“Study Circle Democracy,” by Cecile Andrews, Yes! Magazine, Winter 2003, 3 p.

http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/what-would-democracy-look-like/study-circle-democracy

To believe in democracy, you need to believe in the power of people to find answers to the problems they’re facing. This includes: inspiring and motivating people to care about the common good; helping people learn to trust their own judgment and speak out; helping people think critically; and helping people learn to work with others in a cooperative, collegial manner to bring about change.

Common Security Clubs: Coming Together to Prepare for Economic Change, 2009.

http://commonsecurityclub.org/

A 5-session group to discuss the current economic crisis, how it is touching us personally, and what we can do about it, personally and politically.

“Challenging Corporate Power, Asserting the People’s Rights,” 10-session study group from the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), 1999.

http://www.wilpf.org/CPOWER_10sessions

A 10-session course to learn how corporations use their illegitimate constitutional “rights” and powers to define our law, politics, jurisprudence, work, technologies, food, and communities.

“Roots of Change,” International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC), $50 for materials.

http://www.isec.org.uk/pages/roots.html

A study circle program with three goals: 1) to encourage a broad analysis of the origins and workings of the global economy, 2) to promote discussion of the impact of globalization on participants’ own communities and communities around the world, and 3) to generate strategies for effective local action.

“Clean Air Primer — Health,” by Delphi International and the San Francisco Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 18 p.

http://www.sparetheair.org/teachers/bigpicture/IIID.html Explore all 17 webpages in the health section. (18 p.)

A brief introduction to how air pollution affects human health and the environment.

“Air Quality and Your Health,” by the San Francisco Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 4 p.

http://www.sparetheair.org/Stay-Informed/Air-Quality-and-Your-Health.aspx Explore all 3 webpages discussing health, ozone, and particulate matter. (4 p.)

A brief introduction to how air pollution affects human health and the environment.

“Trends in the Nuclear Power Industry,” Cameco 2005 Annual Report, 6 p.

http://www.cameco.com/investor_relations/annual/2005/html/analysis/trends.php

World statistics on existing and planned nuclear power reactors and the industry’s perspective.

“Trends in the Nuclear Power Industry,” Cameco 2007 and 2008 Annual Reports, 7 p.

http://www.cameco.com/archive/investor_relations/annual/2006/html/mda/trends_nuclear_power.php and

or

http://www.cameco.com/annual_report/2008/annual_financial_review/mda/nuclear_energy/nuclear_energy_trends/nuclear_power/

World statistics on existing and planned nuclear power reactors and the industry’s perspective.

“Economics,” Encarta Encyclopedia entry, 20 p.

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761562677/Economics.html Encarta discontinued.
Read just Part II, “History of Economic Thought.” (12 p.)

Brief descriptions of economic history: Mercantilism, Physiocracy, the Classical School of Economics, Marxism, the Neoclassicists, Keynesian Economics, and Mathematical Economics; economic systems: Free Enterprise, Central Planning, and Liberal Socialist Economies; and current economic problems: energy, inflation and recession, the role of government, and underdeveloped economies. (more mainstream than wikipedia)

“History of Economic Thought,” Wikipedia, accessed July 8, 2010, 57 p.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_economic_thought&oldid=371675192
Read the introduction and the sections called “Capitalism and Marx,” “The ‘American Way’,” and “Contemporary economic thought”; skim the rest (16 p.)

A brief description of economic history and thought.

“Capitalism,” Encarta Encyclopedia entry, 13 p.

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761576596/Capitalism.html Encarta discontinued.

Characteristics of capitalism, its origins in mercantilism and the the Physiocrats, the doctrine of Adam Smith, the rise of industrialization, 20th-century capitalism, and the current outlook.

“Capitalism,” Wikipedia, accessed July 8, 2010, 34 p.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Capitalism&oldid=372372833
Read the introduction and the sections called “History” and “Perspectives; skim the rest (18 p.)

Characteristics of capitalism, its origins in mercantilism, the rise of industrialization, and 20th-century capitalism.

“Socialism,” Encarta Encyclopedia entry, 6 p.

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761577990/Socialism.html Encarta discontinued.

A brief introduction to socialism and its history.

“Socialism,” Wikipedia, accessed July 8, 2010, 43 p.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Socialism&oldid=372432120
Read the introduction and the section called “Economics” (9 p.)

A brief introduction to socialism and its history.

“Toppling the Corporate Aristocracy: Marjorie Kelly Dismantles a Major Premise of Capitalism and Makes the Case for Creating More Democratic Corporations,” an interview by Robert Hinkley, CommonDreams.org, April 19, 2002, 9 p.

http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0419-09.htm

The co-founder of Business Ethics magazine and author of The Divine Right of Capital argues that just as we once democratized government, we must now democratize the economy.

“Progressive Frames for Taxes,” The Rockridge Institute, November 10, 2005, 5 p.

http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/research/rockridge/taxation/ Missing.

The Tax Relief frame illustrates how specific language frames control public debate.

“Twelve Traps to Avoid,” an excerpt from Thinking Points: Communicating Our American Values and Vision, A Progressive’s Handbook by George Lakoff and the Rockridge Institute, 2006, 5 p.

http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/research/rockridge/twelvetraps/ Missing.

Language, presentation, and assumption traps to avoid to be an effective communicator of progressive ideas.

