOP’s platform. Also, the predictive powers of party platforms, creative protest stunts, Jeremy Rifkin on the European dream, and Leslie Cagan on United for Peace and Justice’s disappointment.
Forming the Platform
Phil English Congressman (R-3rd District of PA, Armstrong, Butler, Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Warren, and Venango counties in western Pennsylvania)gives an insider view of the platform-drafting process
» Phil English
» Phil English
Party Platforms: Practical Prognosticators?
Ganesh Sitaraman Harvard '04 graduate, currently starting a think tank, co author of the op-ed "Winning Between The Lines" (New York Times, 7/10/04) and co-editor, Invisible Citizens: Youth Politics after September 11 (iUniverse, 2003) says boring party platforms contain surprising insights
Artful Protests
Milton Glaser Designer
» Milton Glaser
» Light Up the Sky and "Zazel Eve" founder of Axis of Eve
» Axis of Eve and Mike Desev Co-Founder, One Thousand Coffins
» One Thousand Coffins and ...
» Milton Glaser
» Light Up the Sky and "Zazel Eve" founder of Axis of Eve
» Axis of Eve and Mike Desev Co-Founder, One Thousand Coffins
» One Thousand Coffins and ...
Across the Pond
Jeremy Rifkin president of the Foundation on Economic Trends The European Dream: How Europe's Vision of the Future Is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream (Tarcher, 2004)on the European Dream and how he thinks it has surpassed the American Dream
» Foundation on Economic Trends
» Foundation on Economic Trends
Lawn Order
Leslie Cagan National Director for United for Peace and Justice plans to march despite a court ruling barring a permit for Central Park's Great Lawn
» United for Peace and Justice and Jeffrey Fogel Legal Director for the Rights Center and lead lawyer for the United for ...
» United for Peace and Justice and Jeffrey Fogel Legal Director for the Rights Center and lead lawyer for the United for ...
Speak Your Mind
The Freedom of Expression National Monument
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