[Editor's Note: This seems like a really great opportunity for some of our visionaries to write about a New Clean Deal]
Roosevelt Institution Student Essay Contest ‘08
Co-sponsored by The NationAnswer the following question in 600 words or less. The top essay will be published in The Nation Magazine and the author will be awarded $500. The top five submissions will all be published on Student Nation Online, and all authors will receive a free year’s subscription to the magazine.
Co-sponsored by The NationAnswer the following question in 600 words or less. The top essay will be published in The Nation Magazine and the author will be awarded $500. The top five submissions will all be published on Student Nation Online, and all authors will receive a free year’s subscription to the magazine.
“In the 1930s, FDR’s New Deal established a new social compact between government and its citizens. That compact has frayed greatly in the face of economic globalization and the seeming triumph of free-market thinking. What relevance, if any, do you think New Deal politics have today in meeting the challenges of the 21st century, especially globalization and climate change?”
Submissions should be emailed to essays@rooseveltinstitution.org. More information is available at www.rooseveltinstitution.org/essay. Deadline: March 2.
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I really enjoy reading your blog, it always has great insight. But I am very frustrated with the fact that so few people are talking about presidential candidates and their thoughts on global warming. Now that it is down to just a few candidates I would think that this would be a bigger issue.
Live Earth just picked up this topic and put out an article ( http://www.liveearth.org/news.php ) live earth is also asking why the presidential candidates are not being solicited for their stance on the issue of the climate change. I just saw a poll on http://www.EarthLab.com that says people care a lot about what their next leader thinks of global warming. Does anyone know of another poll or other results about this subject?
Here is the page where I saw the EarthLab poll: http://www.earthlab.com/life.aspx. This is a pretty legit website; they are endorsed by Al Gore and the alliance for climate protection and they have a carbon footprint calculator. Does anyone have a strong opinion about this like I do? No matter what your political affiliation is or who you vote for this is an important issue for our environment, our economy and for homeland security.
Our visions all involve working together - would any of y’all be interested in using a wiki to create an entry. We could submit it on behalf of the IGHIH community. Leave a comment if your interested…