“The Nation as a Family,” by The Rockridge Institute, August 31, 2004, 2 p.

http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/projects/strategic/nationasfamily/nationasfamily/ Missing.

Part One in a series of articles outlining the metaphorical structures behind liberalism and conservatism. This section describes how metaphors affect the way we reason, and why this matters in politics.

“The Progressive Worldview,” by The Rockridge Institute, July 22, 2005, 6 p.

http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/projects/strategic/nationasfamily/npworldview/ Missing.

Demonstrates how this worldview leads progressives to hold consistent positions on the issues.

“The Conservative Worldview,” by The Rockridge Institute, November 4, 2004, 5 p.

http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/projects/strategic/nationasfamily/sfworldview/ Missing.

Shows how this structure leads to conservative positions on a variety of issues.

“Framing the Dems,” by George Lakoff, The American Prospect, August 31, 2003, 13 p.

http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=framing_the_dems

How conservatives control political debate and how progressives can take it back.

“Reframing: Words to Reclaim,” by George Lakoff and the Rockridge Institute, CommonDreams.org, October 24, 2006, 5 p.

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/1024-33.htm

How to reframe: “liberal,” “patriotism,” “rule of law,” “national security,” “family values,” “life.”

“Linguistics professor George Lakoff dissects the ‘war on terror’ and other conservative catchphrases,” by Bonnie Azab Powell, UC Berkeley News, August 26, 2004, 11 p.

http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2004/08/25_lakoff.shtml

Language and framing.

“Simple Framing,” by George Lakoff, Rockridge Institute, February 14, 2006, 8 p.

http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/projects/strategic/simple_framing/ Missing.

An introduction to framing messages in politics.

“The Radical Right’s Weakness,” by The Rockridge Institute, November 4, 2004, 2 p.

http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/research/rockridge/orwellian/ Missing.

The radical Right’s messaging and framing infrastructure doesn’t seem so fearsome if you know how to spot its weaknesses.

“Framing the Debate: It’s All GOP,” commentary by George Lakoff, Boston Globe, September 12, 2004, 3 p.

http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0912-20.htm

How do Republicans continually frustrate Democrats, keeping them on the defensive? It’s their skill at “framing.”

“The Paris Commune,” by an unknown author, 18 p.

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/2419/pariscom.html Missing.

A brief description of the Paris Commune, 1871.

“The Paris Commune of 1871,” by Norman Barth, Paris Kiosque, May 2001, Volume 8, Number 5, 8 p.

http://www.paris.org/Kiosque/may01/commune.html

A brief description of the Paris Commune, 1871.

“Paris Commune,” Wikipedia (accessed July 7, 2010), 17 p.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paris_Commune&oldid=369980537

A description of the Paris Commune, 1871.

“Disarmament Movement Lessons from Yesteryear,” by Lawrence S. Wittner, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July 27, 2009, 4 p.

http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/op-eds/disarmament-movement-lessons-yesteryear

Protest movements against nuclear weapons started soon after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Three movements in particular — beginning with the scientists movement of the late 1940s — helped policy makers and the public think differently about the bomb.

“How to Respond to Conservatives,” from Don’t Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate — The Essential Guide for Progressives by George Lakoff, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2004, 10 p.

http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/research/lakoff/howtorespond/ Missing.

Practical advice on how progressives can have useful conversations with conservatives.

“Framing the Debate,” from Don’t Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate — The Essential Guide for Progressives by George Lakoff, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2004, 11 p.

http://www.thinkingpeace.com/Lib/lib108.html Missing.

“Strict father” and “nurturer” as metaphors for understanding differences between conservatives and progressives.

Brochure of the Network of Spiritual Progressives (NSP), 2006, 12 p.

http://www.spiritualprogressives.org/fmd/files/NSPbrochure.pdf Missing.

Overview of the NSP program, emphasizing common values that unite diverse groups.

“The Spiritual Covenant with America,” Network of Spiritual Progressives (NSP), 2006, 14 p.

http://www.spiritualprogressives.org/fmd/files/SpiritualCov2SingleP.pdf Missing.

American society teaches people that their life’s activities will be judged by how much they can advance their own material well-being, power, and prestige. We need a New Bottom Line, one which judges institutions, corporations, legislation, social practices, health care, our educational and legal systems, and our social policies by how much love and compassion, kindness and generosity, and ethical and ecological sensitivity they inculcate within is.

“The Global Marshall Plan: A National Security Strategy of Generosity and Care,” Network of Spiritual Progressives (NSP), 2006, 36 p.

http://www.spiritualprogressives.org/fmd/files/MarshalPlan_insert_final.pdf

Generosity and genuine caring for others can be a much more effective and morally coherent approach to human safety, peace, and development.

“Leftists, Liberals — and Losers? How and why progressives must unite for real change,” by G. William Domhoff, In These Times, December 21, 2009, 12 p.

http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/5314/leftists_liberalsand_losers/

http://www.pdamerica.org/articles/news/2009-12-24-10-13-17-news.php

http://sacramentopa.blogspot.com/2009/12/leftist-liberals-and-social-change.html

We need to create an alliance between Democratic liberals and leftist progressives that unites electoral and non-electoral strategies, bypasses the structural impossibilities of third parties and non-market centralized planning, reaffirms the importance of social movements, and provides an “us” vs. “them” framing that allows people to change their minds and thereby join what could become a new majority.

“Title,” Details, November 10, 2005, 5 p.

http://www.test.org/test

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