PEOPLE POWER

How “we the people” decide what we want, and how we get it.

Community Radio-Radio Community

by Lilja Otto

posted Oct 02, 2006

A different format for community events, and a recipe for inspiration is now being used by the community radio movement.

Southern Revival

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Sep 01, 2006

The Southeast Social Forum prepares for a larger gathering of dedicated activists from all over U.S.

Programming Our Vocabulary

by Frances Moore Lappé

posted Aug 25, 2006

The right continues to define the terms of debate. It is time for progressives to establish terms of their own.

Principles of Real Solutions

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Aug 22, 2006

What is required for America to join most of the industrialized world in universal access to health care?

Health Care Options at a Glance

by Sarah van Gelder, Doug Pibel

posted Aug 22, 2006

The various health care options used around the world are detailed based on costs, coverage, who pays and other factors.

Getting Clean in Maine

by Nancy Watzman

posted Aug 21, 2006

Clean Elections -- in other words public funding of elections -- helped make the passage of the Dirigo health care law possible in Maine.

Where FEMA feared to Tread

by Tim Shorrock

posted Aug 09, 2006

When Katrina hit New Orleans, medics on bicycles toured the city bringing relief where other agencies failed to show.

Recipe for a Cooked Election

by Greg Palast

posted Aug 09, 2006

In the 2004 election, more than 3 million ballots were never counted. Palast explains where they went, but also provides an example of hopeful voting reform in New Mexico.

A Growing Movement

by Rev. Linda H. Walling

posted Aug 08, 2006

As Americans pay more for less health care, a movement toward universal health care is gaining steam.

If You Ask Maine

by Tish Tanski

posted Aug 07, 2006

Maine residents tell state what they want, government moves to give greater access to health care.

Health Care: It's What Ails Us

by Doug Pibel, Sarah van Gelder

posted Jul 19, 2006

Americans spend the most, get the least, and have no health care security. The solution is not that difficult.

We are Farmers Not Gardeners

by Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez

posted Jul 06, 2006

South Central Los Angeles farmers evicted after years of harvests from a community farm maintain their protest weeks after its last occupants have been removed by sheriff deputies.

A Tree Sitting -- In South Central LA?

by Van Jones

posted May 30, 2006

Protesters climb trees in South Central Los Angeles in an attempt to block the construction of a warehouse at the site of an urban farm that serves hundreds of area residents.

Time to Get Smart About Energy

by Fran Korten

posted May 30, 2006

The debate regarding global warming and peak oil is moving into a different direction, from "is it happening" to "what do we do now?"

The Great Turning as Compass and Lens

by Joanna Macy

posted May 10, 2006

The Great Turning invites us to lift our eyes from the cramped closet of short-term thinking and see the larger historical landscape.