Citizen Action

Oldest Tech, Newest Hero?

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Egypt, Sms, Anti-Corruption, Tunisia, Social Media, Citizen Action, Libya, Alan W. Silberberg, India, Mahatma Gandhi, Anna Hazare, Government 2.0, Technology News
Alan W. Silberberg

Due to a combination of demographics, technology and tradition, the biggest social media in India is not one of those we think of usually.

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Cutting the Campaign Cash: New York's Best Chance for Reform

Amy Traub | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Voter-Owned Elections, Citizen Action, Andrew Cuomo, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Publicly Financed Elections, Campaign Finance Reform, New York News
Amy Traub

New York's loose campaign finance laws are ultimately costly to taxpayers, as the public ends up paying for special favors, uncompetitive contracts, and other policies tailored to benefit campaign donors.

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Retire Ronald McDonald--Do it for our kids!

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizen Action, McDonald's, Food, Ronald McDonald, Corporate Responsibility, Children's Health, Food News
Frances Moore Lappe

Kids are the perfect advertising audience: Very young children don't even know they're being marketed to.

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Slaves of Wall Street

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizen Action, Anger, Aristocrats, Wall Street, Solon, Deliberative, Debt, Unrest, Democracy, Debt Slavery, Oligarchs, Athens, Greece, Rage, Meltdown, Politics News
Jeffrey Abelson

Each time there's an eruption, ordinary people are the ones caught in the lava flow while the gods of high finance watch blissfully untouched from their own Mount Olympus.

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'Soul Of A Citizen' Excerpt: The Real Rosa Parks

Paul Loeb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: History, Education, Cynicism, Citizen Action, Rosa Parks, Civil Rights, Books, Soul of a Citizen, Montgomery Alabama, Mongomery Bus Boycott, Bus Boycott, Selma, Montgomery, Activism, Books News
Paul Loeb

The full story of Rosa Parks reminds us that her tremendously consequential act, along with everything that followed, depended on all the humble, frustrating work that she and others had undertaken earlier on.

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Political Newcomer, Water District Candidate Todd Connor Is on a Roll

David Ormsby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bridget Gainer, Kwame Raoul, Greg Harris, Heather Steans, Citizen Action, Brendan Rilely, Barbara McGowan, Miguel Del Valle, Debra Shore, Larry Suffredin, Michael Alvarez, Chicago Sun-Times, Barbara Flynn Currie, Susan Garrett, Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization (IVI-IPO), Carol Ronen, Maggie Crotty, The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, Mariyana Spyropoulos, Roberto Moldonado, Illinois Sierra Club, Tom Tunney, Mike Quigley, Karen Yarbrough, Henderson Yarbrough, Mike Kreloff, Dan Kotowski, Daily Herald, Jan Schakowsky, Toni Preckwinkle, Will Burns, And the Evanston Democratic Party, Chicago Tribune, Sara Feigenholtz, Jeff Schoenberg, The Northfield Township Democrats, Chicago News
David Ormsby

Connor is likely the hottest candidate who has stormed onto the 2010 Cook County political stage.

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Why the Loss Leader Approach to Volunteerism is not the Answer

Evan Hochberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizen Action, Community Service, Education, Homelessness, Service, Volunteering, Giving, Volunteerism, Healthcare, Impact News
Evan Hochberg

If volunteerism is to be a powerful driver of social impact and business value, government, nonprofit and business leaders must focus not just on more volunteers, but on more productive volunteering.

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