Politics
A 1960s activist looks back: Organizing in the pre-Twitter era
March 30, 2017There’s no question social media is transforming the way movements are organized. But technology by itself has never overthrown a tyrant nor seized state power.
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“We can’t let up and we can’t back down”
March 29, 2017Despite saving the ACA for now, we’re still under attack by the one percent and the radical right.
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Civil rights groups force Georgia to drop voter suppression rule
March 29, 2017It takes vigilance from engaged citizens to protect the right to vote.
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Resistance fighter could win in Georgia, handing Trump another big defeat
March 28, 2017Trump and the GOP might be mistaken in assuming that Georgia’s 6th Congressional District is safely theirs. They didn’t factor in the rapid growth and determination of the Resistance movement.
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Baltimore mayor’s veto of $15 minimum wage stirs outrage
March 28, 2017“An act of treason against the poor!” That is how one civil rights leader reacted to Baltimore Mayor, Catherine Pugh’s, veto Mar. 24 of a bill that would have raised the minimum wage here to $15...
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