micah sifry

Got hope? I debate Micah Sifry on GritTV

by Karoli on January 6, 2010 · 3 comments

I had the opportunity to appear on Laura Flanders’ show today with Micah Sifry and continue the ongoing debate over whether the grassroots are or are not empowered, are or are not unhappy, and are or are not disengaging from the political process overall. I’m not sure we broke any new ground, but it did [...]

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Continuing dialogue with Micah Sifry: Hope, health, activism and results

by Karoli on January 3, 2010 · 11 comments

Update 1/4/10: The final installment in this exchange is here. There’s also an excellent comment on Sifry’s original post from Spencer Critchley here. It’s been a great discussion, and in the end, we just disagree. I appreciate it when someone responds to what I’ve written in a thoughtful way, even if they do open the [...]

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The Sifry Disconnect: When cynicism kills hope

by Karoli on January 1, 2010 · 24 comments

If you haven’t read Micah Sifry’s latest (very long) post about liberal disappointment and wilting grassroots, please go read it first before you read this (very long) rebuttal. A short paraphrase: President Obama isn’t a recent sellout. We are seeing the Barack Obama that always was, is, and has been — corporatist sellout. Really, David [...]

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