The Important Role of Local Media in Strengthening Youth Civic Engagement
Crossposted from Future Majority.In my work with college students, one of the things I have observed is that anytime students hear the word "politics," they tend to exclusively link it with our...
View ArticlePresident Barack Obama, YOU should SAY NO TO Keystone XL Pipeline. Now.
Like so many of us here at Daily Kos, I was one of those early Obama supporters, someone who signed up at mybarackobama.com. In fact, I prided myself on being one of the fledgling members of the ORR...
View ArticleVoter Suppression Laws Are Beginning to Raise Eyebrows in Congress
By Rafael Collazo, Campaign Political Director, NCLRThe rise of voter suppression laws in the United States is a deep concern for the Latino community. We are gearing up for the 2012 election cycle,...
View ArticleRegarding Politicians, Americans Get What They Put into the System
A little under a month from now, the Iowa Caucus will be held, signifying the formal beginning of the 2012 Presidential Election. A preoccupied nation, consumed with its own worries, has only devoted...
View ArticleFlorida’s Voter Suppression Law to be Subject of Senate Field Hearing
Many in Congress have been silent on the issue of voter suppression laws, but one senator has made it his mission to expose them for what they are: the thinly veiled disenfranchisement of minority...
View ArticleYoung People and Comprehensive Sex Education: Moving Beyond Scare Tactics and...
Growing up in the United States is like playing a foucauldian game of discipline and punish. Disciplined by a morally bankrupt narrative about sex and sexuality and then punished for daring to question...
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Does democracy only work if you participate?
I've always believed in this phrase intellectually and spiritually. Democracy Only Works If You ParticipateNow I can believe it experientially. I co-lead a civic engagement group called Occupy...
View ArticleWhen It Comes to Civic Engagement, Young People Know Better Than to Hit It &...
After months of political ads, voter registration drives, presidential debates, and the circus that is an election cycle, we're finally approaching the big day. And although this is a new year and a...
View ArticleWherein I Argue With One of My Heroes in Defense of Another
The word "genius" is often abused and devalued until it means little more than "someone who can think quickly and remember facts well." But there are a few people whose talents and insights transcend...
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Getting Your Skills On @ Organizing New York
Organizing New York takes place March 22-24 at the United Federation of Teachers, 52 Broadway. Register here. A full schedule for Friday and Saturday is here.Join us at Organizing New York - March...
View ArticleI Was Just Elected Vice Chair of my County Democratic Party
I have never been a politician. I've always run other peoples' campaigns, or vaccinated the elderly, or looked for ways to treat substance abuse, or dragged groups of young leaders with me to Netroots...
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BreathingEarth: A Battle Cry!
EthicsAndClimate; Donald A. Brown. Widener University School of Law Scholar In Residence in Sustainable Development Ethics and LawWith elegant strokes and lofty language, Wu Hongbo, United Nations...
View ArticleI'm a finalist - help me turn republican money into an arts center for kids
Today is the last day to vote in the Forever Saint Paul Challenge. $1 Million of Republican money is going to be awarded to the winning idea. 946 ideas were submitted and one I submitted is now one of...
View Article"Hope in a Time of Permanent War," by Dr. Henry A. Giroux
(NOTE: Dr. Giroux has provided written authorization to the diarist to reproduce his work in its entirety for the benefit of the Daily Kos community. Giroux is a member of Truthout's Board of...
View ArticleBig Data meets civic engagement
As more and more information gets stored in large databases, knowing how to navigate it effectively is an important skill.Cross posted from Pruning Shears.
View ArticleCivics Education for Latino Students in California
The Sacramento Bee editorial board was correct in their Friday Feb.6, 2015, piece, “Civic Education is Essential to Democracy, “ I congratulate them on their position. http://www.sacbee.com/......
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Organizing for Bernie July 29 with POLL
Bernie is rolling up his sleeves for us. However, he has made it clear that he cannot launch this Political Revolution alone. Each time that Bernie Sanders speaks to the increasingly larger crowds who...
View ArticleI Have To Be True To My Roots
"In August 2014, when Michael Brown was killed and the city of Ferguson erupted I was in Ghana where I had been working as a sales and marketing manager for a large corporation."It was almost surreal....
View ArticleI Knew I Could Never Forgive Myself If I Didn't Do The Right Thing.
I’ve written fairly extensively on Daily Kos about people I love. My spouse, my son, my brother, my family. Like every other human being, I like to think of myself as the hero in my own story. That...
View Article"I can't believe I'm saying this." - Susan Keller
Something lighthearted for a Sunday before the next shoe drops.This post by Susan Keller came across my Facebook feed and thought I would share it. It's been shared on FB over 10,800 times (as of this...
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