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BLOG, AKA ONLINE NEWSLETTER: Sign Up to Receive Monthly Article Alerts Selected E-mails to the Editor ARCHIVES: ARCHIVE A: Access Past Mark Satin Articles, 2005- Present ARCHIVE B: Access Past Mark Satin Articles, 1999- 2004 ARCHIVE X: Access Past John Avlon Articles, 2004-06 RADICAL MIDDLE, THE BOOK: RESPOND TO OUR ARTICLES AND VIEW OTHERS' RESPONSES: Feisty E-mails to the Editor, 2008 Feisty E-mails to the Editor, 2007 Feisty E-mails to the Editor, 2006 Feisty E-mails to the Editor, 2005 Feisty Letters to the Editor, 2002-04 Feisty Letters to the Editor, 1999-2001 WHO WE ARE: About the Editor (In-House Version) About the Editor (By Marilyn Ferguson) About Our Wonderful Pledgers -- and How You Can Join Them About Our Directors and Advisors About Our Sponsor, the Center for Visionary Law RADICAL MIDDLE CONGRES- SIONAL SCORECARDS: 109th and 110th Congresses (2005-08) RADICAL MIDDLE POLITICAL BOOK AWARD WINNERS: SOME PRIOR RADICAL MIDDLE BOOKS: 50 Best "Third Way" Books of the 1990s 25 Best "Transformational" Books of the 1980s 25 Best "New Age Politics" Books of the 1970s SOME PRIOR BOOKS BY MARK SATIN: New Options for America (book drawn from New Options News- letter, 1983-92) |
"Great source for other
links in the great center uprising." Over 50 Great Radical Centrist Political Blogs Hundreds if not thousands of blogs are radical middle in orientation now -- it may be the fastest-growing category of instant Internet political commentary! (By "radical middle" I mean you listen to & genuinely learn from all political perspectives, and USE your learnings to address our fundamental socio-economic problems in creative new ways.) The blogs we've linked to below strike me as not only radical middle but as unusually -- original, I've also included all the blogs cited by John Avlon in his 2006 article "Centrist Political Blogs Are On the Rise." John is author of Independent Nation (pbk. 2005), advisor to Radical Middle, and a true member of the Internet generation, having been born in 1973. Finally, I've included all blogs that are members of the Centrist Coalition. I hate to sound churlish, but in my opinion NO political blog can do us much good unless we also read (a) books, and (b) a really good daily newspaper [see "Critique of Pure Blogging" elsewhere on this Website]. That being said. . . . ////////// Across the Great Divide -- from Charlie Quimby, chair of the Minnesota Center for Book Arts Althouse -- from Ann Althouse, law professor at the University of Wisconsin AmbivaBlog -- from Annie Gottlieb, author of Do You Believe in Magic?: The Second Coming of the Sixties Generation American Scene -- from Ross Douthat of The Atlantic Monthly and other innovative young conservatives Another Opinion -- from Paul Hosse, long-time Louisville KY community & political activist Art Levine Confidential -- from Art Levine, Contributing Editor of The Washington Monthly Austin Centrist -- from Clint Carrens (Political Communications degree), Paul Silver (small business owner), & other Austinians seeking "balance" and a "middle path" A View from the Radical Middle -- from Per Kurowski, former Executive Director of the World Bank for Mexico, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (!) Booker Rising -- from Shamara Riley, 30something Chicagoan who swears by Booker T. Washington Camlaw Blog -- from Michael Cohen, author of Beyond Complementary Medicine: Legal and Ethical Perspectives on Health Care and Human Evolution CenterFeud -- from "PurpleStater," self-described purveyor of "ideas left and right for the politically ambidexterous" ////////// Centerfield: A Weblog of Centrist Voices in American Politics -- from Rick Heller and other good people at the Centrist Coalition Central Sanity -- from Bridget Magnus, Las Vegas real estate agent and "involved parent" Charging RINO: A Centrist Voice in a Period of Extremism -- from Jeremy Dibbell (B.A. '04), self-described "voice of moderation in a period of extremism" Choosing Hope -- from Walker Willingham, Puget Sound environmental and social justice activist Christopher Hitchens Web -- from Christopher Hitchens, author of Why Orwell Matters Daily Dish -- from Andrew Sullivan, former editor of The New Republic Daniel W. Drezner -- from Daniel Drezner, assistant professor of political science at the University of Chicago Dead Armadillos -- from J.D. Whitlock, Medical Service Officer in the U.S. Air Force Democratic Strategist -- from Ed Kilgore, Ruy Teixeira, and other sensible and well-connected Beltway Democrats Donklephant -- from Justin Gardner, former editor of a Kansas City-based political newsletter ////////// Eduwonk.com -- from Andrew Rotherham, co-director of Education Sector (education policy think tank) Gruntled Center: Faith and Family for Centrists -- from William (Beau) Weston, self-described "sociology professor . . . AND married father of three" Indistinct Union -- from Chris Dierkes, Gen-Y explorer of "unity consciousness and Christian life" Informed Comment: Thoughts on the Middle East, History, and Religion -- from Juan Cole, professor of history at the University of Michigan JamesFallows.com -- from James Fallows, national editor of the Atlantic Monthly Left of Centrist -- from Robert Rouse, 50something father of three from Indiana Liberal War Journal -- from Rafique Tucker, self-described "center-left liberal who is pro-defense [and] anti-hysteria" Man in the Middle -- from James F. Strasma, educator and Methodist minister in suburban Chicago Matt Miller Online -- from Matthew Miller, author of The Two Percent Solution: Fixing America’s Problems in Ways Liberals and Conservatives Can Love Maverick Views -- from Alan Carl, Gen-Y former Democrat in San Antonio, Texas ////////// Moderate Voice -- from Joe Gandelman, former San Diego Union staff writer Moderate Voters -- from Gary Butts, a Southern California voter Muslim Wakeup! Blog -- from Ahmed Nassef, former business executive NDN Blog -- from Ilan Graff and others at the New Democrat Network Neomugwump -- from Dennis Sanders, "30something, gay, African American, Republican minister" in Minneapolis Neo-neocon -- from a female therapist who claims she was mugged by 9/11 New Moderate -- from Rick Bayan, author of The Cynic's Dictionary OxBlog -- from young Americans who met as grad students at Oxford University in England Plank -- from Michael Crowley and other staff writers at The New Republic Political Animal -- from Kevin Drum, Silicon Valley software consultant ////////// Radical Civility: An Experiment in Grace and Truth -- from Mark Grimsley, award-winning history professor at Ohio State University Radical Middle -- from Mark Satin, author of Radical Middle: The Politics We Need Now Random Fate -- from Jack Grant, scientist based in Ohio RConversation -- from Rebecca MacKinnon, "participatory media" scholar and activist Right Democrat -- from a Democrat who claims that "for too long both parties have ignored the concerns of working and middle class Americans" Stubborn Facts -- from the latest team of bloggers to join the Centrist Coalition TomPeters! -- from Tom Peters, co-author of In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies Washington Note -- from Steve Clemons, Senior Fellow at The New America Foundation Wheat Think -- from Tom Strong, a "socialist who loves doing business" Winds of Change -- from Joe Katzman, former Ernst & Young consultant, and Marc Danziger, consultant on "broken projects" |
THE RADICAL MIDDLE CONCEPT: Over 40 Good People (Try to) Describe the Radical Middle 50 Best Radical Middle Books of the '00s (so far) Five Best Radical Middle Magazines, annotated Over 20 Arguably Radical Middle National POLITICIANS GREAT RADICAL MIDDLE GROUPS AND BLOGS: NEW: Over 50 Great Radical Centrist Blogs - all with their bloggers named and described! NOT JUST RADICAL MIDDLE: Ten Best U.S. Political Novels, annotated 25 RED- HOT RADICAL MIDDLE INITIATIVES: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Information Technology & Innovation Foundation Institute for Alternative Futures National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation Republican Main Street Partnership SOME PRIOR RADICAL MIDDLE INITIATIVES: Generational Equity and Communitarian platforms,1990s U.S. Green Party's "Ten Key Values" statement, 1980s Civil Rights Movement, 1960s (your editor is HERE, 6th from bottom) |