Earlier this week, as you can read in the above Twitter post, the Democratic Socialists of America announced that they would not be following in the footsteps of progressives like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, and endorsing Joe Biden for President. Well, this didn’t exactly sit well with some members of the old left. And, […]
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Alan Haber and other founding members of SDS call on the young Socialists of today to put aside their political purity tests, consider the threat Donald Trump poses to our republic, and back Joe Biden’s campaign for president
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 1919, 2020, Alan Haber, Bernie Sanders, comrades, Democratic Socialists of America, Donald Trump, fascism, Hitler, Joe Biden, League for Industrial Democracy, Max Weber, old left, Presidential politics, SDS, Socialism, Students for a Democratic Society, threats to Democracy 43 Comments
Tom Hayden, famed ’60s anti-war activist, dies at 76
I just woke up to find that Tom Hayden passed away last night. Here, for those of you who may have missed it the first time around, is our discussion from 2012, which, sadly, I’ve yet to finish my transcription of. You can still listen to it, though. Earlier this evening, I had the occasion […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, History, Politics Also tagged 1960's, 1961, activism, Alan Haber, another famous person has died, Bob Ross, democracy protests, Democratic National COnvention, freedom rides, McCarthyism, Michigan Daily, participatory democracy, peace activists, Port Huron Statement, Sharon Jeffrey, Tom Hayden, University of Michigan 20 Comments
Celebrating 50 years of the Port Huron Statement, and considering its relevance today, in Michigan and beyond
I’m a few days behind in my New York Times reading, but, a few days ago, they ran a story about the 50th anniversary of the Port Huron Statement, and I wanted to be sure to share a link. The Port Huron Statement, for those of you who aren’t familiar with it, was the primary […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged activism, Albert Camus, Arnold Kaufman, Betty Friedan, Blowin' in the Wind, C. Wright Mills, John Dewey, League for Industrial Democracy, manifestos, Michael Harrington, Occupy, Occupy Wall Street, participatory democracy, Pope John XXIII, Port Huron Statement, SDS, student activism, Students for a Democratic Society, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Tom Hayden, University of Michigan 17 Comments