public marks

PUBLIC MARKS from jlesage with tags politics & Activism

August 2006

Autonomy & Solidarity | Autonomy & Solidarity Network

left journal: change comes from self organization of workers and oppressed groups

Brasscheck TV (not related to brasscheck.com, except in spirit)

brilliant compilation of mostly YouTube clips of media about political issues that is censored or just not shown in the US; sign up for email notices about new postings

left media resources

left links to alternate analysis of current and historical events

July 2006

Democracy Now!: radio and TV news

by 1 other
news site from Amy Goodman's acclaimed NPR and cable TV show

BrickBurner.org

thoughtful politically oriented blog

Center for Social Media at American University

how to use the media for social action, especially documentaries

Counterpunch

by 7 others
excellent daily newsletter / articles from Left authors

June 2006

my direct democracy, inside dem party

does not welcome identity politics, around ethnicity, queer, or feminist agendas; seeks only for a democratic control of legislature

May 2006

Lawrence Lessig

by 9 others
major legal voice around digital rights

on Nancy Fraser - "Rethinking the Public Sphere"

thoughtful review essay and application to Internet