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Obama, and Our Sixties Dreams of Peace
‘While we will never realize the utopian dreams of our youth, the imminent election of Barack Obama is likely to serve as a catalyst that will lead to an impressive series of reforms…’By Ken Brociner / November 2, 2008 I … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Obama Presidency, Peace Movement, Progressive Movement, Sixties, Social Change
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Robert Jensen and Pat Youngblood : Taking Politics Seriously
Vote. But don’t stop there!Looking beyond the election and beyond electionsby Robert Jensen and Pat Youngblood We have nothing against voting. We plan to vote in the upcoming election. Some of our best friends are voters. But we also believe … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Capitalism, Electoral politics, Imperialism, November Election, Social Change
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Noam Chomsky on Latin American and Caribbean Unity
Presidents Evo Morales of Bolivia and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. Photo by Alizar Raldes / AFP / Getty Images.‘The initiatives taken in Venezuela have had a significant impact throughout the subcontinent, what has now come to be called “the pink … Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean, Evo Morales, Hugo Chavez, Latin America, Noam Chomsky, Social Change, Socialism, World Economy
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Latest from St. Paul : More Than 280 Arrested
Police arrest a group of protesters along Shepard Road in St Paul on Monday, Sept. 1. Photo by Richard Sennott, Star Tribune.Protesters at Republican Convention shout ‘our streets, their war’September 1, 2008 Shouting “our streets, their war,” about 10,000 demonstrators … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Peace Movement, Police Action, Political Protest, Republican Convention, Republican Party, Social Change
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Carl Davidson : Networking at the DNC
Mimi Kennedy and Tim Carpenter of Progressive Democrats of America (PDA).‘At the DNC, all the important stuff these days goes on everywhere EXCEPT on the convention floor’By Carl Davidson / August 30, 2008 DENVER — This is my last day … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Convention, Electoral politics, Progressive Democrats, Progressives, Social Change
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Tom Hayden : Same Social Expectations Amid a Very Different War
‘The similarities between the movements for RFK and Barack Obama (the fervor and the interracial character) have been often noted. If anything, the Obama constituency is larger because of the mobilization of so many more young people’By Tom Hayden / … Continue reading
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Tagged Cold War, Iraq War, Obama, Peace Movement, Robert Kennedy, SDS, Sixties, Social Change, Tom Hayden, Vietnam
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College Students Choosing Action Over Protest
‘Activism isn’t dead on the nation’s college campuses; it’s just different’By Jeannie Kever / August 10, 2008 The Kent State shootings and other iconic protests of the 1970s are so last century. Student activists now are more likely to run … Continue reading
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Tagged Campuses, Direct Action, Houston, Protest, Social Action, Social Change, Student Activism, Student Movement, Texas, Youth
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Cindy Sheehan : ‘This is Horseshit"
Cindy Sheehan. Photo by Jim Watson / AFP / Getty.‘This nation is teetering on the precipice of financial ruin and dragging the rest of this planet down with us’By Cindy Sheehan / August 6, 2008 It is not if we … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Direct Action, Peace Movement, Social Action, Social Change
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Mariann Wizard : ‘I Have No Nostalgia for the 60s’
Updated July 30, 2008 Sixties anti-war demonstration in Austin.‘We glimpsed, briefly, the power people can wield when mutual interests are clarified by adversity’By Mariann Wizard / The Rag Blog / July 29, 2008 “When we attacked the Moncada, none of … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, New Left, Sixties, Social Action, Social Change, Texas, The Left, The Movement
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Native Americans, Environmentalists : Thousands Gather in Washington
Dennis Banks organized the five month march to the White House.‘Longest Walk’ reaches Washingtonby Sally Art / July 11, 2008 WASHINGTON – Thousands of demonstrators are gathering in Washington DC after a five month long journey across America to draw … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Native Americans, Social Action, Social Change
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Robert Pardun : In Support of Barack
Robert Pardun, back in the day. And the words that are used for to get the ship confused will not be understood as they are spoken…And like Pharaoh’s tribe they’ll be drowned in the tide and like Goliath they’ll be … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, New Left, Obama, Presidential Campaign, SDS, Sixties, Social Change, Texas, The Movement
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