People Power

NYC Gives Citizens a Say in the Budget
by Kate Malongowski
Dec 02, 2011
What if you could weigh in on how your city’s money is spent? In some districts of New York City, you can.
Jobs Not Cuts: UK Strikes Against Austerity
by Ari Berman
Dec 01, 2011
In Britain, two million public sector workers launched the largest strike in three decades.
7 Ways to Support the Real Job Creator: Main Street
by John Cavanagh, David Korten
Nov 29, 2011
Turns out most job creation comes from the 99 percent, not the one percent.
Ai-jen Poo: Organizing Labor—With Love
by Mark Engler
Nov 29, 2011
The YES! Breakthrough 15: Battling for those on the economic bottom rung—domestic workers.
How Will Occupy Evolve?
Nov 22, 2011
What’s next for the Occupy movement? Thom Hartmann interviews Sarah van Gelder about the new book, This Changes Everything.
How Occupy is Transforming Our National Conversation
by Robin Broad, John Cavanagh
Nov 22, 2011
In just two months, the Occupy movement has begun to unseat an economic narrative that held sway for thirty years.
This Changes Everything: How the 99% Woke Up
by Sarah van Gelder
Nov 18, 2011
Introducing the movement that’s shifting our vision of what kind of world is possible—from the new book, “This Changes Everything: Occupy Wall Street and the 99% Movement.”
Occupy A New Conversation
by David Korten
Nov 16, 2011
America is a tale of two economies: one serves Wall Street, and the other is accountable to the rest of us. Which one will we choose?
Lessons of a Police Chief: Militarized Policing Is a Mistake
by Norm Stamper
Nov 16, 2011
From his experience overseeing Seattle’s infamous crackdown on WTO protesters years ago, Norm Stamper knows exactly what police should not do.
Emotional Learning Brings Real Hope to Schools
by Katherine Gustafson
Nov 10, 2011
A little-known movement helps kids understand the connection between the brain and heart, and improve their behavior (and test scores) too.
An Oregon Experiment in Citizen Governance
by Tyrone Reitman
Nov 04, 2011
A new law that puts voters in charge of breaking through political spin could be a first step in making policy decisions that work.
Occupy Wall Street’s Moral Ground
by Kathleen Moore
Nov 01, 2011
Much of the Occupy movement’s power comes from a simple moral message: It’s wrong to wreck the world. It’s wrong to wreck the health and hopes of others.
Plastic State of Mind
Nov 01, 2011
A video parody: Why the age-old "paper or plastic?" question shouldn't be a question at all.
Occupy the Banks: Strategies for Transformation
by Gar Alperovitz
Oct 28, 2011
Beyond revolution and reform: Gar Alperovitz on how we can fundamentally transform our financial system.
EU: Drawing a Line in the Tar Sands?
by Robert Mellinger
Oct 28, 2011
A controversial move to prohibit oil imported from what’s been called the world’s dirtiest fuel source could be an example for the rest of us.