
Dan Cohen
Dan Cohen is the founder of Full Court Press Communications. He was a political consultant and now serves as a strategic communications strategist co-located in Tel Aviv, Israel, and Oakland, California. Dan learned politics by electing Democrats in Florida.
Dan is a veteran public relations, political communications and media strategist. He applied his belief in brand-building public relations to all of the General Mills Brands including Wheaties, Cheerios, Box Tops for Education & Betty Crocker. His work at General Mills in the mid-1990s was recognized by the The Wall Street Journal as being on the forefront of leveraging brands to greater PR success. Dan currently guides FCP’s efforts to assist its clients as they seek solutions as diverse as universal children’s health insurance coverage to finding new ways to discuss and engage communities on difficult issues such as immigration and environmental reform. Dan has also led FCP’s efforts to develop curricula that empowers individuals and organizations to maximize their use of social media as a do-it-yourself platform for echoing key messaging and creating new connections to target audiences. He has trained executive leaders and grassroots activists across the West. Dan has been a political consultant for initiatives and Democratic candidates for offices from mayor to Congress. He was recently named by the East Bay Business Journal as one of its “40 under 40.” Dan is a licensed attorney but chooses to practice strategic communications … his passion. Follow Dan on Twitter and find him on LinkedIn.
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Israelis will go to the polls to elect a new parliamentary government (The Knesset) and a Prime Minister on April 9. ... Read More
Israelis will go to the polls to elect a new parliamentary government (The Knesset) and a Prime Minister on April 9. Unlike the US, it is not a binary choice between Democrat and Republican. Read More
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(AP) — U.S. stocks are down in early trading Friday, pulling the market back from all-time highs, as the Trump... Read More
(AP) — U.S. stocks are down in early trading Friday, pulling the market back from all-time highs, as the Trump administration escalates its tariff threats against Canada. The S&P 500 was down 0.4% a day after setting a record high.... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday slammed the door on undocumented immigrants accessing taxpayer-funded programs,... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday slammed the door on undocumented immigrants accessing taxpayer-funded programs, saying those benefits were never intended to subsidize those in the U.S. illegally. Specifically, the department rescinded a 1998 interpretation... Read More
WASHINGTON — Members of the New Democrat Coalition traveled to Garner, North Carolina, on Friday to speak with voters about... Read More
WASHINGTON — Members of the New Democrat Coalition traveled to Garner, North Carolina, on Friday to speak with voters about why they believe the sweeping domestic policy package their Republican colleagues passed last week will stymie the growth of a... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy on Friday said it is providing ExxonMobil with up to 1 million barrels of... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy on Friday said it is providing ExxonMobil with up to 1 million barrels of crude oil from the federal government’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve to offset a supply disruption on the Gulf Coast. The oil... Read More
WASHINGTON — Brazil’s president is pledging that he will not back down from a trade war with the United States... Read More
WASHINGTON — Brazil’s president is pledging that he will not back down from a trade war with the United States as the deadline approaches to reach a deal on tariffs. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said this week he... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior has proposed updating federal oil and gas regulations to make it easier for... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior has proposed updating federal oil and gas regulations to make it easier for operators to combine production from multiple leases. According to the agency, this approach would allow oil and gas to be... Read More