| 1. | The National Committee for an Effective Congress | | | A progressive, full-service political committee that supports progressive candidates who fight for the issues we believe in, like freedom of choice, separation of church and state, gun control, equal rights, and environmental protection. www.ncec.org |
| 2. | Intl. Conference on Alternatives to Globalisation | | | e International Conference on Alternatives to Globalization (ICAG) was attended by 100 delegates. It was held at the Development Academy of the Philippines in Tagaytay City, Philippines. The conference was followed by a global teach-in called "International Colloquium on Imperialist Globalization and Crisis." on November 10, 1998 This half-day event was held at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, and was attended by more than 400 participants. www.ibon.org |
| 3. | Democracy Now! | | | Goes beyond the rhetoric and party politics offered by the mainstream media. Instead, it highlights grassroots efforts to enhance and ignite democracy in the U.S. From Pacifica Radio. You can read, or listen in RealAudio. www.pacifica.org |
| 4. | Political Corrections | | | Fantastic site, full of quotations, like: "This is a government of the people, by the people and for the people no longer. It is a government of corporations, by corporations, and for corporations." and "Democracy means deceive people into doing what the rich want, and markets (capitalism) means make sure the public subsidize the rich." deoxy.org |
| 5. | ZNet | | | Absolutely brilliant, and huge: Chomsky articles, campaigns, news, Kosovo crisis, Iraq sanctions, new economics... just a very small sample of the topics on offer. Gets literally thousands of visitors a day. www.zmag.org |
| 6. | Progressive Politics | | | A comprehensive guide to progressive politics issues and resources on the Web. www.aquilapub.com |
| 7. | New Politics | | | Opportunity based on public resources -- public schools, libraries, universities and communications -- as opposed to private wealth. www.pacificnet.net |
| 8. | Cafe Progressive | | | Cafe Progressive is a free, one-stop, award-winning, interactive, progressive community emphasizing education, multiculturalism, equity and social justice activism featuring; forums; guest editorials on race, gender, class, economics, education, politics, institutions, environmentalism and spirituality; music; books; chat; surveys; a bulletin board; an interactive mailing list; and an extensive annotated Progressive Resource Directory devoted exclusively to Politics, Education and World Cultures. come.to |
| 12. | A Future Worth Living | | | Excellent essay on new strategies for rebuilding the fragmented Left movement(s), through: recognising ordinary people's real psychological conditions, their lack of behavioral altruism, and their need for activist groups to offer experiential activities that they feel comfortable with, positive visions not just being against things, and a social and pleasurable side as well as a self-sacrificing side. home.earthlink.net |
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