How Progressive Young People Can Have an Impact In These Times
By David Swanson
(Remarks for gathering of progressive caucus interns at US Capitol, July 27, 2005)
Well, what kind of times are these? They seem to me to be times not just of an increase in plutocracy, but also of a decrease in awareness of it.
A majority of Americans favor single-payer health coverage, a shift to renewable energy, the protection of natural resources, investment in education, and protection of civil rights. And very nearly a majority of Americans