Denver Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
The crowd enveloping Barack Obama when he accepts the Democratic nomination for president at Invesco Field at Mile High will be asked to get to work for the privilege of witnessing the historic event live.
NY Protest Calendar (Beta) (Free subscription) | yesterday
Please ask friends to try nyprotest two-message-per-week calendar, also online at http://snipurl.com/nyprotest …… Sorry for short notice. –t. Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:52:26 -0400 From: Bluestockings Info Subject: Thursday, July 24th: Laura Kropff “Critical Activism and Indigenous Youth in Argentina” Thursday, July 24th @ 7:00 PM - $5 Suggested Indigenous Voices Series Presentation: Laura Kropff “Critical...
Top Stories (Free subscription) | yesterday
Obama campaign will use DNC ticketing process as a massive recruitment tool to bring in supporters from all 50 states.
The Two Malcontents (Free subscription) | yesterday
Via the leftist Denver Post: Messianic photo by Joe Amon, The Denver Post The crowd enveloping Barack Obama when he accepts the Democratic nomination for president at Invesco Field at Mile High will be asked to get to work for the privilege of witnessing the historic event live. In a half-hour interview Wednesday with The Denver Post, Obama’s [...]
Docuticker (Free subscription) | yesterday
U.S. Chamber Study Refutes Value of Union Pension Activism Source: U.S. Chamber of Commerce The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today unveiled a study by Navigant Consulting showing that shareholder activism by union pension funds provides no benefit for pension plan participants, and may actually reduce shareholder value at targeted companies. The Chamber released the study [...]
Time (Free subscription) | yesterday
Joel Stein checks out L.A.'s hot liberal fund-raising scene -- and falls for The Fall Guy's girl
Celebrity Gossip Oops (Free subscription) | yesterday
With the 2008 Presidential Election creeping up quickly, Rosario Dawson is doing whatever it takes to get young latinos out to the polls with her non-profit Voto Latino organization. The “Rent” actress was spotted at the “Crash the Parties 08” campaign yesterday in Washington DC doing her thing and looking beautiful in a sleeveless white dress with black and white heels.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Otep Shamaya, the powerful singer and brainchild of the group OTEP, continues to engage her fans not only with her powerful music and message, but with her fierce dedication to activism.
Prospect.org (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
The Court's campaign against individual court enforcement of consumer, employee, retiree, and other statutory protections has been a secret hiding in plain sight for the last four decades. Congress is finally taking notice.
The Shebeen (Free subscription) | yesterday
As members of Zimbabwe's political elite finally sat down for talks in South Africa on Thursday, many of their fellow citizens who sought refuge in...
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
As members of Zimbabwe's political elite finally sat down for talks in South Africa on Thursday, many of their fellow citizens who sought refuge in the country are facing deportation back to the homes they fled as a result of political violence.
The Democratic Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
If you want a ticket to the nomination of Barack Obama in Denver, your commitment to activism will get you a seat: In a half-hour interview Wednesday with The Denver Post, Obama’s deputy campaign manager, Steve Hildebrand, said he wants to use the ticketing process as a massive recruitment tool meant to bring in supporters from [...]
bilerico.com (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
I work part-time at a queer non-profit that does activism and outreach around issues of spirituality, religion, ministry, and LGBTQ communities. I just had a big "this is why I do the work that I do" moment. An older, disabled queer man who lives in a poor city on the outskirts of the Bay Area just called the office. His life was threatened this weekend, in part because he is queer. He's trying to...
Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Trawling YouTube's daily list of top "activism" videos, I found this wonderful, horrible clip of Noam Chomsky pontificating on the evils of pornography. Chomsky first defends himself against the charge that he himself is complicit in promoting pornography because, back in 2004, he was interviewed by Hustler magazine. But, he tells his interrogator, he "had never heard of The Hustler " until someone...
Vital Signs Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
A friend in Pennsylvania, Jesse Bagwell, sends news about the ongoing efforts to persuade McDonald's to "cease and desist" from their recent promotions of homosexual activism. Most worrisome to Christians and other pro-family organizations (the American Family Association, the Family Research Council, Liberty Council, and others) has been the McDonald’s Corporation joining and contributing thousands...
