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UCLA Study Finds U.S. Has More Elected, Appointed Asian American Officials Than Ever

By Guest PostDecember 10, 2011Politicsasian american, asian american politics, asian pacific americans, california, david k yoo, don nakanishi, hawaii, irvine, james lai, new york, oakland, pacific islander, political almanac, political process, political trends, politicians, public office, san francisco, state governors, texas, united states, us history, voters

More Asian Pacific Americans hold public office in the United States than at any other time in U.S. history, a sign of the community’s growing engagement with the political process, according to a newly released political almanac published by UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center.

The 14th edition of the National Asian Pacific American Political Almanac, first published in 1976, contains information on all 3,000 current elected and appointed officials. It also analyzes political trends and makes electoral projections of the nation’s 17 million Asian Pacific Americans. (more…)

Israeli Public Supports Middle East Nuclear Free Zone: UMD Poll

By Guest PostDecember 3, 2011Politicsisraeli jews, israeli public, middle east, nuclear facilities, nuclear free zone

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jews, 64 percent, favor establishing a nuclear free zone in the Middle East – even when it was spelled out that this would mean both Israel and Iran would have to forego nuclear weapons – finds a new University of Maryland poll. The research is a joint project of the Anwar Sadat Chair at the University of Maryland and the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA). (more…)

Former British Prime Minister Discusses Faith and Action

By Guest PostNovember 24, 2011Culture, Politicsanna siu, bahai, british prime minister, christian, davina finn, farhana rahman, global health, globalization, internet, jewish, malaria endemic countries, malaria projects, migration, multi faith centre, muslim, online communities, phantom, st george campus, tony blair, tony blair faith foundation, uganda, university

*Tony Blair visits U of T Multi-faith Centre*

Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, founder of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, applauded the efforts of the foundation’s six Canadian Faiths Act Fellows to help eradicate malaria and address other pressing community issues.

Blair recently took part in a discussion at the Multi-faith Centre on U of T’s St. George Campus where he talked about the impact of faith communities on global health outcomes alongside expert U of T academics, faith leaders and his foundation’s Faiths Act Fellows (See photos of Blair’s visit). Faiths Act is the foundation’s multi-faith social action program comprising 34 fellows across the world taking action together against preventable disease and extreme poverty. (more…)

ONLY ON YAHOO! SHINE: Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden Discuss Supporting Military Families in Honor of Veteran’s Day

By Guest PostNovember 11, 2011Politics, TechnologyChristmas day, first lady, grab bag, jill biden, lylah alphonse, Michelle Obama, military families, obamas, santa, second lady, veteran day, veterans, vice president biden, yahoo shine

*Michelle Obama: If Malia or Sasha Joined the Military, “I Would Be Proud.”*

In an exclusive interview with Yahoo! Shine (https://shine.yahoo.com), the leading women’s lifestyle website with more than 30 million visitors per month, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden discuss the importance of supporting military families and how the First Lady would feel is her daughters enlisted. As a military mom herself, Dr. Jill Biden also discusses ways we can support returning Veterans. (more…)

Greek ‘Anti-Economist’ Offers Solution to Economic Crisis

By Guest PostNovember 9, 2011Economy, Politicsanti economist, current economic crisis, exit card, hart house, overcoming the eurocrisis, the global minotaur, toxic economic theories, yanis varoufakis

*Standing room only crowd at Hart House*

Yanis Varoufakis, a self-described anti-economist, told a standing-room only crowd at Hart House that the current economic crisis could be solved in two weeks; provided the political will to do so also existed. (more…)

Government Secrecy Claims Too Broad, MU Study Finds

By Guest PostNovember 4, 2011Politicscharles davis, democracy, foia, freedom of information act, global war on terror, government information, journalism, mosaic theory, national security, secrecy and transparency, september 11, terrorist threats, terrorists, university of missouri

*Mosaic theory interferes with public’s right to know, MU expert says*

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Since September 11, 2001, the global war on terror has changed the way the U.S. government regards secrecy and transparency. Journalism researchers from the University of Missouri are concerned about the impact this may have on information freedom in the future. Charles Davis, an associate professor of journalism studies at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, has found that more and more government agencies are using the “mosaic theory” to rationalize keeping government information secret. Mosaic theory is a legal theory used to uphold the classification of information, saying that a collection of unclassified information might add up into a classified whole. Davis finds this trend disturbing. (more…)

Digital Media A Factor in Ferocity of Political Campaigns

By Guest PostNovember 2, 2011Politicscampaign blogs, digital media, healthy democracy, passionate mobs, polarized interest groups, political arguments, political campaigns

MU researcher finds negative language inspires further viciousness

A University of Missouri study of recent political blogs indicates politics are getting nastier due to digital media, which are segmenting people into polarized interest groups. The researcher recommends a balanced approach to finding information in order to return civility to political discourse, which is at the heart of democracy. (more…)

Black and White American Voters Live in One Country, But Two Different Worlds

By Guest PostOctober 31, 2011Culture, Politicsafrican american problems, african americans, aftermath of hurricane katrina, Barack Obama, black political effectiveness, change, euphoria, first black president, katrina disaster, michael dawson, new orleans hurricane in 2005, political outlook of blacks in america, racial harmony, the nadir of black politics, uchicago political scientist, united states, university of chicago, warfare in iraq and afghanistan, william harms

The political outlook of blacks in America has undergone dramatic swings in the last ten years — from the depths of powerlessness during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, to the zenith with the election of the first black president, Barack Obama.

Now, with another presidential election looming, blacks are again confronting new issues as they judge and sometimes question the impact of Obama’s election, contends UChicago political scientist Michael Dawson, whose work finds sharp contrasts between how African Americans and whites feel about their country. (more…)

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