February 2012
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“There will come times in life and career ahead when you have to choose between...”
– Rachel Maddow
Feb 25th
January 2012
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Jan 25th
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December 2011
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Dec 27th
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“Would you have me argue that man is entitled to liberty? That he is the rightful...”
– (1) Frederick Douglass, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?, 1852 (2) Yan Phou Lee, The Chinese Must Stay, 1889
Dec 25th
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Dec 5th
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November 2011
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Nov 28th
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Nov 18th
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“I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, and about 12 miles from Easton, in...”
– (1) Frederick Douglass, The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, 1845 (2) Yan Phou Lee, When I was a Boy in China, 1887
Nov 17th
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October 2011
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Oct 1st
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September 2011
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Would James Garfield Have Signed the Chinese...
It is one of those classic “What If” questions in history. I heard Candice Millard today at the National Book Festival talk about her new book on James Garfield - arguably the most incredible man ever elected president. Born into poverty, he was a tenured professor by age 23, a university president by 26, a mathematics genius, could recite the entire Aeneid in Latin, rose from a...
Sep 25th
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August 2011
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“The election invigorated Washington. The city acquired a youthful glow. Young...”
– Ethan Porter, Coming to Washington (Dissent Magazine, Spring 2010) I had to take it back for a minute. First of all this entire piece by E is a great read. But this paragraph is about our old house. Seriously the best year of my life. I miss y’all to pieces. And I miss the way Washington felt...
Aug 31st
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Everyday Cassidy's Hustlin'.
Definitely did not give enough love to Chris Cassidy’s official launch of Hustle Labs when I was on vacation. So proud to have been a small part of this buddy. Folks - for all your public relations, social media and viral marketing needs, go to hustle.is - the case studies speak for themselves.
Aug 23rd
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“The blood of slaves reminds us that our pragmatism can sometimes be moral...”
– Barack Obama, 2006
Aug 21st
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Aug 15th
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July 2011
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“There are such things in the world as human rights. They rest upon no...”
– Frederick Douglass, 1869
Jul 30th
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Jul 24th
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Check out this video from yesterday’s House Oversight Committee hearing. Not only does Elizabeth Warren give an incredibly inspiring response to the purpose of the CFPB, but Rep. Jim Cooper really calls out the Republicans on the committee who have been attacking her nonstop on behalf of Wall Street and big banks. Urge the White House to nominate Warren to be the first chair of the CFPB -...
Jul 15th
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Help William Tong Make History.
Today, we’re launching the website for State Rep. William Tong, who’s running for the U.S. Senate from Connecticut. This is a campaign that means a lot to us. Not only is William impressive and raised more than $550,000 in his first quarter as an official candidate, he’s the current chair of the House Banking Committee and stands to be the first Asian-American elected to the...
Jul 11th
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One journey ends, another begins. On July 8, the NASA space shuttle will make its final journey. On July 9, the Commercial Space Age starts. Check out our video on behalf of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. Welcome to the great adventure of the 21st Century.
Jul 7th
June 2011
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Jun 17th
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“Websites that do not rely on anonymity in the service of an obvious public good...”
– Ethan Porter, Tweeting Toward Bethlehem (Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, Summer 2011)
Jun 16th
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The campaign for Union storytelling for #CivilWar150 continues. Rob proposes a Second Freedom Trail for Massachusetts in the Boston Globe to celebrate the state’s abolitionist and Civil War legacy. From the state that brought us Charles Sumner, William Lloyd Garrison, Robert Gould Shaw, Julia Ward Howe, John Andrew, and many others - we must remember these iconic Americans who were on the...
Jun 12th
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Check out our TV spot on behalf of Friends of the Earth challenging the GOP presidential field to say no to the $6 billion-dollar ethanol giveaway in advance of the June 13 New Hampshire primary debate. Visit Green Scissors for more information.
Jun 10th
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Check out our latest TV spot/microsite campaign on behalf of AFSCME Minnesota. Avoid risky cuts to public services: tell Minnesota legislators to stand up for the middle class by taxing the richest 2%. Visit Tax the Richest for more information.
