Grassroots

Grassroots: The Trailer

Stephen Gyllenhaal | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Jason Biggs, Grassroots Trailer, Joel David Bloom, Grassroots Movie, Cobie Smulders, Grassroots, Cedric the Entertainer, Video, Comedy News

Oh, Mister Trump with your burning birther concerns. We have a bigger problem for you now -- a candidate who loves to dress up in polar bear outfits.

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'Grassroots' Movie Seeks To Inspire With Campaign Story

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Seattle Politics, Video, Phil Campbell, Local Politics, Grassroots, Cedric the Entertainer, Jason Biggs, Seattle, Grassroots Movie, Grant Cogswell, Politics News

In 2001, two Seattle alt-weekly writers teamed up to run a city council race that sought to challenge the local political structure and empower ordina...

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Grassroots, Comedy, and the 2012 Election

Stephen Gyllenhaal | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Video, Grassroots, Comedy News

I made a comedy movie to go with this election cycle. But to be honest, I can't claim I was prescient about just how comedic the political scene would become.

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Let's End Polluter Welfare

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Gas, Bernie Sanders, Oil, Senator Sanders, Energy, Senator Bernie Sanders, Oil and Gas, Fossil Fuels, Grassroots, Politics News

Instead of passing strong legislation to help reverse global warming, Congress continues the giveaways to the 200-year-old fossil fuel industry even as that industry's carbon pollution wreaks devastation on our planet. Enough is enough.

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Digital Tools for Political Campaigns: The Basics

Colin Delany | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Political Campaigns, Elections 2012, Field Organizing, Online Politics, Internet, Grassroots, Politics News

Using the internet for politics may seem relatively new to some of us, but most online campaigning is a reincarnation of some classic political act in digital form.

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There Is Still Reason for Hope, but Here's the Catch

Phil Campbell | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: I'm With Phil Film, Grassroots Film, I'm With Phil Movie, I'm With Phil, Grassroots Movie, Grassroots, Alabama Tornadoes, Alabama Tornadoes 2011, Grassroots Memoir, Grassroots Books, Impact News

How often does that happen to a non-famous person? What did I possibly do for such a thing to happen to me? I've asked those questions of myself a lot lately, and I may have an answer.

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Thousands to March in Denver Saturday

Nancy Cronk | Posted 04.26.2012

On April 28th, 2012, thousands of Colorado women and their family members will gather at Civic Center Park's Greek Amphitheater for a rally to protect women's access to health care and for their right to make their own decisions.

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Kenyan Dam Fighter to Receive Goldman Prize

Peter Bosshard | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Rivers, Ethiopia, Kenya, Grassroots, World Bank, Green News, Environment, Hydropower, International Rivers, Goldman Environmental Prize, Goldman Prize, Green News

Ikal Angelei receives the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize today. She is defending the interests of 500,000 poor indigenous people against a destructive hydropower dam, and has successfully taken on many of the world's biggest dam builders and financiers.

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Healing The Grandchildren Of Rwandan Genocide

Suzanne Skees | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Rape, Children, Handcrafts, Grassroots, Artisans, Catapult Design, Clinton Foundation, Ptsd, Catholicism, Kigali, HIV/AIDS, Women's Collective, The Ihangane Project, Nutrition, Genocide, Maternal Care, University of Michigan, Paul Kagame, Gardening, Development, Hotel Rwanda, Solar Power, Healthcare, Community-Based Organizations, Rwanda, Economic Development, Education, Health Ministry, Video, Impact News

Julienne was just four during the 1994 genocide. She is HIV-positive and works as an artisan for this member-owned women's collective through The Ih...

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FAA Bill Codifies Airline Passenger Bill Of Rights

Kate Hanni | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Airline-Passenger-Rights, Flyersrights, Airline Passenger Rights, FAA Reauthorization Act, Grassroots, Travel News

After five years of kicking the can down the road, the 112th United States Congress has agreed on the provisions of the FAA Modernization and Safety Improvement Act of 2012.

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Did the White House Try to Get Me Fired for Pushing Health Care Reform to the Left?

Richard Kirsch | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Health Care Reform, White House, Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Grassroots, Barack Obama, Politics News

Early on a September morning I got a call from a member of the HCAN Steering Committee. The message was brief: someone at the White House had called SEIU and asked that I be fired.

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The Real SOPA Opera Should Be ID Theft

Adam Levin | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Wikipedia, Google, Twitter, Lobbyists, Grassroots, Identity Theft, Pipa, SOPA Bill, Facebook, Privacy, Sopa, Stop Online Piracy Act, Aol, Sopa Pipa, Data, Data Breaches, Youtube, Politics News

While we contemplate the gargantuan battle of the content vs. technology worlds, we must not forget an equally serious, actually even more serious example of online piracy.

