Social Policy
Winter 2003, Vol. 34, No. 2
Spring 2004, Vol. 34, No. 3
 



Leo Strauss, George W. Bush, and the Problem of Regime Change Monday 18. of October 2004 Age: 5 yrs

Anumber of stories have appeared in the popular media discussing the possibility that Leo Strauss, a professor of political philosophy who died in 1973, is actually the intellectual godfather of the Bush administration.  More specifically, it has been argued that the neoconservatives who have s...

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By: Brian Danoff

18-10-04 03:08
Introduction Monday 18. of October 2004 Age: 5 yrs

The ponderous title of the “Organizers’ Forum: Dialogue on Political Method-ology” may not say it all, but it was the kind of truth-in-advertising that only organizers could love. For the forty-five participants and presenters who gathered in Chicago last May it was clear this was going to be pros ...

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By: Wade Rathke, Chair, Organizers’ Forum

18-10-04 03:09
Women On Their Own: A Powerful Force for Change Monday 18. of October 2004 Age: 5 yrs

Women on their own -- defined as single, divorced, separated and widowed -- have the power to decide the election this fall.  Given their desire for change -- 67% believe that the country is headed in the wrong direction -- they could become the most important agents of change in modern America...

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By: Page Gardner and Chris Desser, with Celinda Lake and Caitlin Murphy

18-10-04 03:10
Case Study: Chicago-The Barack Obama Campaign Monday 18. of October 2004 Age: 5 yrs

ACORN's history of nonpartisan electoral work (voter registration and voter turnout) and leadership development combined during the March, 2004 primary season to make a big difference in the level of participation of our communities in that important election.

 

ACORN is active in experimenting wi...

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By: Toni Foulkes

18-10-04 03:11
Inside, Outside or Somewhere In-between: Fusion Voting and the Working Familes Party Monday 18. of October 2004 Age: 5 yrs

The 2004 election has shined a harsh light on third parties. The bizarre decomposition of Ralph Nader has been sad to watch, not to mention a huge distraction. Many progressives continue to chafe at the narrowness of the two-party system, but most are not fools. Kerry will, one hopes, win in Nove...

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By: Dan Cantor and J.W. Mason

18-10-04 03:12
Independent Political Action Monday 18. of October 2004 Age: 5 yrs

America Votes -- a “527” formed in July 2003 by a coalition of non-partisan and non-profit groups to increase voter registration, education and participation -- brings together organizations working on a broad range of issues including the environment, civil and human rights, choice, education and ...

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By: Cathy Duvall

18-10-04 03:13
Get Out the Vote: What Works? Monday 18. of October 2004 Age: 5 yrs

Note:  Professor Green's remarks were in part based on his new book, Get Out the Vote!:  How to Increase Voter Turnout, by Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber, Brookings Institution Press, 2004.

The studies that Professor Green and the Institution for Social and Policy Studies have ...

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By: Don Green

18-10-04 03:14

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