Some leading unions are hard at work and a few social movement groups move beyond protest. But mostly we love to demonstrate and march and respond to crisis, or to post opinion on social media, but shy away from the hard work of organizing
Articles by DC Authors
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Filters of Truth: A Critical Perspective on News Framing
With growing awareness that the information we get is filtered through human viewpoints, we begin to question what we read, hear, and watch. How do we explain our identification with French suffering and our apparent indifference to Lebanese suffering?
Greek Debt Crisis Still Affecting the EU
As the continent struggles to deal with the migration crisis, the Greek debt crisis is still a major issue affecting the EU as lenders start to press reform
Corporate Power and Empire
King repeatedly identified the “giant triplets:” racism, materialism/exploitation/poverty and militarism. This post suggests a slight revision of two of the triplets I believe still in keeping with King’s vision.
The Main Stream Media: Filtered Facts
The main stream media, CNN, FOX, MSNBC, ABC, and the other giant networks and empires pretend to tell the unbiased “truth.” However, even a cursory glance is enough to prove their agenda is far from transparent.
The Gandhi Revolution in Revolutionary Strategy
By embracing Gandhi’s innovation King avoided the mistake of so many would-be revolutionaries, who — by focusing too narrowly on the conventional politics of violence or their preconceived expectations — missed the actual revolution
GALLERY: Protest Against Trump on Saturday Night Live!
Across the street from NBC’s 30 Rock, a few hundred people showed up to voice their disapproval at NBC for having Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live last night despite what many feel are blatant racist comments about immigrants.
Are Turkish Elections Heading Country Toward Dictatorship?
The President should adhere to real democratic principles where people have the right to voice their opinion even if it happens to be different than the government.
No Separate Justice – Free the Holy Land Five
Irene Siegel, PhD., moderated the vigil of No Separate Justice which happens every first Monday of the month outside the Metropolitan Correctional Center at 150 Park Row, New York City for the Holy Land Five.
An Essay That Changes Hong Kong
All of a sudden, the idea of civil disobedience springs up. The thought of coercion by protest is then transformed. It now becomes an awakening movement in which participants are willing to shoulder any legal responsibility out of the spirit of self-sacrifice.