Grassroots Organizing

Can There Be Transparency in Politics? Jefferson Smith Runs for Mayor of Portland

Toni Nagy | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Government, Transparency, Politics, Msnbc, Grassroots Activism, Civic Engagement, Grassroots Organizing, Laws, Elections 2012, Portland Oregon, Grassroots Campaign, Jefferson Smith, Portland Mayor, Portland, Politics News

Recently I was introduced to Jefferson Smith, an inspired, young elected official, who's now running for mayor of Portland, Ore., and aims to embody the future of what politics should be.

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Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport

Harvard Kennedy School Democrats | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Get Out the Vote, Disaffected Democrats, Youth Vote, Democratic Party, Progressives, Grassroots Organizing, President Obama, Activism, Affordable Care Act, Occupy Wall Street, Tea Party, Politics News

2012 presents young voters with the opportunity to help bring about a better political reality. Disappointment with the current state of affairs in Washington does not justify sitting on the sidelines: as has often been said, democracy is not a spectator sport.

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The Story We Need to Tell Ourselves: Bending the Arc of History Is the Work of Ordinary People (And We Are Those People)

David Levitus | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Social Justice, American Jews, Jewish Voters, Rebuild the Dream, Los Angeles, California, Community Organizing, Grassroots Progressive Movements, Progressive Movements, Grassroots Organizing, Political Activism, Grassroots Campaign, Grassroots Movements, Social Activism, Impact News

Across the board, we are beginning to see progressive organizations working to scale up the size and sophistication of their efforts. Groups that have previously focused on their own particular issues and communities are banding together.

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There Is No Tea Party: FreedomWorks CEO On The Movement's Evolution And Its Role In 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 08.10.2011

WASHINGTON -– One thing is certain. There is no Tea Party. There are only tea parties. In other words, two years after the birth of a new force ...

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Florida Rising: People From All Walks of Life Are Standing Up to Pro-Corporate Assaults in the Sunshine State

Camilo E. Mejia | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grassroots Organizing, Florida, Collective Bargaining, Unions, Politics, High Speed Rail, Rick Scott, Rick Scott High Speed Rail, Politics News

Florida workers and activists are taking aim against budget cuts and laws that threaten to further widen the already huge divide between rich and poor in our state.

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While Communities Fight Biomass Plants, Congress Pays to Build Them

Carol Polsgrove | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Milltown, Southern Indiana, Biomass Plants, Jasper, Scottsburg, Federal Incentives, Grassroots Organizing, Renewable Energy, Green News

To communities opposing biomass power plants across the country, one part of the tax cut package approved by Congress is not good news: the extension of tax grants that will pay to develop biomass plants.

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Weekly Diaspora: Rallying the Grassroots

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Radion Project, Immigration Reform, March for America, Kkk, President Barack Obama, Grassroots Organizing, DREAM Act, Reform Immigration for America, Detention Abuses, Racewire, New America Media, Trail of Dreams, March, Alternet, Detention, Home News

By Erin Rosa, Media Consortium blogger Ed. Note: After a brief hiatus, the Diaspora is back! We're very excited to have Erin Rosa on board for this pr...

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Maybe They Are After Us

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Service Society, Advocacy Nonprofits, Poor, Acorn, People Color, Grassroots Organizing, New York City, New York News

The Supreme Court decision suddenly makes the whole notion of campaign finance laws a joke. I don't see how a democracy can function under these conditions.

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d'Artoon -- Exorcizing Health Care Reform

John Krifka | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Pharma, Town Hall Debate, Senior Citizens, Public Option, Death Panels, D'Artoon, Grassroots Organizing, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Medicare, Town Hall Meetings, Health Care, Recess Rallies, Political Cartoons, Cartoon, Politics News

An unlikely figure joins the health care debate.

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Starbucks In His Eyes For Obama

NYCity News Service | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manhattan, Super Tuesday, Primary, Barack Obama, West Harlem, Grassroots Organizing, New York City, Washington Heights, Starbucks, 2008 Campaign, Obama Campaign, Democrats, Rangel, New York Primary, Offthebus, Home News

Surrounded by campaign materials and holed up with his laptop and overactive cell phone in a corner of the Starbucks, Gregg Ross carefully coordinated volunteers for Barack Obama Tuesday morning.

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