Daniel Lubetzky

Howard Schultz’s campaign to divest from all political campaigns as a sign of disgust for Washington’s political feuds, has caught President Obama’s attention.  President Obama recently called the Starbucks CEO to discuss the campaign, and while Schultz emphasized that his campaign is not directed against the President, it is clear that his rally has made an impression on our nation’s leaders.

This article takes a look at that story, as well as others that demonstrate Schultz’s renowned leadership and personality traits.

Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Adeena Schlussel

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“Can Anyone Really Create Jobs,” this New York Times article asks.  Adam Davidson’s answer is no, and that presidential candidates especially don’t possess this magical power.

This fact doesn’t cork the flow of candidate jobs plans, and more importantly there are other problems that our country will face at the end of the job crisis; it would be good to hear candidates address these issues as well.

Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Adeena Schlussel

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This Thomas Friedman article delineates the ways in which CITIGROUP has functioned immorally.  Of greater concern, this example is representative of a larger problem of expanding of injustice and corruption in the inseparable financial and political arenas.

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With the lack of leadership in Washington, it is comforting to know there is creativity and bold leadership coming from business entrepreneurs who want to contribute towards improving society.  Take a look at this article about Howard Schultz’s efforts to generate jobs for America.  This is a harbinger for the increasing role that enlightened capitalists will play in the future to address social challenges we face.  As business pervades more and more in our daily lives, market forces and good corporate brands will be able to play increasing leadership roles – even as politicians get co-opted by special interests and petty extremist politics.

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The word flip-flopper has been so overused that it is actually harmful to obsess on whether political candidates have changed their views on a particular occasion. It is fine for people to evolve in their views. That said, Mitt Romney’s approach to politics seems to be a true example of what we should criticize: pure pandering and change of the deepest positions just to say what he thinks the audience of the day may want to hear. Read this article from Maureen Dowd to get some examples…

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The following article in the Washington Jewish Week illustrates the work of two OneVoice Youth Leaders in DC, and the overall goal that they and OneVoice strive to achieve.

Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Adeena Schlussel

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It is worthwhile to read the speeches given by President Obama, PM Netanyahu, and President Abbas at the UN.  These speeches are a window into how each leader perceives his nation’s position and narrative, and are crucial in understanding the varying sides of the debate over statehood.

Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Adeena Schlussel

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Daniel’s good friend pointed us towards an important cause: America is currently facing an education crisis, where 1/3 of current eighth grade students will not graduate college, and one of the biggest causes is that kids lack fundamental Algebra skills.  Sylvan, a learning center for kids of all ages, has stepped up to the challenge with the Algebra Fitness Challenge, a free Algebra test that kids can take to identify their strengths and weaknesses in the subject.  This tool hopes to begin to solve the extant algebra problem, and can be taken at Fit 4 Algebra.

Spotted by Daniel Lubetzky, by Adeena Schlussel

OneVoice was busy on the Hill this week, as Youth Leaders Eyal and Obada discussed their work to support a two state solution.  Ambassador Philip Wilcox moderated the panel as they moved to discuss the Palestinian bid for statehood at the UN, and the event was covered by C-Span.

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This article by Tom Friedman, widely covered in the Israeli media, sadly but accurately recaps Netanyahu’s failure as a national and strategic leader, hurting not just Israel but the US, the Palestinians, and the world, because he puts his personal political standing ahead of Israel’s national interests.

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