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Showing videos filed under: Center for Community Change
Deepak Bhargava: Stop Apologizing, Start Fighting
September 23, 2010"The first step is to stop apologizing," says Deepak Bhargava, executive director of the Center for Community Change. "We have ideas; we are often cowed by the ferociousness of the argument from conservatives." Indeed, in the wake of Larry Summers' departure from the Obama administration--and the news that the administration wants to head off criticism that it's been anti-business--as well as the failure of Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal and the DREAM Act in the Senate, it often seems like conservatives are winning.Deepak Bhargava, Charlene Strong and Larry Summers
September 22, 2010"The first step is to stop apologizing," says Deepak Bhargava, executive director of the Center for Community Change. "We have ideas; we are often cowed by the ferociousness of the argument from conservatives." Indeed, in the wake of Larry Summers' departure from the Obama administration--and the news that the administration wants to head off criticism that it's been anti-business--as well as the failure of Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal and the DREAM Act in the Senate, it often seems like conservatives are winning.Sweet Honey in the Rock: Are We a Nation?
June 30, 2010Acclaimed women's a capella group Sweet Honey in the Rock were outraged at Arizona's anti-immigrant SB 1070, which basically legalized racial profiling in the state. They partnered with our friends at the Center for Community Change to bring you this song, available as a download that will support CCC's work against the bill in Arizona--and the copycat bills springing up around the country.Danny Schechter, Obama and LGBT Rights, and Gun Control
June 29, 2010The economic crisis needs to be investigated using RICO laws used against organized crime, says Danny Schechter, author and director of Plunder: The Crime of Our Time. Wall Street made billions off mortgage fraud, and all the busts of mortgage lenders in the world won't get the real culprits.Obama's First 100 Days, A Memoir of Iran, and the Unemployment Crisis
April 29, 2009Walter Mosley, Hendrik Hertzberg and others on Obama's first 100 days. Camelia Entekhabifard discusses her new memoir, Camelia: Save Yourself by Telling the Truth. And how will rising unemployment impact American society? Heather Boushey of the Center for American Progress on the social dimensions of the financial crisis.The Nonprofit Crisis, Crackdown on Eco-Activists in England, and Populism in America
April 15, 2009Tax day becomes protest day but is it populism or a top down GOP strategy? Arun Gupta and Zephyr Rain Teachout on opposition to Obama’s budget and tax policies and why populist pressure is missing the mark. Environmental activists arrested in England. And the fate of nonprofits. Can they weather the financial storm?Realizing the Promise
December 2, 2008Will community organizers have a voice in Washington? In December 2007, at the Heartland Forum in Iowa five presidential candidates including Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich and Barack Obama spoke to a crowd of thousands of community leaders and activists and voiced their support for community change. Obama was particularly outspoken and said he’d meet with community organizers not only during the first 100 days of his administration
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