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Partnership unveils the 2024 Service to America Medals® finalists

Partnership for Public Service

White House Cabinet Secretary Evan Ryan delivered special remarks. The finalists also visited the White House later in the day. On Thursday, May 9, this year’s nominees gathered at the Partnership headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C., to be acknowledged for their tremendous work. You can read more about this year’s nominees here.

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

As more of the world becomes connected online, revolutionaries across the globe are being empowered like never before although not all are successful as sustaining the movement the use of information communication technologies (ICT) are critical in developing and executing modern social movements.

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The Social Media President – @POTUS final #SOTU

Public Policy Blog

These efforts build on previous White House efforts to connect with users across a range of social media sites and make the experience of the speech appropriate to each platform. And finally, keep engaging with the White House: We’re listening” (Goldman). Social media is a bridge of sorts. No small feat.

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A Slice of the Trump Budget’s Shrunken Pie for the Needs of Low-Income People

Poverty & Policy

And we’ve all seen and/or heard news reports, op-eds, social media takes and the like. Safe, stable housing that leaves enough income to help pay for other needs. Public housing , which subsidizes rents at the same rate, would lose another $18 billion — nearly 29% more than it’s lost through this fiscal year.

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Too Quick to Pronounce Trump Budget Dead on Arrival

Poverty & Policy

Some Republicans may balk at some details, but the major thrusts replicate those in budgets the House has passed ever since Republicans gained control in 2010. If the House and Senate can then agree on a resolution, the actual spending and/or tax cuts need only a majority vote in the Senate.