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Ian Wilder is co-blogger at onthewilderside. He is a peace and justice activist, and a former NY State Green Party Co-Chair.

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(13 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, February 26, 2012
ACLU is still asking the wrong questions about Citizens United The ACLU is publicly re-examining its support of the Citizens United Supreme Court case which removes all controls over corporate spending in politics. The ACLU is questioning whether it underestimated the effect of these super-sized contributions in balancing the right of free speech -- political speech. The ACLU is asking the wrong question. Corporations do not have political rights.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, March 26, 2009
President Obama and The Special Olympics President Barack Obama made a joke about the Special Olympics on the Jay Leno Show. How can Americans use this as a moment of self-reflection about our relationship with people with disabilities?
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(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, January 17, 2009
A Fashion Movement: Voluntary Simplicity and The Curtain Club What can one woman do to carry herself, her family, and her country safely through the current economic crisis? One solution is to shift the culture with a new fashion trend: applying frugality and Voluntary Simplicity to women's fashion.
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SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, January 4, 2009
A Celebration of The Duchess: Book, Movie and DVD A review, which is mostly a celebration, of the media surrounding the story of Georgiana, The Duchess of Devonshire. Georgiana, born in the 18th century, is the great-great-great-great aunt of Princess Diana. The review compares the biography by Amanda Foreman, the movie The Duchess, and the newly released DVD. With comments on feminism and how it is portrayed in each version of the story.
(9 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, November 30, 2008
Wal Mart Stampede: Where's Woody Guthrie? On Black Friday, a man was killed and 4 other people were trampled, at the entrance to a Wal Mart store in Long Island that was holding a special "Blitz" sale for Black Friday. This article explores who is really to blame, and why some media are choosing to distract from any culpability on the part of Wal Mart.
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, September 6, 2008
John Adams on the Hofstra Partisan Presidential Debate Hofstra University is hosting a Presidential Debate on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 which excludes every candidate except the 2 corporate party candidates. Contact the president of Hofstra, Stuart Rabinowitz, to ask him why those who are on enough ballots to win the electoral college are not in the debate by email at president@hofstra.edu, by phone at (516) 463-6800
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, February 4, 2007
What to do with a Democratic Congress? Speech to Huntington chapter of the Long Island Progressive Coalition about the course of the new Congress concluded that radical election reform and media reform is the only path to having Congress pass any meaningful reforms.

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