Washington Post: Should National Service Be Part of Obama's Economic Plan?

Nov 26, 2008 Posted by Aaron Marquez

Yesterday, Washington Post writer, Ed O'Keefe wrote a blog posting that explored if national service should be included as part of Obama's economic plan.  

Absolutely! Americans are ready more than every for a call bold call to service.  O'Keefe's blog posting points out that there are 3 applicants for every AmeriCorps slots.  Also many programs have seen an increase in applicants in these dire economic times.

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tags Washington Post, Obama, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, Job Corps, Economy (all tags)

Volunteerism is Slavery?

Jul 21, 2008 Posted by Elysabeth Hahm

Jonah Goldberg, an LA Times columnist, has taken a bold stand against Barack Obama’s speech which called all Americans to serve their country or community through programs like AmeriCorps and the Peace Corps. He claims that Obama will violate the 13th Amendment which states that slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, shall not exist within the United States.

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tags Jonah Goldberg, national service, Obama, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, volunteerism (all tags)

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