Michael Gould-Wartofsky, The Nation. August 21, 2008. As a new generation of activists gears up to take to the streets in Denver and the Twin Cities, can they create democracy from outside?
Jim Munn, AlterNet. August 9, 2008. Forty years have passed since Tommie Smith and John Carlos' medal stand demonstration drew attention to the state of civil rights in America.
Slavoj Zizek, In These Times. June 27, 2008. After the social tumult of the '60s capitalism usurped resistance itself, turning attempts at subversion into commodities.
Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. April 4, 2008. On April 4th 1968, a brilliant and sincere prophet of progressivism was cut down at the age of 39.
Claudine Zap, Huffington Post AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. April 2, 2008. Women never burned their bras. To understand how this happened, we need to go back to 1968, Atlantic City. To the Miss America Pageant.
Adam Howard, AlterNet. January 21, 2008. People usually focus on the historic "I Have a Dream" speech, but it's the work King was doing at the end of his life that deserves more attention.
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