Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  The Roosevelt Institution's Policy Expo 2006, a summit of vision and ideas, in Washington D.C. Photo by Nick Bradley. News from the National Office Post-Election Center TI Launched Roosevelt LiveBlogs the Presidential Debate On Campus Midwest Regional Fall Policy Workshop Blum speaks at Vermont Campus Compact conference Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "This country will not be a permanently good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a reasonably good place for all of us to live in." — Teddy Roosevelt    Sahar Massachi School: Brandeis University Member of: Brandeis University Roosevelt Academy Contact info: Blog:  innermostparts.org Policy interests: Community development, Political strategy, Urban policy     Majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Social Justice & Social Policy, African-American Studies, and History of Ideas, Sahar is a sophomore at Brandeis University.  Progressive ideas require progressive power, so  Sahar tends to  find strategies and  pursue plans that increase the strength of progressive institutions,  which he pairs with a near-laser-like focus on the needs, solutions, and dynamics of his geographic community, be it Rochester, New York or the Brandeis Campus.     Sahar started his progressive political career working for the progressive congressional candidate, Eric Massa. Since then, he's written for a a local progressive blog, founded another progressive blog on campus, and become the Director of Communications for the Democracy For America chapter at Brandeis.   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359