Jon Cardinal's Schools

• St. Lawrence University , Class of 2008 Bachelors

Jon Cardinal's Affiliations

• Harry S. Truman Scholars

• Omicron Delta Kappa St. Lawrence University

• Phi Beta Kappa St. Lawrence University

• The Roosevelt Institution

• Pi Sigma Alpha St. Lawrence University The National Political Science Honor Society

• The Democratic Leadership Council Washington, District of Columbia "Equal opportunity for all, special privileges for none." ~ President Andrew Jackson

• The Democratic Party "Let us dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world." ~ Robert F. Kennedy

Jon Cardinal's Publications

• Speak Your Piece: Get a Mirror and Get Real about Rural, The Daily Yonder May, 2008 Commentary piece on rural stereotypes.

• Patriotism Is Essential: We Must Keep Faith in the American Idea, The Watertown Daily Times July, 2008 Op-ed calling my generation to a higher degree of patriotism.

• Workers Need More than the Minimum Wage Increase, MovingUpUSA.org July, 2008 Commentary arguing for increasing and reforming the Earned-Income Tax Credit in order to restore the fundamental American promise that through hard work you can achieve a decent living for yourself and your family.

• Personal Viewpoint: Renewal of Patriotism, Students for Barack Obama Blog July, 2008 Commentary calling my generation to a higher degree of patriotism in the 2008 election season and beyond.

• United Behind Change, Students for Barack Obama Blog June, 2008 Commentary calling Clinton supporters to unite behind Senator Obama’s candidacy for president of the United States.

• Deficits Matter for Economic Justice, MovingUpUSA.org August, 2008 Commentary pointing to the ways in which budget deficits affect economic justice.

• Entrepreneurship May Ease Youth Joblessness, MovingUpUSA.org July, 2008 Commentary proposing policy ideas to provide entrepreneurial opportunities to young people as a way for addressing increasing joblessness among our youth.

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