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On the 4th anniversary of Citizens United v. FEC, consider the ways that citizens can engage beyond campaign donations and the ballot box. >> Read More.

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Last year, students in our New York City Summer Academy Fellowship program devised solutions to the pressing challenge of disconnected youth in New York. Fellows worked in teams to find innovative solutions to challenges affecting New York, Chicago, Washington, DC, and the Bay Area.  Check out the New York Summer Academy’s proposals to address disconnected youth with their team based challenge mission: 

http://www.scribd.com/doc/166119261/2013-Summer-Academy-Suggestions-for-Disconnected-Youth-in-New-York-City

Don’t forget to apply for the 2014 Summer Academy! The application is now live: 

http://www.strikingly.com/summeracademy

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One of the biggest political operations of 2012 took place outside the American campaign finance system, involving a network of politically active nonprofits backed by billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch, and other major donors.

Check out this amazing map of that massive anonymous political network by our very own Robert Maguire for the Washington Post, and read the accompanying story here. 

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Just how much did the Koch brothers have for the 2012 election?

A lot.

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The starting point of this whole project was the creation of democratic spaces that enabled students to collectively deliberate and decide what they thought were the main challenges and opportunities facing the realization of their ideal government.

Millennials don't want a government that just talks at them. They want to build it together.

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We used participatory democracy.

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Campus Network National Director Taylor Jo Isenberg and Program Director Alan Smith chat with Washington Weekly about Government by and for Millennial America project.

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Young people firmly believe that government can and should play a role in solving some of our most urgent and complex problems.

The New York Times highlights the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network's newest initiative, viewing government as a steward of the common good. http://bit.ly/Room4Debate

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Register for Government by and for Millennial America conference in Washington, DC:

http://governmentbyandfor.eventbrite.com/

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As the March 1 deadline to avert the sequester approaches, policymakers and politicians continue to butt heads in DC. So far, it seems they have been unable to find common ground to propose solutions that address the country's growing budget and deficit problem. Here are four innovative budget fixes that should be considered as they have received some great public support. 

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The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network launched its newest initiative, Government by and for Millennial America. Let’s take the next step and tap into our generation’s thinkers, leaders, and social entrepreneurs to rethink the way democracy works and build a system that lives up to our nation’s ideals, values, and potential. Get involved and let’s use this plan to reclaim government as a vehicle for bold, positive change. http://bit.ly/govbyandfor

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Read Jean-Ann's journey from our 2012 Summer Academy and how she played an instrumental role in designing the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network's Government by and for Millennial America initiative.

Submit your application today for the 2013 Summer Academy in Chicago, New York, and Washington, DC. http://bit.ly/SummerAcademy13

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Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Senior Fellow for Health Care Policy, Rahul Rekhi, writes:  President Obama's SOTU mentioned Medicare, but he still fails to realize that young people are ready for even greater investment in health care.

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Government should act as the framework that both enables and is subject to democratic decision-making in society. Take action with us. Share a photo.  http://bit.ly/govbyandfor

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Roosevelt Reacts: How the State of the Union Could Be Even Stronger

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Like (or did not like) what you heard tonight? Well join us as we create a smarter, effective, inclusive, and transparent government. Join us. http://bit.ly/govbyandfor

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Our democratic institutions must be participatory, our leadership collaborative, and our politics transparent. 

Let's get to work on creating a Government by and for: http://bit.ly/govbyandfor