interview Archive
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Friday Uprising: Ted Glick
Posted on July 2, 2010 | No CommentsVeteran activist Ted Glick--sentenced to 1 year probation and a $1,100 fine for hanging two "Green Jobs Now" banners at the Hart Senate Building--discusses his new book, Love Refuses to Quit: Climate Change and Social Change in the 21st Century. -
Friday Uprising: Beyond Left-Right Politics
Posted on June 11, 2010 | 1 CommentLeft-leaning populist Tim DeChristopher and right-leaning blogger Frank Staheli discuss ways to transcend the divisiveness of contemporary politics. Debating taxes, climate change, Glenn Beck and the Tea Party, the two find they have much in common. -
Friday Uprising: Re-Imagining Change
Posted on May 26, 2010 | No CommentsWhat will it take to create genuine change in the world? Patrick Reinsborough, the co-founder of SmartMeme, believes that creating stories with meaning is the key for activists to make progress on major issues threatening our planet. -
Friday Uprising: David Cobb
Posted on April 23, 2010 | No CommentsHow much power should corporations have over our political system? David argues that to have a healthy democracy, we must abolish corporate personhood and establish that only human beings, not corporations, are entitled to constitutional rights. -
Friday Uprising: Ken Sanders
Posted on April 2, 2010 | No CommentsKen Sanders is a book dealer, former Earth First rabble rouser and friend to the late cult-hero Edward Abbey. Ashley and Ken discuss the radical days of the environmental movement and ask what makes effective activism today. -
Friday Uprising: Globalize Liberation
Posted on February 24, 2010 | No CommentsActivist, author and puppeteer David Solnit takes it to the streets, country to country, working for people and the planet. David discusses the history of the so-called "anti-globalization movement" and the hope of a Climate Justice Revolution. -
Friday Uprising: Climate of Change
Posted on February 12, 2010 | No CommentsAs skeptics continue denouncing the science of climate change, we invite NYU biologist Tyler Volk and University of Utah geologist David Chapman to articulate the impact of human life on the planet. We discuss carbon molecules, population-size, energy alternatives and the difficult intersection of politics, economics and science. -
Friday Uprising: Rebecca Hall
Posted on February 5, 2010 | No CommentsArrested 7 times for civil disobedience before age 20, Hall came from a family dedicated to social change. She is a woman of color, a member of the LGBT community, an environmentalist, a mom, an attorney and an advocate of nonviolent direct action.
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