In this interview on his new book, "The Defiant," Dawson Barrett explains why neoliberalism should be in our crosshairs as the midterm elections approach.
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Radical Nonviolence
In this podcast interview, I talk about my own journey to nonviolence, the importance of community and why nonviolent strategies and tactics are going to give us the best odds against the rising tide of white supremacy and fascism today.
Christians Rise Up Against the ‘Filipino Trump’
President Duterte has been called the 'Filipino Trump.' He's worse. But resistance is growing.
Protecting the Gains of the Resurrection
An interview with Father Benjamin E. Alforque, convener of the church-based Filipino group Rise Up for Life and for Rights.
What the US can learn from Scandinavia in the struggle against inequality
In this interview, George Lakey explains what lessons can be learned from how movements in Scandinavia won and secured their egalitarian economic model.
Fear
Fear is often deliberately manufactured — and then exploited — by those in power to further their own ends.
How friends and family remember Daniel Berrigan
Family and friends who knew Daniel Berrigan best recount memories and anecdotes that speak to his character, conviction and wit.
Why I was arrested at the U.S. Capitol
Earlier this month, I was arrested, along with more than 1,300 others from across the political spectrum, in a sit-in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to get big money out of politics and protect voting rights.
What’s next for Democracy Spring?
Last week, I was arrested at a sit-in to get big money out of politics and protect voting rights in Washington, D.C. With more than 1,300 people arrested on the steps of the Capitol since April 11 — including The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur, Harvard law professor and former presidential candidate Lawrence Lessig, Ben and Jerry’s cofounders and actress Rosario Dawson — the Democracy Spring campaign has pulled off one of the largest acts of civil disobedience this century.
Students nix IMF chief’s commencement address at Smith College
On Monday, International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde withdrew as the 2014 commencement speaker at Smith College after a petition opposing the decision gathered hundreds of signatures.
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