PEOPLE POWER

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

The Guerrilla News Network

by Anna Lappe

posted Mar 24, 2005

What is the Gerrilla News Network?

The Work Ahead: Start a Dialogue; Take a Stand

by Reverend Robert W. Edgar

posted Mar 23, 2005

National Council of Churches is rolling out study materials on the current state of world affairs.

It Takes a Community Media Center

by Dirk Koning

posted Mar 16, 2005

The Community Media Center (CMC) was founded in 1981 as Grand Rapids Cable Access Center (known as GRTV). It is one of the first public access stations in the nation to expand beyond public access television to provide a range of media tools, training and transmission options for community members and nonprofit organizations. Among them, the five affiliates offer numerous projects and services.

Questions for Students: Earth Charter

by YES! for Youth Education Program

posted Mar 10, 2005

Media Hero: Ed Schultz

by Carolyn McConnell

posted Mar 10, 2005

Media Hero: DeeDee Halleck

by Jonathan Lawson

posted Mar 10, 2005

presente! a radio station barn raising

by Hannah Sassaman

posted Mar 10, 2005

When farmworkers needed a way to reach one another, they invited activists nationwide for a radio barn raising.

Media That Set Us Free Discussion Guide

posted Feb 21, 2005

Why in the midst of this information glut are we not getting the information we need? What does this mean for our democracy? More questions like these . . .

Bill Moyers

by Bill Moyers

posted Feb 16, 2005

Some journalists are stubbornly pursuing the truth despite growing media monopolies, government secrecy, ideology, and public relations spin doctors—but it’s getting tougher

10 Steps to More Democratic Media

by Jeffrey Chester, Gary O. Larson

posted Feb 16, 2005

10 Steps to More Democratic Media

Media Uprising

by Josh Silver, Robert W. McChesney

posted Feb 08, 2005

Going to Where the Silence Is: Interview with Amy Goodman

by Carolyn McConnell

posted Feb 02, 2005

Interview with Amy Goodman, how she created Democracy Now

Resource Guide: Democratic Media

by Lisa Kundrat

posted Feb 02, 2005

Resources for More Democratic Media

Renewing the American Experiment: A Post Election Reflection

by David Korten

posted Nov 16, 2004

Our reform agenda:1. Voter Rights: Guaranteed right to vote for all citizens. 2. Clean Elections: Public financing of elections. 3. Fair Access: free airtime 4. Open Debates 5. Equal Representation: Introduce proportional representation. 6. Voter Choice: Introduce instant runoff voting. 7. Equal Voice: Abolish the Electoral College 8. Electoral Integrity: nonpartisan election administration. 9. Human Rights: Are for people, not corporations.

Insisting on Peace in Colombia

by Bill Weinberg

posted Nov 11, 2004

The indigenous peoples, peasants, and urban youth of Colombia are declaring themselves off limits to the region's longest running war.