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The Activist Online Magazine

The Activist Online Magazine

http://theactivist.org

The online magazine of the Young Democratic Socialists. Written from a democratic socialist and social democratic perspective, offers news and editorials on American and international politics and issues

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  • Scozzafavaed

    Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 12:31 in domestic, Nancy Pelosi, news and views, teabaggers, dede scozzafava

    CHRIS MAISANO I feel kind of bad for Dede Scozzafava. Not too long ago, it looked like this moderate Republican would sail to an easy victory against her Democratic challenger in today’s special election for the vacant congressional seat in New Yor...

  • Testing Democracy in Pittsburgh: The G20 Protest Experience

    Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 10:19 in pittsburgh, news and views, yds, g20

    ERIK ROSENBERG My trip to the G20 protests was a reflection of the G20 itself: way out of whack. The sojourn to Pittsburgh, PA began early, especially by leftist standards. I rose at 5:30 AM on Thursday, September 24, from a mattress I would soon lo...

  • Socialists Say: Obama Is No Socialist (but here’s what one looks like)

    Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 09:42 in socialism, Barack Obama, misc

    FRANK LLEWELLYN & JOE SCHWARTZ Over the past 12 months, the Democratic Socialists of America has received more media attention than it has over the past 12 years. The global economic crisis undoubtedly opened some people’s eyes to the ineq...

  • Moore’s War of Position

    Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 13:54 in Culture

    BHASKAR SUNKARA Frequent readers of my infrequently read rants might be surprised to hear me, a denouncer of the moralistic and the messianic in all their forms, say that Michael Moore’s latest film, Capitalism: A Love Story, is an astounding ac...

  • Life on the Fringe: An Inauguration Day Story

    Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 18:42 in features, theory

    BHASKAR SUNKARA OR: Foofooraw: The Dialectic of Impotence 2:45 pm: the day before Obama’s inauguration.  The temperature is well below zero. I’m more than slightly intoxicated, ruing the poor blood circulation in my hands and wondering if...

  • Geert Wilders’ Goes To Temple

    Posted on Saturday October 24th, 2009 at 18:27 in domestic

    DONALD HOPKINS On October 20th 2009, Geert Wilders, a Dutch politician, visited Temple University, in hopes of giving a talk on "free speech." Geert Wilders is a member of People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy and a well known righ...

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5 stars Julia

I think that this website is such an important one. Tomorrow I embark on a trip to Kenya and South Africa and I have started a blog at http://juliablack.squarespace.com if you want to follow my travels!

Posted: August 10th, 2009 | Report This Comment

5 stars Raul

Excellent coverage of labor and student activist occurances combined with good theory.

the struggle continues. keep up the good work.

Posted: January 2nd, 2009 | Report This Comment

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