Feb 02 2010
Remembering Howard Zinn
Last Wednesday January 27th, American progressives lost a hero – Howard Zinn, who pioneered a genre of history called People’s History – stories of our nation’s past told from the perspective of ordinary people, poor people, women, people of color, and others. His seminal book A People’s History of the United States, which sold well over a million copies, influenced countless people …
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Feb 02 2010
“Revolutionary change does not come as one cataclysmic moment (beware of such moments!) but as an endless succession of surprises, moving zigzag toward a more decent society. We don’t have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can quietly become a power no government can suppress, a power that can transform the world.” — Howard Zinn, A Power Governments Cannot Supress …
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Feb 01 2010
“Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.” — Gloria Steinem …
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Feb 01 2010
Seemingly unfazed by their recent Senate loss in Massachusetts, Democrats are moving ahead with their efforts on healthcare reform. News reports abound of behind-the-scenes maneuvers to win over reluctant members of the party, particularly in the House, to back a bill which would reconcile both House and Senate versions which passed last year. Some liberal House Democrats are pushing …
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Feb 01 2010
On Friday, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton publicly pressured China to agree to new sanctions on Iran. China relies on Iran’s natural resources to fuel its growing economy and is hesitant to endanger that relationship. This diplomatic tug-of-war is one example of the rise of what my next guest describes in detail in his new book, After Empire, …
Feb 01 2010
As Friday marked the one year anniversary of President Obama’s signing into law of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, new legislation aimed at closing the gender wage gap is before the Senate. Last year’s milestone allowed for the restoration of a worker’s right to challenge wage discrimination in court. However, as testimony for the Paycheck Fairness Act …
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Feb 01 2010
The Greensboro Sit-ins
Back in the day on February 1st, 1960, four young black college students challenged a white-only lunch counter policy in Greensboro, North Carolina. Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair Jr., and David Richmond carried out their devised sit-in when they entered Woolworth’s Five-and-Dime shop. After purchasing items at the store, the four North Carolina Agricultural …
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Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Is Coming To Los Angeles!
Come and hear Varoufakis speak in person on Saturday April 23rd in Pasadena, California, at his ONLY Los Angeles-area event!
WHEN: Saturday April 23rd, Reception at 12 noon, Event at 1 pm
WHERE: Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103
Yanis Varoufakis of the Syriza Party took the European political establishment by storm a year ago when he was appointed Finance Minister of Greece by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis is an ……
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