Grassroots

By the Reagan era in the 1980s, racially neutral rhetoric was perfected to the point that politicians could have deniability while advocating for policies that were obviously targeting African Americans. Reagan routinely condemned “welfare queens”, otherwise known as black mothers, who allegedly lived in luxury while hardworking white workers lived sub-par lives. While there was little legitimacy in his claims, his words were enough to provoke working class whites to feel resentment toward the…

In his essay, “A Wind Storm in the Forests,” John Muir who was a naturalist and the founder of Sierra Club one of the most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States describes his deep appreciation and love for the environment. In his writing, john describes the beauty of the wind and he make the suggestion that the wind are godly because they completely organize the forest in which they appear. He describes how trees in the sierra national forest respond differently…

Introduction: The topic of minimum wages is an ongoing debate that is currently being argued from the street corners to the corporate board rooms and even in the courtrooms of America. Businesses generally oppose the increases because the additional payroll costs could result in layoffs or increases in the costs of goods and services. Every worker deserves to earn a decent living and the increased wages will help. An increase in the minimum wage will provide workers with the boost needed to…

can imagine some would receive more attention than others so some kind of list or agenda must be incorporated to prioritize them all. So beside political members there is pressure from special interest groups like lobbyist, political parties, and grassroots’ organizations to corporate sponsors who assist in prioritizing the lineup of problems face by the government. Often it is said that the more politicians bought by a certain group for a particular problem on the agenda, this will tell you how…

achieved? The film shows more than women achieving their goals of having a political voice, it shows that with persistence, one can achieve their goals. Before they even had a place in the senate and congress, women had to push their views through grassroots movements. Would enough momentum and persistence they were able to achieve a higher position in America's government. What else that is important, is that women did not only push for their voice to be heard but started a change that would…

taking into consideration the changes that have gone through the world in the last century. The four main pillars of this ideology are developed based on the regional democratic development, the economy of equivalence, the participatory democracy and grassroots organizations. Moreover, the 21st century socialism opposes the law of supply and demand and it sustains that capitalism is an ideology that distorts the meaning of the economy in its nature. Nowadays it is inquisitive the way that this…

Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT). I think you will find these to be rather bold words to put together if you start asking around. If you know a peacemaker, or are a peacemaker, of course you know that one peacemaker is dangerous enough. Put numerous peacemakers together and make a team, well. . . it can get interesting. And to be known as Christian peacemakers in a country that is largely Christian based, that just happens to have the largest military budget in the world, and asks for it to be…

Buckley, Jr.) and a popular grassroots anticommunist movement, and their slow but steady convergence in the next decades, culminating in the heydays of American conservatism: the Reagan “Revolution.” In this process the first generation of neoconservatives played a crucial role, by providing…

peace and prosperity. Cyrus may have been an emperor of vast land; yet, he delegated his duties to others so that he could focus on the major issues of state and the minor ones could be handled at their grassroots. Similar, the United States has functioned best when problems were solved at the grassroots, or state level, and only saw the light of federal government when it could not be solved in that manner. Cyrus has the military discipline as well as an extensive and profound understanding of…

The Industrial Revolution had greatly changed the dynamic of American lives, creating the rise of big business and masses of new workers and people. From this, emerged new issues that sought resolution in the coming age. During the Progressive Era from 1900-1920, Progressive reformers and the federal government fostered moderate reforms in corporate regulation, labor reform, and extending suffrage. However, the persisting continuity of limited legislation and hands-off government did not…