Both President Obama and the Republican Party (and even failing sectors like the auto industry), could learn a thing or two from my generation.
Marissa Moss | Posted 03.31.2009 | Entertainment
As open lesbians, gay rights have been major for the Indigo Girls -- along with environmental concerns They are artists who believe that activism goes part and parcel with the power of song.
Disgrasian | Posted 03.17.2009 | World
This is China we're talking about, so the video isn't just funny, punny wordplay. The grass-mud horse video has become a national symbol of resistance to authority and censorship.
Kari Henley | Posted 02.19.2009 | Living
Last week, I wrote about the impact of the economy on our children and explored if there is an "upside" to the down turning economy for families. (rea...
Daniel Kessler | Posted 02.03.2009 | Green
Of all the fossil fuels, coal is the single biggest contributor to global warming; Burning it cuts short at least 24,000 lives in the U.S. annually.
Michael Hais and Morley Winograd | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics
Unlike candidates in the idealist era that just ended, Obama ran a national campaign and competed in formerly rock-ribbed Republican states. His reward? Victory in nine 2004 red states.
Michael Markarian | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics
Thousands of citizens across the country will participate in 2009 Humane Lobby Day, and will ask their state legislators to support bills dealing with important animal-related policy reforms.
Sigtryggur Magnason | Posted 01.22.2009 | World
Icelanders don't have the culture of crowds. There are no subways, no train stations, so Facebook has made a great social impact and has played a vital role in the days since the economic crash.
Rupert Russell | Posted 01.20.2009 | Politics
Progressive billionaires, bloggers and grassroots activists mobilized less against a conservative president than a complicit mainstream media and a Bush-enabling Democratic establishment.
Wendy Block | Posted 01.15.2009 | Home
This past Sunday I ran for re-election as a Delegate to the California Democratic Party. I was on the Progressive Slate, from the 42nd Assembly District which covers parts of LA and the San Fernando Valley.
Daniel Cubias | Posted 01.13.2009 | Living
With all the dream destinations in the world that I have yet to conquer, why am I hung up on visiting a tiny country best known for warfare and which my family abandoned a generation ago?
Mikko Alanne | Posted 01.06.2009 | Living
Each victim of a hate crime is equally precious. Each is equally deserving of protection and justice.
Julie Fanselow | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics
Many of us are succeeding, in places like Great Falls, Montana, and Omaha, Nebraska, as former GOP strongholds become more hospitable to progressive ideas and people.
Stephen Zunes | Posted 12.09.2008 | World
The triumph of democracy in the Maldive Islands should be counted as yet another example of the power of civil resistance to create a government by the people, for the people.
Jason Pollock | Posted 12.07.2008 | Living
Mr. Lennon, the war in Iraq has been a huge blunder in America's history and I wish you could be alive to help us bring an end to it even sooner.
Grist | Posted 11.20.2008 | Green
I'm a former Peace Corps volunteer, an Eagle Scout, church member, youth baseball coach, and dedicated father. I also happen to be director of one of ...
Jacki Zehner | Posted 11.17.2008 | Business
In truth, there is so much trouble in America that the trouble with me is that I cannot sleep, am fired up, and feel called to action.
Alison Teal | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics
I told Clark how much I admired him and his campaign and with tears streaming down his face, he said, "That was just a lucky moment in time for me. This, this is history."
Deanie Mills | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home
I have never seen a more exciting demonstration of democracy in action than what I have witnessed in the past two years, since I first read both of Obama's books and signed on as a volunteer.
Matt Schapiro | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics
Feeling that the Palin nomination was somewhat strategic to rally the American mom vote, Delphine Hirsch, wanted to speak for moms across the country who didn't want to see a VP Palin.
Clifford J. Tasner | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics
If America should elect Barack Obama, we have to be the 'wind at his back.' We have to make sure that our voices are at least as loud as those of the big campaign donors.
Maital Guttman | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics
I am a filmmaker from LA who returned to my home state of North Carolina to film the frontlines of this battleground state and this short video reveals the faces of NC supporters of Obama.
Joyce McFadden | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
Barack challenges us to be active agents in the decision. His invitation, his challenge to take our destiny in our own hands, is why I support Barack Obama.
Danny Elfman | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
Many McCain supporters and undecided voters feel the same discomfort level that I do with Sarah Palin. They are the ones who I wanted to connect with.
Sara Davidson | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics
It's hard to describe how transported we felt walking out of that women's conference. Some were in tears. Others felt reassured to have heard in person the kind of policy Obama wants to enact.
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Stephen Ratner | Posted 06.16.2009 | Politics