March 24 Washington DC Reason Rally Marks Turning Point for Secular Movement
From Jesse Galef – Publicity Director, Reason Rally Atheists are coming out of the closet – and coming together. At a press conference held yesterday, March 22, at the National Press Club, Reason Rally organizers and speakers hailed the upcoming event as an unprecedented display of numbers and unity. The Reason Rally, a national gathering […]
The Banned Doonesbury Abortion Cartoon
Because censorship is wrong… Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 (This cartoon published without permission from anyone, particularly the government) … and women’s reproductive rights are definitely right! Doonesbury cartoon by Garry Trudeau
One Year of Syrian Uprising: Where is the Arab Spring?
By Anthony Zeitouni The Syrian uprising has just entered its second year with two big NO’s: NO political solution and NO military solution. The Military/Security option adopted by Assad’s regime a year ago failed to cool down the uprising, and failed to save the lives of civilians. It failed to achieve a complete victory over […]
Progressives Guide to Social Media 8: Other Sites
There are dozens of smaller social media sites that can also be used by the progressive internet activist. They are more intimate communities with fewer users, which can be a nice change of pace and give your experience a more personal feel to it.
Progressives Guide to Social Media 7: Google+
Google+ (G+) is the most recent addition to the social media world. G+ feels like a mix between Facebook and Twitter, but with a far better flow. Unlike previous projects such as Wave and Buzz, Google+ appears to have some lasting power, having grown to over 90 million users (sometimes called Plussers) in less than a year. There has been a genius level of rolling upgrades with new functionality appearing every few weeks. The community is still genuine and fun, and is relatively free from spammers and marketers.
