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Why Activists in the US and Around the World Should be Learning from Montreal Student Strikers

Manissa McCleave Maharawal, Zoltán Glück, Waging Nonviolence. May 27, 2012.

The core issues at stake here are the same ones that students and workers around the world are facing right now: austerity and the increasing privatization of education.

Occupy Isn't About Electing Democrats--It's About Exposing a Broken System

Max Berger, AlterNet. May 13, 2012.

The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party didn't succeed by electing candidates--it succeeded showing the limitations of the electoral system. Occupy should do the same.

How the "Pro-Life" Movement Puts Women Behind Bars

Emma S. Ketteringham, Lynn Paltrow, AlterNet. March 17, 2012.

In Alabama, the claim that eggs, embryos and fetuses have separate legal rights has led to the jailing of 60 women.

How the Sexual Revolution Changed America Forever

Nancy L. Cohen, Counterpoint Press. February 5, 2012.

With a little pharmaceutical ingenuity, the double standard relaxed its clawing grip on female humanity.

Keystone XL Opponents Need a Jobs Program

Brendan Smith, Jeremy Brecher, AlterNet. February 4, 2012.

The Keystone campaign was a great success, but environmental advocates must still convince the public that they care about jobs.

The Future of Pot: Is Legalization Around the Corner In Colorado and Washington?

Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. January 31, 2012.

While Americans are becoming increasingly aware of prohibition's consequences, the legalization movement still has many obstacles to overcome.

Fracking's "Little Revolution": How a People-Powered Movement Fights Big Business for Clean Water

Ellen Cantarow, TomDispatch.com. January 22, 2012.

Consider this, then, an environmental Occupy Wall Street. It knows no divisions of social class or political affiliation. Everyone, after all, needs clean water.

The 99% Versus Wall Street: Stephen Lerner on How We Can Mobilize To Be the Greedy 1%'s Worst Nightmare

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. December 22, 2011.

Savvy organizer and big thinker Stephen Lerner talks to AlterNet about how to take power back from Wall Street.

Who We Are and Why We Fight: "People Who Do Drugs, and People Who Don't, Will End the War on Drugs"

Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet. December 14, 2011.

The foremost U.S. authority on the harm of the drug war paints a clear and brilliant picture of the path to a better future.

Letter to a Dead Man About the Occupation of Hope

Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch.com. October 19, 2011.

An open letter to Mohammed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation set off the Tunisian revolution, about the beautiful movements that have sprung up in the wake of his death.

Vision: As the American Capitalist Economy Craters, Promising Alternatives Emerge

Gar Alperovitz, The Nation. May 26, 2011.

A growing group of activists and socially responsible companies are rethinking business as usual.

10 Things You Can Do to Start a Movement

Walter Mosley, Rae Gomes, The Nation. May 25, 2011.

Before you start rallying in the street, understand exactly what you are fighting for or against, so you can plan the best method of protest.

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.

7 Lessons Saul Alinsky Would Give Progressives Today

Nicholas von Hoffman, AlterNet. July 4, 2010.

The author worked closely with community organizing legend Saul Alinsky. What would Alinsky say to progressives today?

It's Not Enough to Criticize Obama: Citizens Need to Take Action

George Lakoff, AlterNet. January 25, 2010.

President Obama abandoned the movement that started under his campaign. Here is look at what is required, and how a version of it is forming in California.

Now Is the Time to Shake Up Society at the Roots

Joseph Phelan, Movement Vision Lab. January 15, 2009.

Millions can be inspired to oppose the status quo in this crumbling economy. It's time to make big demands based on big ideas.

Why Are We Shocked By Obama's Centrism?

David Sirota, AlterNet. November 28, 2008.

Obama's 'grass-roots' movement revolves around him, not progressive issues.

'SiCKO': Michael Moore's Prescription for Change

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. June 20, 2007.

Moore knows that people who organize can fight back and win. "SiCKO" is more than a movie; it's a movement.

Coming Out Of The Closet: To Help Legalize Marijuana, You Have To Speak Your Mind

Allen St. Pierre, December 31, 1969.


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