Stories by Zephyr Teachout
Zephyr Teachout was the Director of Internet Organizing for Howard Dean's campaign, the Executive Director of Baobabs College Labs Project, and a consultant to America Coming Together. She was previously the Executive Director of the Fair Trial Initiative.
A new grassroots group has organized protests for April 11 in 11 cities so far, and the ranks of signups are swelling fast.
Posted on Mar 25, 2009, Source: AlterNet
Apparently, in the United States, we don't have an upper class; we have elites -- a complimentary term that obscures true differences in opportunity.
Posted on May 23, 2008, Source: The Nation
Creating communities based on online connections but rooted in public places could be the key to reviving civic life – and it's an important lesson for groups like the DNC and the ACLU.
Posted on Feb 14, 2005, Source: Personal Democracy Forum