On AlterNet: grassroots

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

Corporate-Funded Online 'Astroturfing' Is More Advanced and More Automated Than You Might Think

George Monbiot, The Guardian. February 24, 2011.

Every month more evidence piles up, suggesting that online comment threads and forums are being hijacked by people who aren’t what they seem to be.

Vision: 8 Ways We're Making America a Better Place -- in Spite of the Disasters Coming out of Washington

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. January 1, 2011.

We can have the kind of economy, government, environment, and country we want, if we keep pushing, organizing, building, and otherwise doing the work of democracy.

Will People-Power Defeat the Insurance Lobby This Time Around?

Dean Baker, TruthOut.org. October 27, 2009.

This is a case where the simple facts and persistent grassroots pressure may overcome the political power of a major industry.

AT&T's Hilarious and Shameless Astroturfing (or Sock-Puppeting)

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. October 20, 2009.

Now that the FCC is articulating its commitment to a free and open Internet, watch the ISPs freak out.

Conservatives Packing Heat at Town Hall Meetings

Beta Tester, AlterNet. August 11, 2009.

Two separate incidents of armed Tea Baggers infiltrating town hall meetings have occurred this week. Should we be worried for our lives?

Halting Town Hall Intimidation Is AlterNet's Top Take Action Campaign This Week

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. August 11, 2009.

Effigies, Nazi rhetoric, guns and threatening phone calls. How are you going to help counter this despicable intimidation campaign?

Hayden Criticizes MoveOn for being Silent on Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan; MoveOn Responds

Tom Hayden, AlterNet. May 27, 2009.

Peace activist Tom Hayden argues that most powerful grassroots peace movement isn't pushing Obama on U.S. wars. Update: MoveOn sends a response.

Inaugurate This: Let's Celebrate the Grassroots That Sent Obama to the White House

Danny Schechter, AlterNet. January 17, 2009.

To discover who will make change once Obama takes office, supporters need to look in the mirror.

10 Reasons To Be Hopeful About 2009 -- and 3 Reasons To Be Terrified

Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine. January 2, 2009.

Corporate power is waning, health reform is gaining ground and a climate-friendly economy is on the horizon. Will change finally happen?

Minority Voters Helped Defeat Parental Notification Law

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. December 19, 2008.

The Reproductive Justice Alliance, a coalition of reproductive rights groups, mobilized communities of color to defeat California's Prop. 4.

The Relentless Activism of Tom Morello

ZP Heller, The Nation. September 16, 2008.

The Rage Against the Machine guitarist recounts his raucous RNC protest and explains his inspiration for melding politics and popular music.

Risky or Smart? Obama's Big Bet on the Ground Game

dday, Hullabaloo. August 20, 2008.

Obama is betting big on the importance of the ground game, but will it payoff?

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.

Grassroots: The Democratic Party's Real Hope for Change

Laura Flanders, TomDispatch.com. February 8, 2008.

Already, the word "change" has gone from a bumper slogan to a fact-based phenomenon.

In Obama-Hillary Battle for Super Tuesday, Retail Politics Is the Key

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. February 4, 2008.

At stake is not just the Democratic nominee, but whether the party will be revived from the grass roots.

Iowa Caucuses: Not the Battle of the Century

Bill Boyarsky, Truthdig. December 26, 2007.

With attendance in the single digits, the Iowa caucuses are hardly representative or democratic. Can grassroots efforts turn out more people in 2008?

How Popular Movements Can Confront Corporate Power and Win

Michael Marx, Marjorie Kelly, YES! Magazine. August 29, 2007.

The gap in power between corporations and democratic forces has widened enormously in recent decades. Here's what we do about it.

Anti-war groups pushing Dems

Guest Blogger, May 7, 2007.

Jane Hamsher: Grass-roots pressure mounts ...

Dems Are Feeling It: The GOP Machine Can Be Beaten

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 1, 2006.

Next Tuesday's midterms could be just another election or they could mark a major electoral shift. Grassroots progressives could have an enormous impact on the outcome.

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?