Via Truthout:
In an article published on Truthout yesterday, Noam Chomsky wrote, "No shortage of tasks waits for those who seek to present an alternative to misguided rage and indignation."
The short-term future is troubling. The right-wing anarchists that inhabit talk radio and Fox News are set on whipping up fear, turning the powerless against each other and inciting violence. They're effective because they reinforce a conservative moral vision 24 hours a day.
If we're going to present a viable alternative to the dominant media, we need to continue to build a progressive infrastructure - a lofty, but reachable, objective.
Truthout has taken some important steps in this direction. Thom Hartmann, one of the most prolific and tireless leaders of the progressive movement, has chosen Truthout for an exciting experiment: We're publishing his new book, "Rebooting the American Dream," in full, printing one chapter per week. (You can check out the first two installments here.) We hope to catapult Hartmann's groundbreaking vision for the future of our country into the public sphere - and it's working. Tens of thousands of people have already read these first chapters, and thousands are sharing them through social networks.
Truthout has scores of exciting developments in store, but we can't get there without your support. Help us create a viable and powerful alternative to the right-wing sound machine ... while we still have time.
We're just over $20,000 away from our goal. Can you help us get there?
Click below to make a tax-deductible contribution:
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(Truthout is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN: 20-0031641)
The short-term future is troubling. The right-wing anarchists that inhabit talk radio and Fox News are set on whipping up fear, turning the powerless against each other and inciting violence. They're effective because they reinforce a conservative moral vision 24 hours a day.
If we're going to present a viable alternative to the dominant media, we need to continue to build a progressive infrastructure - a lofty, but reachable, objective.
Truthout has taken some important steps in this direction. Thom Hartmann, one of the most prolific and tireless leaders of the progressive movement, has chosen Truthout for an exciting experiment: We're publishing his new book, "Rebooting the American Dream," in full, printing one chapter per week. (You can check out the first two installments here.) We hope to catapult Hartmann's groundbreaking vision for the future of our country into the public sphere - and it's working. Tens of thousands of people have already read these first chapters, and thousands are sharing them through social networks.
Truthout has scores of exciting developments in store, but we can't get there without your support. Help us create a viable and powerful alternative to the right-wing sound machine ... while we still have time.
We're just over $20,000 away from our goal. Can you help us get there?
Click below to make a tax-deductible contribution:
Click here to donate.
(Truthout is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN: 20-0031641)
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