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On AlterNet: activism

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "activism"

April 4, 1968: The Moment That Made Me a Radical

April 4, 1968: The Moment That Made Me a Radical

Michael C. Dawson, The Root. April 4, 2008.
Forty years ago, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. radicalized a generation of African Americans.

Kenya's Emerging Indy Media

Kenya's Emerging Indy Media

Michelle Chen, In These Times. March 27, 2008.
Amidst the ongoing chaos in Kenya, an alternative media system driven by ordinary Kenyans is rising.

America Must Work to End Anti-Gay Abuses Worldwide

America Must Work to End Anti-Gay Abuses Worldwide

Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. March 24, 2008.
All over the world gay men, lesbians, and transgender people are denied fundamental freedoms. America is not doing enough to help.

How Did Conservatives Convince the Public to Think Differently About Government?

How Did Conservatives Convince the Public to Think Differently About Government?

Sara Robinson, Blog for Our Future. March 15, 2008.
Part III of a series exploring how conservatives took their worldview to the streets, undermining long-held views about government and society.

Swim Against the Current: Ordinary Americans Can Make Change Happen

Swim Against the Current: Ordinary Americans Can Make Change Happen

Jim Hightower, AlterNet. March 7, 2008.
The fight for our country's future is still in our hands. Grass-roots movements are breaking free from corporate control.

We're Mad as Hell and the Dems Aren't Listening

We're Mad as Hell and the Dems Aren't Listening

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. January 14, 2008.
The Democrats' fizzle in the face of the power-grabbing Bush administration is doing serious damage to America's political psyche.

A Tribute to Anita Roddick:

A Tribute to Anita Roddick: "The Queen of Green" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. October 21, 2007.
People who loved and were inspired by The Body Shop founder share their feelings about the late icon.

Readers Write: Can Moore's SiCKO Make Health Care Reform Happen?

Readers Write: Can Moore's SiCKO Make Health Care Reform Happen?

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. August 21, 2007.
Will Moore's message travel beyond the progressive sphere and up the ranks on Capitol Hill? AlterNet readers weigh in.

After College Ends, So Does Activism

After College Ends, So Does Activism

Adam Doster, In These Times. July 19, 2007.
Selling out is a depressingly rational choice for many college graduates.

Supermarket Swindle: Grocery Workers' Labor Fight Is the Subject of New Documentary

Supermarket Swindle: Grocery Workers' Labor Fight Is the Subject of New Documentary

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 3, 2007.
Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films take a look at those on the front-lines in the fight for economic justice.

Supermarket Swindle! [VIDEO]

Supermarket Swindle! [VIDEO]

Joshua Holland, AlterNet: Video. July 3, 2007.
Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films take a look at those on the front-lines in the fight for economic justice.

Take Back America Next Week in DC

Take Back America Next Week in DC

Deanna Zandt, AlterNet: PEEK. June 11, 2007.
Deanna Zandt: It's time for activists, elected officials and candidates to get together at Campaign for America's Future's annual conference.

Stop The Clash of Civilizations [VIDEO]

Stop The Clash of Civilizations [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. May 30, 2007.
People like you are the only ones who can bring about serious peace talks in the Middle East.

If you feel George W. Bush should be impeached... [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. April 23, 2007.
... paint a sign that says "Impeach." and post it in a public place.

Activists "Let it Out" on Kleenex... [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. April 2, 2007.
To protest their "Kleercut" of virgin forests

Americans in the Opinion Polls, Not in the Streets

Americans in the Opinion Polls, Not in the Streets

Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. March 27, 2007.
If so many people are fed up with the war, why is everyone so silent? Is this the way it usually feels in the heartlands of great empires until the barbarians actually do come knocking at the gates?

Cornel West on the future of the Left [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: PEEK. March 21, 2007.
What is it?

Armchair Activism That Works

Armchair Activism That Works

Martin Kearns, Jonathan Schwartz, TomPaine.com. February 6, 2007.
Wikipedia, one of the Web's most valuable resources, is based on thousands of volunteers. Can progressives make that same power of networked volunteers work for us?

Nonprofits in a Time of War

Nonprofits in a Time of War

Mark Rosenman, AlterNet. February 5, 2007.
Nonprofits have the responsibility of outrage when government policy creates and exacerbates misery: Charities need to speak up and demand that Congress get Washington's foreign policy and its financial priorities in order.

The 2006 You Didn't Hear About

The 2006 You Didn't Hear About

Rebecca Solnit, AlterNet. December 29, 2006.
While many of the big stories in 2006 were bad news, there were hundreds of activist successes in 2006 that permanently changed the world.

The MoveOn political machine exceeds all expectations

Don Hazen, AlterNet: PEEK. November 5, 2006.
MoveOn has broken all of its records in terms of its grass roots engagement, voter contacts, and surpassed even their own ambitious intentions for election '06.

The Bottled Water Lie

The Bottled Water Lie

Michael Blanding, AlterNet. October 26, 2006.
The corporations that sell bottled water are depleting natural resources, jacking up prices, and lying when they tell you their water is purer and tastes better than the stuff that comes out of the tap.

Howard Zinn on Our 'Addiction to Massive Violence'

Howard Zinn on Our 'Addiction to Massive Violence'

Yuri Loudon, The Internationalist. October 18, 2006.
The man who changed the way we look at history explains where Iraq war resistance fits into the history of peace activism.

The Activism Industry

The Activism Industry

Dana R. Fisher, The American Prospect. September 19, 2006.
Progressive groups are outsourcing their grassroots canvassing to national organizations. What happens when paid employees replace committed activists?