Bella DePaulo, 12.16.2009
Author of "Singled Out" and the "Living Single" blog
There are some truths about women's health that may now seem self-evident, but perhaps would not be so obvious if it were not for the ideas espoused, starting so long ago, by "Our Bodies, Ourselves."
Andrew Sniderman, 12.15.2009
Blogger at Large
The activists inside the UN climate change summit are relatively few -- a robust fence and police cordon keep the majority of the tree-hugging hordes at bay -- but they put on a good show.
Randy Shaw, 12.13.2009
Author, Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW and the Struggle for Justice in the 21st Century
When Barack Obama backed a Senate health reform plan that differed radically from prior proposals, he ignored the lessons he learned as a young organi...
Hagai El-Ad, 12.18.2009
Executive director of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)
In an unprecedented show of strength, diversity, and optimism, more than 5,000 people marched together in Tel Aviv on December 11, in Israel's first H...
Leah Lamb, 12.11.2009
Online Producer, Current.com Green Channel
It's hard to listen when your emotions are heated. Just ask Christopher Monckton who called young activists who protested The Americans for Prosperity meeting in Copenhagen yesterday, 'Hitler Youth.'
Erik Ose, 12.14.2009
Writer, Activist, Community Organizer
Current Waldenbooks employees have come forward to alert the public that the company plans to dispose of many unsold books in the cheapest, easiest, least responsible way possible - by trashing them.
Rebecca Novick, 12.11.2009
As ordinary citizens gain increased access to secure communications technologies, the autocracies of the world may find it increasingly difficult to dominate the story.
Dan Persons, 12.07.2009
Film Journalist
As I've mentioned before, I'm not all that obsessive over metal, heavy or otherwise. Don't hate it -- in fact, I like the beat and the aggression and ...
Jay Mandle, 12.02.2009
Professor of Economics at Colgate University
There has been a noticeable drop-off this year in progressive campus organizing. Part of this simply is the predictable return to more normal levels f...
Scott Kurashige, 12.01.2009
Associate professor of history and American culture, University of Michigan
We ought to demand more from Obama than the tired trope that we can only achieve peace by waging war. This means we need to challenge ourselves.
Philip N. Cohen, 12.01.2009
Sociologist at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Racial inequality is both individual and collective. The crushing levels of incarceration and police repression that Black men endure take a toll on Black communities and families as well.
Christine Schanes, 11.30.2009
co-founder and director of Children Helping Poor and Homeless People
Finding unsheltered working homeless people can be accomplished by talking to the organizers, volunteers, service providers or friends who know these homeless people.
Dr. Robert Epstein, 11.26.2009
Author, editor, radio talk-show host, and longtime psychology researcher
We all think of Thanksgiving as ever-present in America. Not so. In fact, it very likely would never have become a national holiday without the conc...
Allison Kilkenny, 11.20.2009
Radio host, writer, allisonkilkenny.com
Chaos descended upon the University of California campus this week when thousands of student protesters faced off against armed police after UC's Boar...
Anthony Papa, 11.19.2009
Author of "15 to Life: How I Painted My Way to Freedom"
Stop the presses! Political comedian-turned-activist-turned-candidate for Senate Randy Credico has resigned his position at the Kunstler Fund to devote himself full-time to defeating Schumer.
Lys Anzia, 11.18.2009
Founder, Women News Network
"During my most difficult moments and complex situations I have been able to dream of a more beautiful future," Menchu Tum says with conviction.
Dan Persons, 11.13.2009
Film Journalist
Richard Curtis had a death in the family. I'd flown in to London to do the interviews for my Pirate Radio coverage, and the director was at the top of...
Kathy Eldon, 11.13.2009
Founder and President of Creative Visions Foundation
As I continue my search to catch creative activists in the act of doing good, I checked in with filmmaker Peter Rodger to discuss his new documentary Oh My God.
Diana Whitten and Anita Schillhorn van Veen, 11.16.2009
Women on Waves employs often radical methods to increase global awareness and access to safe abortion, with a focus on medical abortion using the drug misoprostol.
Dan Persons, 11.13.2009
Film Journalist
So here's what I did on my class trip to London: shoot a video featuring people on the street discussing whether they preferred Pirate Radio or The Bo...
Wendy Diamond, 11.10.2009
TV Personality, Pet Lifestyle Expert, Animal Rescue Advocate
On October 4, 2009, International Fund for Animal Welfare and Leonardo announced a program that will protect animals and their habitats around around the globe.