I attended an event today held on Capitol Hill hosted by the new “student think tank” the Roosevelt Institution event on Capitol Hill today launching their new policy journal. Speaking were Doug Bailey, founder of the Hotline, Quinn Wilhelmi, executive Director of the Roosevelt Institution, and Jesse Wolfson, the editor of their new journal, The […]
Operation Ceasefire Concert
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Grover Norquist Protest Tomorrow
I got an email about this protest Working Assets is planning very near my work tomorrow morning. I noticed their organizer on the ground is none other than U-M grad and Billionaires for Bush founder Andrew Boyd. Join Working Assets for breakfast with Grover Norquist Hurricane Katrina is not only a national tragedy, it is […]
Fristabuster ‘Protest of the Year’
The Princeton Filibuster, which I helped bring to D.C., was selected by Mother Jones magazine as the protest of the year: “The 384-hour gabfest wrapped up with a ‘fili-bus-tour’ to Washington, D.C., where guest bloviators Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) joined in.” Also making the list of notable campus activism: anti-Coke activism, […]
Campus Progress Event on the Courts
Tomorrow: A New Supreme Court: What’s At Stake For Us? Featuring Nan Aron, President, Alliance for Justice. Tuesday, September 20, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, Jack Morton Auditorium, George Washington University, 805 21st St. NW (Corner 21st St. and H St.) Washington, DC. For more information, contact Keisha Senter.
Operation Ceasfire Schedule
The Operation Ceasefire performer schedule has been announced: 2:05 PM – Machetres 2:30 PM – Living Things 3:18 PM – Joan Baez 3:50 PM – Wayne Kramer and the Bellrays 4:41 PM – Steve Earle 5:31 PM- The Coup 6:23 PM – Sweet Honey in the Rock 7:09 PM – The Evens 7:54 PM – […]
A History of Metro
Historian Zachary Schrag has finished the first serious history of the D.C. Metro I am aware of. Slated for release in spring 2006 his book, The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro, is already listed on Amazon.