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Take a peek at Sam's blog post!
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Presidential Powers over the Fed: Can Trump Handle It? – University of Pennsylvania Democrats
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By Penn DemsOctober 16, 2017Blog, Samuel Mitchell There is disagreement regarding the actual impact that the President can have on the economy, given the absence of direct levers of control over the vast and complex American economy. However, one Presidential power that undoubtedly has critical impl...
Make sure to read Chiara's awesome piece on the enduring impacts of the travel ban.
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The Revised Travel Ban’s Impact on Iranian-American Citizens – University of Pennsylvania Democrats
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By Penn DemsOctober 16, 2017Blog, Chiara Nemati In 1977, my father immigrated from Iran to study abroad in the United States. He stepped off the plane to become one of the 36,220 Iranian citizens who began their studies abroad in the U.S. of 100,000 Iranian students studying abroad. After the revolu...
Join Penn Democrats as we kick off a semester of phone banking on behalf of the New Jersey and Virginia state-wide elections! There will be food - and fun civic engagement!
Phone Bank with Penn Dems
October 10, 2017, 6:00pm - October 10, 2017, 8:00pm
Join Penn Democrats as we kick off a semester of phone banking on behalf of the New Jersey and Virginia state-wide elections! There will be food - and fun civic engagement!
Can't wait to see everyone tonight for a great conversation with Planned Parenthood about reproductive rights!
A Town Hall with Planned Parenthood
October 3, 2017, 7:00pm - October 3, 2017, 7:00pm
Join Penn Dems and the Penn Association for Gender Equity as we welcome Mary Donahue, Planned Parenthood community resource manager, for a town hall. This will be an opportunity for members of the Penn community to understand the state of reproductive rights not only in Pennsylvania but also the whole country. Mary Donahue is the Community Resources Manager with Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania. Mary has been an organizer in Philadelphia for 10 years, starting within the environmental movement where she led teams of organizers in national and state campaigns for clean air and water before moving into her current role at Planned Parenthood in October of 2015. Mary is part of Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates statewide organizing team, working with her colleagues across PA to implement local and statewide advocacy efforts and manages the community outreach and volunteer programs in the Southeastern PA region. In her time with Planned Parenthood she has represented PPSP in statewide coalitions, onboarded and trained hundreds of new volunteers, developed volunteer leaders and relationships with local organizations to increase access to healthcare and has led electoral field programs in Southeastern PA.
Check out our Toe the Line editorial in the DP today on taxes! Erin Farrell www.thedp.com/article/2017/10/toe-the-line-penn-dems-tax-policy
Toe the Line: Penn Democrats | A millionaire's tax plan with a populist disguise
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To say that this proposed tax plan does not benefit the wealthiest Americans is one of the grandest lies of the Trump administration this week.