Sunday, March 8, 2026

What Role Were You Born to Play in Social Change?

Bill Moyer's Four Roles of Social Activism is a powerful tool that clarifies how we work for change on two levels: individually and organizationally.

The Sanders Sensation

Bernie’s people-powered movement has already shattered one of the Democratic establishment’s holy myths.

Wall Street CEO Calls Bernie Sanders ‘Dangerous’

The CEO of Goldman Sachs says that not only is Bernie Sanders a "liability" but that his campaign has "the potential to be a dangerous moment."

Emails Reveal Martin Shkreli Raised Drug Prices Purely For Profit

"These new documents provide a rare, inside look at the motivations and tactics of drug company executives."

The Pipeline Strikes Back: The Audacity of TransCanada’s $15B Suit Against the U.S.

The political saga of the Keystone XL pipeline is like a real-life version of The Force Awakens. So why are we giving the Dark Side even more power?

What Really Poisoned the Water in Flint, Michigan

Flint reveals that there is a much deeper contamination poisoning our country's political morals: namely, an insidious right-wing belief that poor people (particularly people of color who are poor) are underserving moochers whose misfortunes can be ignored.

The Bernie Campaign: The Democratic Party’s Biggest Insurrection in Decades

Genuinely progressive candidates can inspire and galvanize -- and sometimes they can even win. But election campaigns, especially national ones, are almost always boom/bust.

After Bill To Drug Test Welfare Applicants Is Unveiled, Lawmaker Proposes Testing Legislators

“There’s no reason why state legislators should get a pass, simply because we wear suits.”

What Iowa Did for Bernie Sanders

The “virtual tie” between Sanders and Clinton was the result of several coin tosses when 6 precincts came to a tie. So what's next for the Sanders campaign?

It Takes a Movement

In short, “the real world we’re living in” right now won’t allow fundamental change of the sort we need. It takes a movement.