UCPU Progressive Party

Hey all,

Hope your years have been off to a great start. In case you haven't heard, I'm Osita Nwanevu and I'll be leading the Progressive Party with Mickey Desruisseaux. I'm really excited about what the UCPU has in store for us this year and particularly excited about next week's debate.

To kick things off, we'll be having a preliminary and very informal meeting today at 2 PM in Hutch Commons. Pizza from Dominos' deal of a lifetime will be provided.

If anyone wants to meet up to talk shop one-on-one before the debate, I'll be holding "office hours" at 8 PM Tuesday and Wednesday, location TBD.

Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

Best,
Osita

Hey Progressives!

There's a UCPU debate tonight at 7 pm at the IOP! The resolution is "put a moratorium on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the American food supply." Hope to see you all there!

The Union now has a full page! Like the page for updates and other fun things!

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Hey Progressives!

Hope you all can make it to our party meeting at 8 pm tonight. In the meantime, here's an ad from Speaker John Boehner's primary challenger, aka the greatest political ad ever.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/boehner-primary-challenger-s-ad-is-a-joke-about-boners-20140414

Boehner Primary Challenger's Ad Is a Joke About Bo**rs "If you have a Boehner lasting more than 23 years..." it says.

Happy spring break, Progressives!

Here's some good-old liberal propaganda for y'all to enjoy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/21/opinion/the-plot-to-cut-food-stamps-foiled.html?action=click&contentCollection=Opinion®ion=Footer&module=Recommendation&src=recg&pgtype=article

The Plot to Cut Food Stamps, Foiled Republicans are furious that states have decided to be generous to the neediest families.

Hi Progressives! The UCPU end-of-quarter feedback form is up. We'd love to hear your thoughts, so it'd be great if you all could take a quick study break and fill one out!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wjFDznjG7wL9VViOKayJZ75vwlUnCXBaVoCmOCYLEgY/viewform

Many thanks!

University of Chicago Political Union Feedback Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with the UCPU board. As you know, the UCPU is only in its second year and we are constantly looking for ways to improve. We seek to be a useful and enjoyable forum for politically active students on campus. To that end, we want to know what you di...

Krugman, right on the money as always:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/opinion/krugman-liberty-equality-efficiency.html?hp&rref=opinion

Happy tenth week, Progressives!

Liberty, Equality, Efficiency Taking action to reduce inequality would probably increase, not reduce, economic growth.

Hey Progressives!
Don't forget we have a debate this Wednesday at 7 pm: "Resolved: Corporate Greed is Good." In the meantime, check this website out; it's got some great articles and thought-pieces (thankfully not from thought leaders).

Democracy Corps Voters overwhelmingly want to see the country move away from coal and toward renewable energy, and they believe the government should be taking more action to combat climate disruption, according to a new national survey for the Sierra Club conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner. As a result, voters…

Best episode of the Daily Show to date: BILL. DE. BLASIO!

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-3-2014/exclusive---bill-de-blasio-extended-interview-pt--1

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-3-2014/exclusive---bill-de-blasio-extended-interview-pt--2

Exclusive - Bill de Blasio Extended Interview Pt. 1 Bill de Blasio learns an alternative pizza-eating method.

Happy Saturday! Celebrate the end of fourth week with this great New York Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/31/opinion/egan-when-biography-trumps-substance.html?action=click&contentCollection=N.Y.%20%2F%20Region&module=MostEmailed&version=Full®ion=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article

When Biography Trumps Substance People in Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers’s own district are flocking to Obamacare, which she opposes. How ... awkward.

Hi Progressives! Don't forget to watch the State of the Union tonight, whether at the IOP or on your own. The Progressive Party will be live-tweeting the address, so check out our twitter!

Also, this week's UCPU debate on humanitarian intervention will be tomorrow at 7. Come and support your party!

Hey Progressives! The party now has a twitter. Follow us at , and stay tuned!

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