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Doing Time Behind Bars for Protesting Against Torture

Robin Lloyd April 10, 2006 Robin Lloyd

My 'self-report' date to prison is April 11th. I will be incarcerated in FCI Danbury, Connecticut for 90 days. Prison, I'm imagining, is the exact opposite of my cat.

Donkoro Chaka: A “Deaf Bush” in Ethiopia

Glenn Brigaldino April 5, 2006 Glenn Brigaldino

Zenawi

The rare glimpses at Ethiopia through the cracked lenses of mainstream media distort more than they inform about the political crisis in this country of over 75 million people. The blurred picture that comes to the distant minds in Europe and North America usually includes a long history of famine conditions and war with neighbouring Eritrea.

Crashing The Gate: The Trade-Offs Of “Netizenship”

Rob Williams March 28, 2006 Rob Williams

What do you get when you cross two high-powered progressive-minded citizen activists with the information superhighway? The answer: a new book called "Crashing The Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics."

Common Ground Clinic in New Orleans: An Example for the Left

Brian Conley March 23, 2006 Brian Conley

In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina there was no healthcare infrastructure. The members of the Common Ground Clinic who headed to New Orleans soon after the hurricane struck consisted of a handful of individuals drawn together by a desire to fill this infrastructure gap. Their plan was to provide an ad hoc first aid station and to remain in New Orleans only temporarily until the situation improved and the usual social services were back in place. After organizing this initial first aid station in a mosque in Algiers, they realized they would be in the city much longer than expected.

Acting Locally: Progressive Party Victory in Vermont

Graham Forward, Mike Furze, Benjamin Dangl March 22, 2006 Graham Forward, Mike Furze, Benjamin Dangl

On March 7th, Bob Kiss, a member of the Vermont Progressive Party, defeated a heavily favored Democrat and a Republican to become Mayor of the city of Burlington. The election was the first test of the city's new instant runoff voting system. Mike Furze and Graham Forward worked on his campaign.

Benjamin Dangl: How did the Vermont Progressive party get started?

Latin America’s Leftist Shift: Hopes and Challenges

Benjamin Dangl March 16, 2006 Benjamin Dangl

Within the last six years in Latin America numerous social movements have gained momentum in the fight for human rights, better living and working conditions and an end to corporate exploitation and military violence. Recently, left of center leaders have been elected in Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Venezuela. These political leaders, whose victory in office is due largely to these social movements in the streets, have pledged to fight poverty and prioritize the needs of the people over the interests of Washington and international corporations. This resistance is connected to centuries of organizing among indigenous groups and unions in Latin America. I'd like to discuss some reasons why this leftist shift is happening right now and about a few key moments and events in this movement's recent history.