Jun 8th
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May 2011
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“On slavery Fremont was rejected, on slavery Lincoln was elected; the South...”
– John Stuart Mill, 1862
May 16th
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May 4th
April 2011
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The trailer for The Antebellum Project - a passion project of ours for the past 8 months. Full site/interactive experience will be ready in a couple of days.
Apr 25th
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“There’s nothing serious about a plan that claims to reduce the deficit by...”
– Barack Obama
Apr 14th
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Apr 12th
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March 2011
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Mar 27th
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An incredible ad supporting Wisconsin public employees from Jim and Aaron. Easily ranks as one of the best pieces of work we’ve produced to date. Inspiring stuff.
Mar 3rd
February 2011
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Recapping a Couple of (Award-Winning) Projects: Roosevelt’s Think 2040 & Truman’s Operation Free It’s been a great day here for us at Projects by Chi/Donahoe + Cole/Duffey. We were notified earlier this morning that we have won a Gold Addy award for our Think 2040 video on behalf of the Roosevelt Campus Network. And tonight, our work for the Truman National Security...
Feb 5th
January 2011
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Amy Chua's Not Serious.
I initially didn’t want to write something about this. But Amy Chua’s claim that she was just “joking” and that her “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” op-ed was taken “out of context” made me realize that all she’s doing is manipulating the childhood trauma and model minority stereotypes of Asian-Americans just to hawk her book. My response to...
Jan 16th
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What Advertising Age Got Wrong about the 2010...
Forgot to plug this on Tumblr. Amy Gershkoff of Changing Targets Media and I wrote about the future of political advertising re: television vs. online in the Huffington Post.
Jan 6th
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Jan 5th
November 2010
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Check out our latest video for Operation Free. What do you do to make Americans understand the national security implications of climate change? Sponsor a racecar and go to America’s heartland. That’s exactly what we did for Operation Free and the Truman Project. As Joe Klein of TIME put it recently: “There is, in Operation Free’s strategy, a lesson for the President of...
Nov 22nd
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On The Rise
In a tough election for Democrats, there was good news from the youngest class of CDA Alumni. The College Democrats Alumni Association profiles 5 alums turned elected officials on the rise. That’s Alex Cornell du Houx, Henry Beck, Bryce Bennett, Matt Lesser and Mike Simmons. Check it out here.
Nov 22nd
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Fortune Cookie Politics
I learned early from a school of political consultants to not put yourself out there that much. Focus on the clients. So if I do write something, it’s because I feel like it’s important and because I’m frankly pretty upset. Here’s my piece in the Boston Globe on how both parties used offensive Chinese-American stereotypes in attack ads against China. My bottom line:...
Nov 9th
October 2010
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The Last of Political Facebook Tabs
Facebook is changing the way their tabs work on November 3. I imagine they’re doing that just 1 day after the election so political campaigns across the country don’t throw a fit. So before we say goodbye to tabs as we know it, here are three that we’ve done recently for clients that we love. Robin Carnahan:      Jack Conway:      Libby Mitchell:      A colleague commented...
Oct 21st
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Oct 20th
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Our TV spot for our friend Alex Cornell du Houx, who’s running for re-election to the Maine State House. Check out our website for him at AlexCornell.org.
Oct 18th
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Oct 11th
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The Social Network is About Social Upheaval....
Crossposted on the Huffington Post There is a wide backlash from new media professionals about The Social Network. Jose Antonio Vargas says that the movie shows how much Hollywood doesn’t understand Silicon Valley. Jeff Jarvis thinks it vilifies nerds and is the new “anti-geek movie.” People who want absolute allegiance to the “truth” of Facebook’s founding are...
Oct 2nd
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September 2010
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Lauren Wolfe's Embarking on a Worldwide Journey
Hi friends, just want to make sure everyone follows Lauren Wolfe as she prepares to embark on trip around the world to 30 countries in 6 months. She’ll be posting her thoughts, pictures and videos from her adventures at her Tumblr at LaurenAroundTheWorld.com.
Sep 10th