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On January 21, President Barack Obama will take personal responsibility for the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan launched under President Bush. The…
Tom Hayden
After forty years of activism, politics and writing, Tom Hayden still is a leading voice for ending the war in Iraq, erasing sweatshops, saving the environment, and reforming politics through greater citizen participation. Currently he is writing and advocating for US Congressional hearings on exiting Iraq. This year he drafted and lobbied successfully for Los Angeles and San Francisco ordinances to end all taxpayer subsidies for sweatshops. He recently has taught at Pitzer College, Occidental College, and Harvard's Institute of Politics. He has written eyewitness accounts for The Nation , where he serves on the editorial board, about the global justice movements in Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Chiapas, and India. He is the author or editor of thirteen books.
* Point 1 Although this presidential debate is about foreign policy and national security, we cannot avoid mention of the financial…
September 13, 2008 – A principle reason for Progressives For Obama is so that we can say things that the Obama…
Tom Hayden delivered these remarks to a gathering of activists at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. It appears as part of…
Barack Obama, it is true, is a transformational leader. But he needs a transformational movement to become a transformational president. …
Last December I wrote an optimistic cover story for The Nation predicting that "peace advocates will likely have the best funded antiwar…
Barack Obama restated his Iraq phased withdrawal play in response to public questioning today but committed himself to expanding the wars in…
Call him slippery or nuanced, Barack Obama’s core position on Iraq has always been more ambiguous than audacious. Now it is catching…
For one who has experienced both eras, the current movement for Barack Obama has achieved a living remembrance of Bobby Kennedy’s campaign…
WRITINGS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY The Tom Hayden Reader May 2008 | 592 pages | City Lights Books | www.citylights.com …