Empax » politics http://empax.org Moving Big Ideas Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:40:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Raw Data Now! http://empax.org/blog/raw-data-now http://empax.org/blog/raw-data-now#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:18:55 +0000 Fred http://empax.org/?p=1176 Raw Data NowAs a follow up to my previous post regarding the necessity of incentives to fuel high standards across all agencies I did some digging around and discovered some very interesting facts about what the U.S. government hopes to achieve via the Open Government Initiative.]]> http://empax.org/blog/raw-data-now/feed 2 Why the president needs to take ownership of traditional American presidential and national iconography. http://empax.org/blog/why-the-president-needs-to-take-ownership-of-traditional-american-presidential-and-national-iconography http://empax.org/blog/why-the-president-needs-to-take-ownership-of-traditional-american-presidential-and-national-iconography#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:57:12 +0000 Martin http://empax.org/?p=1132 Why the president needs to take ownership of traditional American presidential and national iconography.In his press conference yesterday, the president answered a reporter’s question by saying that he understood the 24-hour news cycle but would not be playing into it. He should also not be playing into the contemporary political stricture of ABC – Always Be Campaigning.]]> http://empax.org/blog/why-the-president-needs-to-take-ownership-of-traditional-american-presidential-and-national-iconography/feed 2 A Quiet Victory http://empax.org/blog/a-quiet-victory http://empax.org/blog/a-quiet-victory#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:53:50 +0000 Martin http://empax.org/?p=538 Paraplegics

We’ve been fighting for stem cells for a long long time here.

Today, President Obama will rid us one more dark cloud hanging over American science by lifting the ban on federal funding and approval of embryonic stem cell research.

Having spe...

]]> http://empax.org/blog/a-quiet-victory/feed 0 Blog the Power http://empax.org/blog/blog-the-power http://empax.org/blog/blog-the-power#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:51:30 +0000 Jessica http://empax.org/?p=434 blog_the_power

Much has already been written about the Obama campaign and its incredibly successful interaction with young voters via its online components, but the following quote, from this New York Yimes article, really struck me:

Chuck D., 48, the r...

]]> http://empax.org/blog/blog-the-power/feed 0 Democracy on Display: A look at strategic communication and design campaigns for our nations’ most important job http://empax.org/blog/democracy-on-display-a-look-at-strategic-communication-and-design-campaigns-for-our-nations-most-important-job http://empax.org/blog/democracy-on-display-a-look-at-strategic-communication-and-design-campaigns-for-our-nations-most-important-job#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:32:51 +0000 Gwen http://empax.org/?p=417 11108In New York City there are currently several exhibitions that explore numerous aspects of presidential campaign history. “Campaigning for President: New York and American Election” at the Museum of the City of New York looks at how the city has affected the presidential election since George Washington defeated John Adams in 1789. Aside from the show’s link to New York’s influence it features the most extensive collection of memorabilia.]]> http://empax.org/blog/democracy-on-display-a-look-at-strategic-communication-and-design-campaigns-for-our-nations-most-important-job/feed 0 Say SOMETHING!!! http://empax.org/blog/say-something http://empax.org/blog/say-something#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:12:10 +0000 Jessica http://empax.org/?p=446 say_something

While on the subject of not-very-GOOD information graphics (see the previous blog entry below, from my fellow Empaxer Ehud Tal), here’s another example, this time from the New York Times.

The introductory text asks:

“Which...

]]> http://empax.org/blog/say-something/feed 0 JStreet Site Launches http://empax.org/blog/jstreet-site-launches http://empax.org/blog/jstreet-site-launches#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 18:55:12 +0000 Fred http://empax.org/?p=73 JStreetThe JStreet site we designed launched last month. See how the Washington Post reported their burst onto the Middle East scene here.]]> http://empax.org/blog/jstreet-site-launches/feed 0