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Make Congress Work! A "No Labels" Action Plan

Jonathan_Miller | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: No Labels Movement, Reform, Congress, Politics as Usual, Grassroots, Budget, No Labels, Politics News

Even in this winter of our political discontent and disunity, Americans are passionately united behind a simple idea: We're fed up with politics. An...

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As Obama's Online-Enabled Grassroots Operation Takes Shape, Do Republicans Have Anything to Match It?

Colin Delany | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Cain, Grassroots, Elections 2012, Romney, Obama, Fundraising, Perry, Gingrich, 2012, Bachmann, Politics News

Obama's online fundraising has to be viewed as a decisive factor in his victory three years ago. Based on the numbers we're seeing so far this year, his small donor base isn't just sticking with him -- it's expanding.

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Joel Salatin: Folks, This Ain't Normal

Kristin Wartman | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Folks This Ain't Normal, Local Food, Industrial Food, Grassroots, Joel Salatin, Farmers Markets, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy BIg Food, Sustainable Agriculture, Food News

Salatin advised us all to start growing something -- anything, even on a small patio or windowsill. If we can't grow anything, he said, then we should come to the farmers markets and buy from our local farmers.

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Occupy Wall Street: The Beginning Of A Movement?

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Video, Grassroots Activism, Political Movement, Grassroots, Occupy Wall Street, Social Movement, Social Movements, Social Unrest, Political Movements, Business News

"Occupy Wall Street" may be the beginning of a major social movement, but its ultimate impact will depend on the group's ability to produce a focused ...

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House Republicans Face Anger At Home

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: House GOP, John Boehner, Grassroots, Steve Chabot, House Republicans, Dave Reichert, August Recess, Town Halls, Correction, 112th Congress, Chris Cravaack, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, more than 200 protesters impeded traffic in Washington state as they gathered near the offices of GOP Rep. Dave Reichert, c...

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The David Wax Museum: The Best Band You Might Not Know

Rob Kirkpatrick | Posted 09.30.2011

Even as one speculates on the group's future within the archetypes of the music machine, one gets the sense the David Wax Museum will hold onto the peculiar charm of their music and their simple love of sharing it, no matter how many people are listening.

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Obama Campaign Touts Grassroots Strength, Calls On GOP Candidates To Name Big Donors

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Howard | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Obama Victory, Barack Obama Campaign, Obama Victory Fund, Obama Reelection, Grassroots, Lobbyists, Second Quarter, Elections 2012, Democratic National Committee, Barack Obama, Obama Campaign, Pacs, Bundlers, Barack Obama Reelection, Gop Fundraising, Obama Fundraising, Fundraising, Republican 2012 Presidential Primary, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- On a conference call with reporters this morning, Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign touted the their second-quarter fundraising nu...

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A True Grassroots Victory in San Antonio

Mary Anne Hitt | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Clean Energy, Texas, Coal, Sierra Club, Grassroots, Green News

We're still celebrating last week's announcement by San Antonio Mayor Joaquin Castro that not only will the city shut down its 900 megawatt Deely coa...

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Women Leaders Behind the Headlines

K. Sujata | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Leadership, Social Justice, Fortune 500, Women CEOs, Rahm Emanuel, Grassroots, Bothaina Kamel, Chicago, The White House Project, 112th Congress, Community Organizing, Project Exploration, STEM Education, Women Leaders, Jill Abramson, Grassroots Activism, Chicago News

While leadership is important at the highest echelons, we also need strong women at the community level. I'm encouraged by the programs here in Chicago that engage women as grassroots leaders.

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WATCH: Netroots Nation and RightOnline Activists Join Forces

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Politics, Organizing, Video, Netroots Nation, Grassroots, Netroots, Beyond Left and Right, Rightonline, Politics News

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Netroots Nation and RightOnline held competing conferences in Minneapolis this week, generating an unusual amount of ideological...

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Spain's 15 Mayo Protests: What Will It Mean for U.S. Youth Election Year Activism?

Ellen Freudenheim | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Spain Protests, Puerta Del Sol, May 15 Protests, Youth Activism, 2012 Election, Financial Crisis, Grassroots, World News

Democracy in action is a beautiful thing to see. For the past few weeks, a colorful, makeshift camp erected by young Spanish protestors demanding gov...

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Gaza Diaries: Prison Visits

Salena Tramel | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Palestine, Arab Youth Movements, Gaza, World News, Parc, Grassroots, Soorah, Vittorio Arrigoni, Impact News

Gaza is an intoxicating place where minds are free to travel, despite physical barriers. I am grateful for this opportunity to learn more.

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Obama Working To Rebuild Grassroots Army

AP | By KEN THOMAS | Posted 07.16.2011

Read More: Elections 2012, Barack Obama Reelection, Barack Obama Elections 2012, Obama Grassroots, Obama for America, Barack Obama, Grassroots, Politics News

PHILADELPHIA -- President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is barely a month old, but Camille Gervasio and other volunteers nationwide already are ...

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