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.
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. October 20, 2009. Now that the FCC is articulating its commitment to a free and open Internet, watch the ISPs freak out.
Mark Ristaino, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. 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?
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?
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.
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?
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. December 19, 2008. The Reproductive Justice Alliance, a coalition of reproductive rights groups, mobilized communities of color to defeat California's Prop. 4.
ZP Heller, The Nation AlterNet: Video. September 16, 2008. The Rage Against the Machine guitarist recounts his raucous RNC protest and explains his inspiration for melding politics and popular music.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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?
