December 20, 2011
Dreams for 2012
By Anita SinhaRecently, 450 or so young adults, most of whom are undocumented, gathered in Dallas, Texas for the third annual United We Dream conference. T-shirts...
Read moreNovember 1, 2011
A Note on Solidarity
By Andrew J. WilliamsAs a young movement, Occupy Wall Street is a decentralized demonstration of civil disobedience in which the social, racial and cultural diversity...
Read moreSeptember 30, 2011
How Conservatives Are Attacking Democracy
By Judith A. Browne Dianis"Give us the ballot!"
Martin Luther King Jr.'s words still resonate with many of us today. From the marches and protests in Selma, Ala., to the...
September 30, 2011
Democracy Under Attack
By Judith A. Browne DianisToday, we are witnessing the greatest assault on democracy in over a century.
Read moreSeptember 14, 2011
Preserve Democracy: Expand the Vote, Don't Restrict It
By Judith A. Browne DianisNote: This blog was originally posted at http://blog.tides.org/2011/09/14/preserve-democracy-expand-the-vote/.
Read moreJuly 11, 2011
Racial Justice - A Matter of Life and Death
By Holly FetterIf you think we’re in a post-racial era, think again. Racial justice is officially a matter of life and death.
Last week, researchers at Columbia...
June 30, 2011
Digitizing Activism
By Andrew J. WilliamsIt’s true; the revolution will not be tweeted, according to Malcolm’s Gladwell’s October 2010 article “Small Change” in the New Yorker. But modern...
Read moreApril 18, 2011
Imprisoning Our Future
By Chaz ArnettGet my sister Sandy
And my little brother Ray
Buy a big old wagon
Gonna haul us all away
Livin' in the country
Where the mountain's high
Never comin...
April 15, 2011
Obama’s Debt Speech: the Good and the Bad
By Michael MurphyObama’s speech was encouraging to hear for progressives, as all of his major speeches tend to be. The problem is when it comes to policy-making and...
Read moreApril 12, 2011
Paul Ryan’s “Courageous” 2012 Budget Plan: Take Health Care from the Vulnerable, Give the Rich More Money
By Michael MurphyPaul Ryan, Republican chair of the House Budget Committee and author of such striking fiscal wizardry as “A Roadmap to the Future,” recently bestowed...
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