Intellectuals & Their America Dissent, a quarterly magazine of politics and culture, invited several leading intellectuals to participate in a forum about the culture and politics of the US. […]
Welcome | august 2012
Dissent, the less popular sister-word of protesting, is not a term we hear often. We hear protesting a lot – maybe because it’s about action. But they’re both important. Dissent […]
quote | july 2012
“Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels — men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, […]
The People’s Media
“Public interest groups have waged a spirited campaign to prevent a corporate takeover of the Internet.” AT&T spared no expense in 2011 when it sought government approval of its $39 […]
Occupying the Nation’s Attention, If Not Its Cities
Occupy woke us up to the blatant truth about the relationship between the haves and the have nots. And although the tents are gone, as Scott Neuman writes in this […]
Protest is Good for You
Written & Contributed by MamaDonna Henes I won’t be made useless I won’t be idle with despair —Jewel, from “Hands” The media likes to portray peace, environmental, human and […]