Rahm Emanuel is former ballet dancer.  The character “Ari” in the HBO show “Entourage” is based on Rahm Emanuel’s brother, Ari.  Emanuel is the son of an Israeli and remains a practicing “modern Orthodox” Jew.  He is a strong proponent of universal health care, and was a senior adviser to President Clinton.  Emanuel’s appointment has [...]

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Hakim Bellamy: “He Absolutely Had to Be a Community-Organizer”
Hakim Bellamy is a two-time National Champion in the Poetry Slam scene, as well as a freelance journalist, community organizer and social justice advocate. He is currently working for the New Mexico Office of African American Affairs and is a board member for Poetic Justice Institute and [...]

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At least for the next six months, what Obama says goes. His acceptance speech, while being necessarily celebratory, offered advice on how to unite our country. “Let’s resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics so long.” I was surprised last night when, on [...]

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Click this link to check out the story that aired last night on KOAT.
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Lacking words to reflect on what happened last night or our gratitude toward Obama and this renewed nation, PAC505 leaves you with a youtube version of the slideshow that we projected during the election party last night, and an e-mail we received directly from Noam Chomsky a few months ago that reminds us all of [...]

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An airplane pulling this Obama message has been seen over the skies of Albuquerque for the last couple days.
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In the waning hours of this election, PAC505 is hoping to see a few more outbursts of racism and xenophobia from the far right and/or the McCain campaign. We will happily oblige their effort to turn this election into a referendum on intolerance. Bring it on.  Let it out. The more that Republicans rely on [...]

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We should not get used to this.  It is nice to see corporate mutualism for a change and, who knows, maybe a handful of tired hearts will go vote only because they need caffeine.  But this Starbucks commercial poses a  problem beyond the fact that it resurrects the rumor of a shady association between Obama [...]

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When the Obama or Moveon or Democratic or Wildlife campaign people call you for more money or more volunteering, answer the phone and give them some love even if you have to tell them “no.”  They are doing the world’s worst political job but it is really important and if you thank them it may [...]

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