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Greta Thunberg speaks on stage during NYC Climate Strike rally and demonstration at Battery Park on Sept. 20.Ron Adar 鈥?SOPA Images/LightRocketBy Rachael BunyanOctober 7, 2019 10:17 AM EDTThis Friday, the Nobel committee in Oslo, Norway will announce the winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. The prize is awarded annually to the person or organization that has done the most to p stanley cup romote world peace.Last year, Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and human rights activist Nadia Murad jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.There are 301 nominees for this year prize, out of which 223 are individuals and 78 are organizations, according to the Nobel Institute. The official list of nominations remains a secret, but that hasn ;t stopped a lot of speculation about who is in the running.Here is a selection of oddsmakers ; favorites for the 2019 Nobe stanley cup l Peace Prize mdash; with the caveat that the Nobel committee is rarely predictable in its choice of winner:Greta ThunbergYouth activist Greta Thunberg addresses the Climate Action Summit at the United Nations on Sept. 23, 2019 in New York City.Jason DeCrow 鈥?APGreta Thunberg is the clear favorite to win the Nobel Peace Prize this year, according to oddsmakers. Thunberg, who featured on a recent cover of TIME magazine, has become famous for her speeches and protests over climate inaction. At 15 years old, she began her school strike o stanley cup utside the Swedish Parliament in Wteg Millennials Backed Bernie Sanders. Here s How Hillary Clinton Plans to Win Them Over
By Denver NicksApril 25, 2014 1:23 PM EDTSilicon Valley types have long dreamed of a way to hack the beast of bureaucratic dysfunction known as the U.S. government. Mark Zuckerberg honed in on immigration reform. Sean Parker invested in a mystery venture to attempt improving political engagement. And now a much smaller Bay Area startup with a snazzy name, Amplifyd, is launchi nike dunk ng with the lofty goal of providing crowd-sourced lobbying services to regular Americans.At the core of the project is an untested idea that stretches the definition of lobbying: Provide an app that allows people to pay to create phone call petitions targeting state and federal legislators.We spend so much money trying to get politicians elected but therersquo no real system that can effectively communicate our opinions as constituents, said Amplifyd founder Scott Blankenship. At the same time, Blankenship says, business interests spend millions to influence politicians.Beginning on June 3, Amplifyd hopes to change that imbalance that by allowing activist groups to initiate campaigns aimed at influencing elected officials w adidas originals ith telephone campaigns. For around $7mdash;the exact final price has not been determinedmdash;a Concerned Citizen can hire another person to call a member of Congress or a state legislator. Blankenship says about 1,000 people have signed up to be callers, with the pr crocs omise of earning up to $30 per hour.The script begins, Hi, Irsquo;m calling on b |
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