activism

I started writing a gigantic OP for this thread, and realized that I might as well make it a blog post. And so I did, you can read it here: Skeptools blog: Incentivizing online activism – a proposal. The executive summary: There are tons of interesting online activities that help advance...

Here is a question for the intellects, great and small, of JREF to ponder. Which messaging by WE ARE CHANGE, in their street actions, would result in the most subsequent research by passers-by that see their signs? Would "911 was an inside job" or "Google WTC7", stimulate more subsequent...

Last week the Skeptics Society rolled out a major new project on the topic of skeptical activism, entitled "What Do I Do Next?" This free 68-page PDF is an in-depth panel-discussion format document in which 13 leading skeptics consider 105 different ways you can personally promote skeptical...

I often read dailykos.com, which is a (mostly) progressive, Democratic blog, which has made a real impact in modern politics. The head honcho of dailykos.com, Markos Moulitsas, has come out with a new book called Taking on the System - Rules for Radical Change in a Digital Era. I haven't read...

What would you suggest to someone if they wanted to help contribute to the fight against homeopathy? I'm talking on an individual level and in the United States. If you suggest monetary support, which organizations are the most influential? Do you focus on the source or the sellers? I'm...

Dear Truth Movement supporters, By now you are probably aware of the dwindling and leaderless nature of the Truth Movement, which was plainly exposed on and around the sixth anniversary of September 11th, only a few days ago. A significant fraction of former members have left the Truth...

hi there, excuse the noob stylee post. i'm a longtime skeptic, but i'm trying to find a way to deal with what appears to be a changing cultural climate in america. also, i'm trying to ferret out how much of that is just my perception (or my shrinking patience for weird woo beliefs in being...

(I'll appologize in advance. Apparently I'm in the mood for starting potentially flame worthy threads today. That is not my intent, but I can see how it could easily get there. Sorry.) On Point, Hanging in the Balance Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Conner's comments on the...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,97117,00.html ..full article A lot of good things could be done with judical activism, but I am against it because the potential for abuse is to great.

You have to register to read this, http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml; but the gist is: It doesn't get much worse than this. George Galloway is Britain's most active and visible peace campaigner. The Labour MP for Glasgow Kelvin did not just oppose the recent campaign against...