The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
Carl Gibson
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Our Climatic Moment: We Didn't Find Nemo - We Made Him
We must stop our nation’s, and our planet's, fatal addiction to fossil fuels before climate change wipes us all out. And this begins with President Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Get Involved! It's the Hour for People Power in America
The social movements leading the push for immigration reform and gun regulations must ratchet up pressure after these latest battles are won to win the battles for climate change and anti-poverty legislation.
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Wagging the Dog on Bahrain, Where U.S.-Backed Crackdown on Democracy Continues
Amid so many non-news stories in the past few weeks, the U.S. government aiding in Bahrain's brutal crackdown of nonviolent pro-democracy protests has gone completely unnoticed.
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The Implosion of the GOP and the Rise of Third Parties
It’s time for fresh faces and fresh ideas in the stuffy chambers of Congress, and this decade will mark the rise of third parties to hold true political power at the highest levels of government.
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Can We Get on Obama’s Ass Now?
We have to hold President Obama accountable with more than just our words. Unless he hears us loud and clear, don’t expect him to do us any favors.
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Open Letter to the FBI, From a Former Houston Occupier
I’m not a terrorist or a criminal. I’m an American citizen nonviolently protesting the fact that corporations and banks can buy influence in Washington.
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Opinion: Let's Defend the Disabled
If we want our anti-austerity movement to be effective in reaching across all boundaries, we should organize with the disabled.
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How to Oust a Congressman, Part 3: The Grassroots Movement
Building a committed base of volunteers to make phone calls, knock on doors and deliver tailored information to voters is the third and final step to kick your Congressman out of office next election season.
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How to Oust a Congressman: Step One
This is how you drive rightwing extremists out of office.
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Taking the Pledge: The Black Friday Walmart Strike
If Walmart workers across a wide swath of states refuse to come to work on the company's busiest day, Black Friday, it would be a huge win for workers over corporate greed and savage consumerism.
