Tag Archives: politics

Getting out the Vote

Posted on 5 November 2012 by The Urchins

By Sarah Jost At 8am on Saturday, I boarded an old yellow school bus from Chicago to Wisconsin. I was headed into the swing state to canvas for Barack Obama. One of the first people I met was a gentleman … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics & Global Issues, Sarah | Tagged barack obama, canvassing, election 2012, get out the vote, obama for america, politics, polling place, presidential campaign, swing state, voter ID laws, wisconsin | 4 Comments

The Komen Foundation’s Defunding of Planned Parenthood

Posted on 3 February 2012 by The Urchins

By Sarah Jost For 95 years, the non-profit orginisation Planned Parenthood has provided health and educational services to women in America. One in five women in American has utilized Planned Parenthood’s health care services at least once, 3 million Americans … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics & Global Issues, Sarah | Tagged breast cancer, health care, Karen Handel, Planned Parenthood funding, politics, Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, women's health | 3 Comments

The Arts in Auckland

Posted on 18 October 2011 by The Urchins

By Sarah Jost In the time leading up to my departure for New Zealand, I eagerly scanned what felt like hundreds of websites looking for arts and cultural events to take advantage of when I arrived. It was a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Money, Film & Television, Fine Arts, Sarah, Travel | Tagged arts in auckland, Auckland, media7, New Zealand, politics, Rugby World Cup, sky tower, tvnz | 3 Comments

Fascism by the Pool: A Screenplay in One Act

Posted on 12 July 2011 by The Urchins

by Sarah Jost I’ve always been a big eavesdropper. Luckily, now that I’m a bit older and a writer, I can call it ‘journalism.’ A few days ago, I was enjoying a brief aquatic reprieve from Washington, D.C.’s current heat … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics & Global Issues, Sarah, Travel | Tagged bible, busboys and poets, center of the universe, denmark, george w. bush, god in schools, holland, Islam, islamic europe, islamo fascism, islamofascism, manhattan, media, nazi, new jersey, Obama, philip jenkins, politics, quran, raising kids in new york, society, violence, Washington D.C. | 2 Comments

Who is the Greenest GOP Candidate?

Posted on 6 July 2011 by The Urchins

By Margaret Hedderman For all the hype and rhetoric surrounding the current GOP candidates, little has been said regarding their stances on the environment. Who supports clean energy? Who thinks global warming is “junk science?” If a Republican made it … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Margaret, Politics & Global Issues | Tagged 2012 Presidential election, glenn beck, GOP Presidential Candidates, Green republican candidates, Jon Huntsman, michele bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, politics, Rick Santorum, Tim Pawlenty, Who is the greenest Republican? | 5 Comments

My Trip to Washington and the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

Posted on 1 November 2010 by The Urchins

By Geo Ong In between a particularly hectic week at work and my first week of NaNoWriMo, I spent this past weekend in Washington, D. C., primarily to attend what has most recently been referred to as the Rally to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film & Television, Geo, Politics & Global Issues, Travel | Tagged airbnb, asylum bar and lounge, busboys and poets, conservatives, Democrats, fear, halloween, halloween costumes, Jon Stewart, karl marx, liberals, march to keep fear alive, metro, nanowrimo, national mall, politics, rallies, rally, rally signs, rally to restore sanity, rally to restore sanity and/or fear, Republicans, sanity, stephen colbert, The Daily Show, tourists, two party system, vegan restaurants, Washington D.C. | 7 Comments

That’s What He Said

Posted on 3 July 2010 by The Urchins

It (the highest good) would seem to belong to the most authoritative art and that which is most truly the master art. And politics appears to be of this nature; for it is this that ordains which of the sciences … Continue reading →

Posted in Examples in Urchinism, Margaret, Politics & Global Issues, That's What They Said | Tagged 4th of July, Aristotelian political theory, Aristotle, margaret hedderman, philosophy of founding fathers, political science, politics, The Nicomachean Ethics | Leave a comment

I Should’ve Voted for Jesus

Posted on 20 January 2010 by The Urchins

By Margaret Hedderman It’s the one year anniversary of President Obama’s inauguration and I realise that if I had expected miracles, I should have voted Jesus for President in ’08. If I wanted universal healthcare, victory in the Middle East, … Continue reading →

Posted in Margaret, Politics & Global Issues | Tagged 2008 us presidential election, america, barack obama, economy, France, going rogue, jesus, job market, john mccain, nfl, politics, presidental inauguration, recession, rush limbaugh, sarah palin, socialism, the who, trader joe's, universal healthcare, us government, Walmart | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: politics

Getting out the Vote

The Komen Foundation’s Defunding of Planned Parenthood

The Arts in Auckland

Fascism by the Pool: A Screenplay in One Act

Who is the Greenest GOP Candidate?

My Trip to Washington and the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

That’s What He Said

I Should’ve Voted for Jesus

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