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Douglas Rushkoff: Internet Freedom, Egypt, and the US
February 3, 2011"If Internet freedoms have to be secured with policy then as far as I'm concerned there are no Internet freedoms," says Douglas Rushkoff, author of Program or Be Programmed. He notes that what we've learned from the Internet shutoff in Egypt is that there is too much centralization on the Web, and when people like Joe Lieberman can call Amazon and knock WikiLeaks off their server or convince PayPal not to process their payments anymore, there's too much control.Khaled Fahmy, Benjamin Barber, and Douglas Rushkoff
February 2, 2011"What we are seeing is nothing less than an Egyptian Tiananmen Square," says Khaled Fahmy of American University in Cairo. He watched today as bands of armed men descended on peaceful protesters in Cairo, heading for Tahrir Square. Some of the people, who Fahmy called "thugs" rode through crowds on horseback and camelback, trying to drive them back.Not Under the Bus
January 26, 2010The final fight over the health care reform bill is coming up, and women's health care been a key issue throughout, as we've reported many times. This video from Not Under the Bus is here to remind us not to give up and to take action to ensure women don't get thrown under the bus for the sake of reform. January 13th is the national day of action!Tea Parties and Workers, Public Housing, and the Prop 8 Trial
January 26, 2010Tea party protests and labor unions might not seem at first to have much in common, but both groups are angry about bailouts of massive banks and the struggles of working people to make ends meet while jobs disappear overseas. Is the dispute between the tea parties and the progressive left just one of the means to an end?Tea Parties and Workers, Public Housing, and the Prop 8 Trial
January 12, 2010Tea party protests and labor unions might not seem at first to have much in common, but both groups are angry about bailouts of massive banks and the struggles of working people to make ends meet while jobs disappear overseas. Is the dispute between the tea parties and the progressive left just one of the means to an end?Not Under the Bus
January 12, 2010The final fight over the health care reform bill is coming up, and women's health care been a key issue throughout, as we've reported many times. This video from Not Under the Bus is here to remind us not to give up and to take action to ensure women don't get thrown under the bus for the sake of reform. January 13th is the national day of action!Tea Parties and Workers, Public Housing, and the Prop 8 Trial
January 12, 2010Tea party protests and labor unions might not seem at first to have much in common, but both groups are angry about bailouts of massive banks and the struggles of working people to make ends meet while jobs disappear overseas. Is the dispute between the tea parties and the progressive left just one of the means to an end?Health Care, Suphala, and Transgender Rights
December 15, 2009When word broke last night that Joe Lieberman had taken the health care bill hostage and that it appeared the White House and Senate Majority Leader Reid were ready to cave, progressives howled. The process by which one so-called centrist can make unreasonable demands to get a bill passed has many calling for dumping the filibuster, and activists wondering what they can do.The F Word: Holiday News Jingle
December 15, 2009It's holiday season. And besides I've been feeling too grumpy to take the news "straight." So I came up for a ditty for today. You're welcome to send us yours. Here's mine:Which Side Are You On, The Body Toxic, and Matthew Hoh
November 23, 2009During the Great Depression, the labor movement was a major player pushing a progressive agenda and helping to put people back to work. While we've heard plenty of comparisons between the current recession and the Depression, we haven't seen a return of the kind of militancy that came from labor in the 20s and 30s. With all the anger swirling around right now, where's the organizing?
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