Aug 29 2011
Playbook for Progressives: Sixteen Qualities for a Successful Organizer
As activists organize from Chile, to Flagstaff, a timely new book by local community organizer Eric Mann attempts to distill what it is that makes a good organizer. “Playbook for Progressives: 16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer,” articulates what organizers often don’t have a chance to put on paper; The book has been described as an “Organizing Manifesto” …
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In the wake of the takeover of Tripoli and claims of victory by Libyan rebels, Dr. Mahmoud Traina, an LA-based Libyan American doctor, assesses the situation on the ground in Libya with Uprising host, Sonali Kolhatkar on August 26, 2011. 
Rebel forces in the Libyan capital of Tripoli are locked in battle with pro-Gaddafi forces, less than a week after claims of victory. Assertions about the arrest of Saif Ali Islam Gaddafi have turned out to be false. Another of Gaddafi’s sons, Mohammad, was reportedly captured by rebels but has now apparently escaped. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi himself remains at large. …
Officials of NATO countries on Wednesday told Reuters that NATO’s stated mission of protecting civilians in Libya is not over, but the international military body will not contribute to the manhunt for Gaddafi. With Libya under the control of the rebels and their Transitional National Council, or TNC, the controversy in the US over whether foreign involvement was appropriate has …
A public hearing on Wednesday held by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Official in Arlington, VA, drew about 400 protesters who oppose the so-called Secure Communities Program. Arlington was the last stop on a national tour of a commission charged with evaluating the controversial program. Secure Communities, also known as S-COMM, allows local law enforcement agencies to collect the …
