Tag: grassroots movement
Will Trump’s mania to slice and dice the right help or...
Whatever the Georgia results, progressives still need more non-stop, grassroots consciousness-raising and many more elected lawmakers everywhere.
From the grassroots to the ballot box: How gubernatorial candidate Andrew...
On the campaign trail, Gillum called for Medicare for all, abolishing ICE, reforming the criminal justice system, repealing Florida’s “stand your ground” law and increasing corporate taxes.
Sanders backers win major reforms as Democratic Nat’l Committee votes to...
Democrats voted to vastly reduce the power of superdelegates in choosing the party’s presidential nominee.
Victory in superdelegates fight means: Grassroots can win
Leadership must come from the grassroots. That’s how superdelegates met their long-overdue demise.
Grassroots fighters for the Arctic Refuge take the case to DC
We must stand for the protection of the Arctic Refuge and ask our representatives to do the same.
50 years after 1968, can the young change politics? A striking...
“When people get caught up with that which is right and they are willing to sacrifice for it, there is no stopping point short of victory.”
Meet the socialist marine and anti-police brutality protester who won Democratic...
Can the emergence of non-traditional candidates help revive a faltering Democratic Party that is facing its lowest approval rating in nearly a quarter century?
A Model for Democracy at the Grassroots Level
A grassroots movement in Iowa is an uplifting example of organized people power in action taking back democracy. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement is fighting the avarice and arrogance of big-money corporations.
Grassroots Democracy-Building in Iowa
Democracy is never a given—it has to be won through constant struggle against the elites. But one coalition called Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement is uniting and empowering people to push back against big-money corporations.
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Federal judges blocks Arkansas abortion ban
This law “is categorically unconstitutional, and plaintiffs have demonstrated that they are likely to succeed on the merits.”
Undercover investigations expose brutal wildlife killing contests
Welcome to the cruel world of wildlife killing contests, family events where children play amidst piles of slaughtered animals—and legal in 42 states.
Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: A unifying Peoples Project
Ethiopians are faced with a choice: unite and prosper or withdraw into ethnic rivalries and fall into further conflict and discord.
Player or pawn? Luke Harding’s Russiagate ‘scoop’
The reporter’s involvement in the persecution of Assange alone would be enough to make people question his honesty.
How a powerful US lobby group helps big oil to block climate action
“I think it’s fair to say that API and its prominent member companies have a broadly shared goal, which is to keep the social license of the oil and gas industry operating, and therefore enabling them to continue to extract oil and gas for as long as possible, as profitably as possible.”