Tag Archives: activism

Activism in America: Bonding over more than suffering

By Erik Loomis | Published: August 24, 2010
Nothing binds activists together like a shared history of suffering.
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Activism in America: Where’s our “We Shall Overcome”?

By Erik Loomis | Published: July 24, 2010
In an age of irony, who can take such earnestness seriously?
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Rethinking Work: how about we take activism seriously?

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: December 21, 2009
Those of us in left causes are pressured to work harderfastermore! “for the cause,” and we're not supposed to care about money.
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When humanitarianism loses its message

By Feature Writer | Published: May 3, 2008
With a certain degree of suspicion, one of the students inquired about the publication for which I was writing. After I answered his question, he looked at me unfavourably and said that my writing would be permissible only if it were humanitarian.
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The Death Penalty Staggers

By Feature Writer | Published: December 18, 2007
The tide has turned against capital punishment in America.
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