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New Democrats across America took time out Thursday to join former President Bill Clinton in the Democratic Leadership Council's (DLC) first ever "National Service Day," to draw attention to the promise of national service and call for the expansion of service opportunities for all Americans.
- "The Insanity of Work-Study," by Paul Glastris, Blueprint Magazine, March 25, 2002.
- "Idea of the Week: A Universal High School Service Requirement," Idea of the Week, March 15, 2002.
- "Idea of the Week: Citizen-Soldiers," New Dem Daily, March 29, 2000.
"National Service After 9/11," by Will Marshall, Blueprint Magazine, January 22, 2002: At a time when many Americans are asking what they can do to help make our nation safer and stronger, the Bayh-McCain national service plan offers an answer -- and points us toward a higher politics of national purpose.
"It's Our Fight Too," by Bruce Reed, Blueprint Magazine, November 15, 2001: Americans have always been prepared to sacrifice in times of war, and never more so than now. Our leaders should start asking us.
"National Service: Better Late Than Never," New Dem Daily, February 7, 2002: At last there is a serious bipartisan drive in the offing to give national service the truly national scope that it, and the country, deserves.
"An Idea Worth Stealing," by David Broder, Washington Post, February 6, 2002: Since President Bush "forgot" to mention the ancestry of his national service idea, let it be noted that its parentage was largely on the other side of the aisle....
"Congress and National Service: Benchmarks for Success," by Marc Magee, PPI Policy Backgrounder, May 22, 2002: By insisting this year's National Service legislation meet the five benchmarks presented in this backgrounder, progressives can ensure that this historic opportunity is matched with an equally historic leap toward a nationwide system of robust, voluntary National Service.
"Bayh and McCain Hit the Road for National Service," New Dem Daily, April 9, 2002: The time couldn't be better for a new effort to mobilize grass-roots support.
"A New Call For National Service," New Dem Daily, November 6, 2001: Senators Evan Bayh and John McCain will launch the next stage in the national service movement tomorrow by unveiling their "Call to Service Act."
"Nationalize National Service," by Steven Waldman, Blueprint Magazine, April 1, 1999: There's never been any question that in time of war or crisis, Americans give generously to country and community. But the obligations of citizenship -- and the importance of gratitude -- should span good times and bad.
"New Horizons for AmeriCorps," DLC Update, March 19, 1996: A cornerstone DLC idea and one of President Clinton's signature domestic initiatives received a much needed boost last week. Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), a vocal critic of the Corporation for National Service (CNS) and CNS Director Harris Wofford reached agreement last week, to forge ahead with reforms that will likely improve bipartisan support for AmeriCorps.
Citizenship and National Service: A Blueprint for Civic Enterprise (cover image, above), DLC, May 1988: Published in 1988, "Citizenship and National Service" presented a "comprehensive system of voluntary national service intended to create new opportunities for citizens to serve their country and each other."
"DLC Launches Clinton Center, Honors Townsend and Bembery For Service," New Dem Daily, April 11, 2002: Former President Clinton awarded the first Clinton Center Awards for Leadership and National Service to Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, and to City Year Philadelphia project manager Chandra Bembery.
The Clinton Center, a project of the DLC, will specialize in events that identify and highlight innovative policy ideas -- and the leaders who are implementing them around the country -- that exemplify the New Democrat values of opportunity, responsibility and community championed by the Clinton Administration. It will also sponsor leadership training workshops and other avenues for disseminating "best practices" in innovative government.... [More]
"Why National Service Is Important for America," DLC Memo, April 19, 2002: Americans want the opportunity to make their country safer and stronger. Modernizing and expanding National Service will give more Americans the chance to serve and protect their country.
"National and Community Service," DLC Talking Points, April 24, 1997: The principle of mutual responsibility -- rejecting the "something for nothing" approach of old-fashioned liberalism, and the "you're on your own" ethic of modern conservatism -- is a cornerstone of the New Democrat philosophy, and central to our concept of citizenship.
