Añadido: Jul 26, 2008
De: ForaTv
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/06/11/David_Sirota_The_American_Populist_Revolt Author David Sirota argues that the power to change society lies ultimately with the people themselves - not with their leaders. ----- David Sirota discusses The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street & Washington. Job outsourcing. Perpetual busy signals at government agencies. Slashed paychecks. Stolen elections. A war without end, fatally mismanaged. Ordinary Americans on both the right and left had had it with corrupt politicians of both parties and are organizing to change the status quo. In his invigorating new book, David Sirota investigates whether this uprising can be transformed into a unified, lasting political movement. Sirota, the author of Hostile Takeover, is, Naomi Klein writes, "...a clearheaded and principled hell-raiser for economic justice" - Cody's Books David Sirota has taught management at Cornell, Yale, MIT, and Wharton Business School and was a study director at the University of Michigan's Institute of Social Research. His work has been featured in Fortune and The New York Times. Sirota holds a doctorate in social psychology from the University of Michigan.
Categoría: News
Tags: activism activists barack changes election foratv grassroots john liberals mccain movements obama populism populists president social voters voting
Rating: 5.00 (31 ratings) Visto: 1202' favoriteCount='15 Comentarios: 8
vedicastrol Says:
Jul 26, 2008 - Barry blew his grassroots movement under the bus honey, with his vote for FISA. The real grass-roots movement is for Cynthia McKinney/Rosa Clemente
Mon4ch0 Says:
Jul 26, 2008 - Fora TV should upload all videos on youtube, I tend to look only youtube videos and not to go to the link where the whole video is. Think about it please. Greetings
pertiman Says:
Jul 27, 2008 - Politicians don't have power, anyway. It´s somebody else. Watch the movie "Zeitgeist", you can find it for free on the web.
sruti4u Says:
Jul 27, 2008 - I totally agree he has very valid points.
algid Says:
Jul 27, 2008 - He recognizes that it's not a case of "if you don't do it, nobody will". Listen to this man... "somebody will, somebody is" working against your interests.
mikezephyr Says:
Jul 27, 2008 - so... there's hope in the proles? fuck yes.
xcheesyxbaconx Says:
Jul 28, 2008 - Looks like Marxism is coming back ;)
ochairball Says:
Jul 26, 2008 - This just proves out Obama's grassroots movement. We, the people are acting to make change. This guy is just blowing in the wind.