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… Season’s readings (and watchings) Looking for holiday gift ideas? Our … been nicknamed "Stonewall 2.0," it's worth going back and reading the best non-fiction account of the original … for this new civil rights movement, I've immersed myself in reading more about that history. One excellent find is Civil …

December 11, 2009

… Summer reading for activists A summer reading list for those who aren't interested in listening to … mind, I respectfully urge readers to put aside the holiday reading lists in the newspaper review pages, with their …

August 17, 2009

… The president’s extra-credit reading list Last week, Todd Chretien had some suggestions … broaden Barack Obama's political horizons (see "My summer reading list for Barack Obama" ). We asked … to make their recommendations--a sort of extra-credit reading list. Here's a selection of your suggestions for …

June 18, 2009

… My summer reading list for Barack Obama Todd Chretien lends a hand in … you recommend for Hugo Chávez to add to Barack Obama's reading list? We're asking readers to give us your picks-- … like Bush used to do. So he won't have as much time for reading, but I'm hoping that after they finish up the What …

June 10, 2009

… of New York Press re-released this year, is indispensable reading for socialist and social justice educators. … do we do? [T]here are teachers...who are self-consciously critical of the inequities of our society. They see their … change themselves." They aim to help their students become "critical agents" who can "speak, write and assert their own …

August 5, 2009

… "experts" who have been wrong about pretty much everything. READING THE Center for American Progress' (CAP) new report … adding that "many Afghan leaders have become increasingly critical of the conduct of international military operations … published at Jeremy Scahill's RebelReports Web site . … Reading a new report supporting President Obama's escalation …

April 9, 2009

… in his favor, that the university had fired him because of critical remarks he made after the terrorist attacks of … campuses have always been spaces for young activists and critical scholars to demand change. This is why the right is … and sexism are not barriers to achievement, that renowned critical race scholars Cornel West and Michael Eric Dyson …

May 6, 2009