Seven People on a Porch in Texas

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Monday April 25, 2005 · 8:22 PM PDT

2005/04/25 · 20:22

This diary was inspired by the passion and enthusiasm of the Texas Dems in gnutpnut's recommended diary

America has a secret history besides the one you learned in school. The origins of the New Deal can be traced to seven people on a porch in Lampasas County, Texas in 1877. Read More

That is Not Dead Which May Eternal Lie

Dancing Larry

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Sunday April 03, 2005 · 10:14 AM PDT

2005/04/03 · 10:14

Much (perhaps most?) of the bandwidth here at dKos has of late been given over to discussing the looming deaths of iconic religious figures, Terry Schiavo and Karol Woytyla. In this unsettling environment, there are also Kosmonauts getting carried away, saying everything related to religion is dead, up to and including God (cf, Nietzsche). But they are only scratching the surface of this mystery, like the feeble hand of the prematurely entombed clawing hopelessly at the lid of their casket. Read More

March Madness: Title IX Edition! (w/Poll)

Dancing Larry

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Friday March 18, 2005 · 4:46 PM PST

2005/03/18 · 16:46

Over the past 10 years or so, this lifelong hoop junkie has become more and more a fan of the women's game--though I admit, that got its start only because Rebecca Lobo went to the same nowhere high school I did. However, like Johnny Wooden, I've come to believe that the best displays of good sound fundamental basketball today are among the top women's basketball programs.

For those who don't follow the women's game but may have a passing interest at tournament time, here's the totally unofficial Dancing Larry preview:
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"The resistance will continue, no doubt about it."

Dancing Larry

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Wednesday March 09, 2005 · 3:40 AM PST

2005/03/09 · 03:40

No, this isn't another Iraq diary, although there are strong resemblances between the two situations. The quote used as the diary title is from Chechen exile Akhmed Zakayev. As reported by AFP, Aslan Maskhadov is dead, killed by Russian forces in action near Tolstoi-Yurt.

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The Fall of the Hegemon

Dancing Larry

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Sunday February 27, 2005 · 4:33 PM PST

2005/02/27 · 16:33

Bushehr "Da", Bush "Nyet"

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Sunday February 27, 2005 · 3:24 AM PST

2005/02/27 · 03:24

Well, the first returns are in from Maximum Leader's recent summit with his old soulmate, V. Putin. Russia and Iran have just inked a deal arranging for Russia to provide nuclear fuel for Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant.

Dancing Larry

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Saturday February 19, 2005 · 3:08 AM PST

2005/02/19 · 03:08

It appears that Wired has stirred up the containment chamber with its glowing prospectus for a resurrection of the nuclear power industry, Nuclear Now!

Here at dKos, Lipris diaried on the article with this Science Friday edition. At Liberal Street Fight joelmakower said No Nukes is Good Nukes

Welp, the posts and some follow-up comments brought out the Yankee Curmudgeon. I've been fighting these utility companies for nigh on 25 years now, and I had quite a bit to say on those threads, which I've put together to give just a few of the reasons the Yankee Curmudgeon says "No Nukes!" On the tother side. Read More

My only Gannon diary

Dancing Larry

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Thursday February 17, 2005 · 4:13 PM PST

2005/02/17 · 16:13

I haven't been a participant in the Gannon research, such research isn't my strong point. I have been following the story sufficiently so that if my strengths in the areas of developing and implementing action campaign strategies and tactics become useful I will be prepared to help out.

I'm also aware that there is a growing element of "Gannon-fatigue", and that's what I'd like to address in this diary. Read More

Please don't let Grassroots 101 disappear

Dancing Larry

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Monday January 31, 2005 · 9:51 PM PST

2005/01/31 · 21:51

OK, I've never done this before but there is a diary that needs some pimping.

Virginia Dem has initiated an extremely important conversation, which really needs to become an ongoing conversation here at dKos--the practical techniques of real grassroots activism, Grassroots 101. At the present moment that diary is in danger of disappearing, but if we want to truly maximize the potential of the netroots, we need to discuss how we can be most effective in the meatworld. Please join in the conversation, contribute your thoughts and experiences, and recommend Grassroots 101.

The Fall of the Hegemon

Dancing Larry

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Wednesday January 26, 2005 · 11:08 PM PST

2005/01/26 · 23:08

On August 22, 1991, with the collapse of the hardline coup against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, the post-World War II geopolitical era came to an end. The end of the Cold War, the end of Mutual Assured Destruction, the end of the bipolar world. With the fall of the Soviet Union, for the first time in human history, a single nation stood astride the world as a colossus, the United States of America as uncontested hegemon. Yes, economic challenges were rising; in the east, Japan was at the height of its boom years, China was finally awakening from its centuries-long slumber, and several smaller nations, the so-called "tigers" of South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore were pumping an increasing range of goods onto the world market. In the west, the slow and steady process of European economic integration continued to roll forward. At home, the American political system had yet to come to grips with the fiscal and social deficits resulting from the policies of the Reagan and Bush I administrations, and nothing had been done to begin weaning the nation away from its petroleum addiction. Read More

Netroots Antiwar Action: Pens to the Pentagon

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Tuesday December 28, 2004 · 4:56 PM PST

2004/12/28 · 16:56

Is the pen mightier than the sword? Let's put it to the test!

First, all credit for this idea goes to dKos user Sheba. I think she's come up with an idea that is right up the blogosphere's alley, and something the netroots can do to jumpstart creative antiwar activism.

By now we're all familiar with the "auto-pen" which Rumsfeld was using to sign the death notice letters to the families of those who have died in action. He has since announced that in the future he will sign all such letters himself. So Donald Rumsfeld needs a new pen, now that he can't use the autopen. Sheba's idea? Let's help him out with some pens! I think this is a great direct action tactic for the netroots, it plays to our strength and makes a statement.
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The 13 Rules of Tactics

Dancing Larry

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Wednesday December 08, 2004 · 5:03 PM PST

2004/12/08 · 17:03

OK. so there's freaking and floundering and finger-pointing on all sides. That's one set of natural reactions to a deep setback. Others are looking for the quick fix, the perfect "frame" maybe. A lot of us now are emerging from the immediate post-election horror/anger/depression and getting ready to take a long hard look at where things stand. Me? In a crisis, I usually get back to basics.

My political background began with community organizing. It's an unglamourous, usually unnoticed form of activism, it rarely gets on TV, to outsiders the stories of community organizing might seem humdrum.

But if you're one of the people involved, if you're standing up, often for the first time, taking on the powers-that-be on something that directly concerns the well-being of yourself, your family and your community, it can be a life-changing, and life-affirming experience.

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