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Words That Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear

admin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 06:18:37 +0000

Health Care Reform and American Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know

admin — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:08:31 +0000

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 is a landmark in U.S. social legislation. The new law extends health insurance to nearly all Americans, fulfilling a century-long quest and bringing the United States to parity with other industrial nations. Affordable Care aims to control rapidly rising health care costs and promises to make the United States more equal, reversing four decades of rising disparities between the very rich and everyone else. Millions of people of modest means will gain new benefits and protections from insurance company abuses - and the tab will be paid by privileged corporations and the very rich. How did such a bold reform effort pass in a polity wracked by partisan divisions and intense lobbying by special interests? What does Affordable Care mean - and what comes next? In Health Care Reform and American Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know, Lawrence R. Jacobs and Theda Skocpol--two of the nation's leading experts on politics and health care policy--provide a concise and accessible overview. They explain the political battles of 2009 and 2010, highlighting White House strategies, the deals Democrats cut with interest groups, and the impact of agitation by Tea Partiers and progressives. Jacobs and Skocpol spell out what the new law can do for everyday Americans, what it will cost, and who will pay. Above all, they explain what comes next, as critical yet often behind-the-scenes battles rage over implementing reform nationally and in the fifty states. Affordable Care might end up being weakened. But, like Social Security and Medicare, it could also gain strength and popularity as the majority of Americans learn what it can do for them.

Obama Health Law: What It Says and How to Overturn It (Encounter Broadsides)

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:38:02 +0000

We Ain’t What We Ought To Be: The Black Freedom Struggle from Emancipation to Obama

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:35:19 +0000

In this exciting revisionist history, Stephen Tuck traces the black freedom struggle in all its diversity, from the first years of freedom during the Civil War to President Obamaâ��s inauguration. As it moves from popular culture to high politics, from the Deep South to New England, the West Coast, and abroad, Tuck weaves gripping stories of ordinary black peopleâ��as well as celebrated figuresâ��into the sweep of racial protest and social change. The drama unfolds from an armed march of longshoremen in postâ��Civil War Baltimore to Booker T. Washingtonâ��s founding of Tuskegee Institute; from the race riots following Jack Johnsonâ��s â��fight of the centuryâ�� to Rosa Parksâ�� refusal to move to the back of a Montgomery bus; and from the rise of hip hop to the journey of a black Louisiana grandmother to plead with the Tokyo directors of a multinational company to stop the dumping of toxic waste near her home. We Ainâ��t What We Ought To Be rejects the traditional narrative that identifies the Southern non-violent civil rights movement as the focal point of the black freedom struggle. Instead, it explores the dynamic relationships between those seeking new freedoms and those looking to preserve racial hierarchies, and between grassroots activists and national leaders. As Tuck shows, strategies were ultimately contingent on the power of activists to protest amidst shifting economic and political circumstances in the U.S. and abroad. This book captures an extraordinary journey that speaks to all Americansâ��both past and future. (20091123)

Brand It Like Barack!: How Barack Obama sold himself to America and what you can learn from this.

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:56:31 +0000

On January 16, 2007, Barack Obama announced to his supporters that he would seek the presidency of the United States. On November 4, 2008 he achieved that dream. Who could have predicted the meteoric rise of the relatively unknown Junior Senator from Illinois to become the first African American elected President of the United States? Entering a crowded Democratic field against entrenched competition, how was Barack Obama able win his party's nomination and dominate the general election? While many are curious as to how Barack Obama was able to accomplish his victory in such short order, the answers are there for the taking. There really is no magic to what he did, but if you don't know what to look for it may seem like that! Barack Obama used classic and modern marketing principles to elevate his brand above the crowd to win. Following these principles, you can as well. Gary Kaskowitz, MBA, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Management at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. Gary's research and teaching focus on marketing principles, both classic and modern. He has created and taught courses on branding and salesmanship. Prior to teaching at Moravian, Gary taught at the University of Maryland and was a Senior Manager of Market Research at Verizon. In his earlier life, Gary was a Sales Engineer for Motorola. He has also worked as a marketing consultant for both large and small organizations with an emphasis on understanding human motivation. Always fascinated by why people make the purchase choices they make, he has spent the last several years studying the use of story structure and internet technology in creating and spreading a brand message. Gary enjoys the outdoors, travel, and soccer whether he is coaching, or attending games. He lives in Allentown, PA with his wife and children.

What President Obama Doesn’t Know About Guantanamo (Encounter Broadsides)

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:11:10 +0000

What Is The Biggest Sacrifice Obama Has Made On Behalf Of His Coutry?

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:43:39 +0000

From what I can determine, Obama is a man of his generation, where, self gratification and moving ahead is the directive.
I know what McCain has done, five years of torture, and, as a Senator, deriding his own party, to his demise in 2000.
What has Obama accomplished? Lying about campaign finance reform? Going to the center after embracing those that would do anything but?
Please, tell me, how has Obama sacrifieced himself on behalf of his nation, and, not his ambition?

What Does Obama Helath Care Include And When Does It Take Affect My Insurance Ran Out Six Months Ago?

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:31:40 +0000

What does obama helath care include and when does it take affect my insurance ran out six months ago?
What is Obama Health Cover consists of and when will it take affect.Is it medicaid??I need a new health insurance really bad.

Should Obama Challenge Palin To Visit The South Side Of Chicago To See What A Community Organizer Does?

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:27:11 +0000

Remember when McCain challenged Obama to visit Iraq? Maybe Obama should challenge Palin to visit the south side of Chicago. Then she can visit and maybe think twice about her effort to belittle his time spent as a community organizer. That is, if she's not afraid of black people.

What Will The Obama’s Administration And The Media Call Civilians Who Are Killed In Strikes That He Ordered?

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:30:57 +0000

And this will happen, there is no way around it. So what type of statements do you believe Obama will give to the US citizens about the deaths? What type of statement do you believe Obama will give to the nations in which those civilians were killed? How will the media report and analysis it in the US and abroad?
I am asking about Barack Hussein Obama, he is the president now, so I really don't care to see a comparison of the last president since it will be irrelevant.