Billy Wimsatt
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Billy Wimsatt has published six books, most recently: Please Don’t Bomb The Suburbs: A mid-term report on my generation, and the future of our movement (Akashic). He also founded or co-founded organizations and campaigns including The League of Young Voters, Generational Alliance and the Ohio Youth Corps. A Senior Fellow at Movement Strategy Center, he writes about the future of political organizing, and runs All Hands On Deck, an effort to organize unlikely voters in 2010 and beyond. www.billywimsatt.org

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Local Progressive Voter Guides (Share Like Crazy)

Posted November 1, 2010 | 10:45:40 (EST)

Which is better, voter guides or sliced bread?

I say voter guides.

Please drop whatever you're doing right now (you're reading my article so technically you're all mine for the next 60 seconds). We're going to swing an election together. Somewhere in the country. Right now. Click on

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Vote Sanity

Posted October 29, 2010 | 14:03:17 (EST)

My Fellow Sane Americans,

What does it say about us that the most effective counterweight to the Tea Party is not a political party or leader, but a comedian?

Will Jon Stewart's rally on Saturday impact the election on Tuesday? We hope so. Frankly, as professional...

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Right-Wing Voter Guide Revolution: What Can Progressives Learn?

Posted October 21, 2010 | 12:21:17 (EST)

By Van Jones and Billy Wimsatt

We'll give you the punch line first:

Voter guides are cheap and easy and they help win elections. The right-wing uses them better than we do. Luckily, there's a new tool that compiles local progressive voter guides:

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The 12 Week Plan: A Road Map to Not Getting Our A**es Kicked on November 2

Posted August 18, 2010 | 14:33:29 (EST)

The 12 Week Plan will not make your abs tighter. It will not help you lose 10 pounds or even five. It will not get you off booze, crack, pills, glue, or make your ex decide to like you again. In short, the 12 Week Plan will not...

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