Eight Ways to Strengthen Our Democracy Beyond Voting
The strength of our civic life depends on what we do outside elections.
The Crusade Against Press Freedom
The latest attacks on journalists and news organizations by corrupt populists are contributing to a global rollback of fundamental rights.
Author Event: Deconstructing The News; Don’t Believe the Hype
A thought provoking talk and book signing with William Cloud and his new book that is a passionate, precise and revealing critique of corporate-government influence on news media.
Lessons of the Sixties: The Decline of Newspaper and Rise of Social Media
A public launch of the “Lessons of the Sixties,” project, with an event looking at the evolution of news media and its impacts and opportunities for social justice organizing.
In Glenn Beck’s Crosshairs: Interview with Frances Fox Piven
Glenn Beck has made a point of aggressively singling out Frances Fox Piven, professor of political science and sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center, as especially dangerous to American life and liberty. In this interview, she comments on the attacks and what they say about the current state of American democracy.