Karl Hardy
Karl Hardy lives in South Bend, Indiana where he is involved in several local activist projects and has worked as an organizer for the Michiana Social Forum and Michiana Community Currency initiatives. He received his MA in social ecology and social theory from Prescott College and will begin doctoral studies at Queen's University in the fall of 2009.Articles by Karl Hardy
Review: Social Ecology and Communalism
Social Ecology and Communalism by Murray Bookchin. Edited by Eirik Eiglad. Oakland, AK Press: 118 pages. ISBN 978-1-904859-49-9 [Available to purchase from AK Press]
The American presidential election season has pundits and pollsters proclaiming “change” a primary factor in the minds of many voters. It’s little wonder that this stark period – marked by the so-called “War on Terror,” the extension of neoliberalism across the globe, and the urgency of global warming – has motivated such vague desires among the citizenry. Undefined, undifferentiated and ultimately relegated to mere platitudes, “change” …
2008 Presidential Prospects for Progressives: Nader, the Greens, and Building a Movement
While the presidential primary season lurches onward with Obama and Hillary struggling to secure the Democrat nomination, progressives are finding themselves in predicament similar to both 2000 and 2004. Al Gore and John Kerry left a lot to be desired, though Bill Bradley, Dennis Kucinich, and Al Sharpton never gained much traction with their “inside the party” candidacies. We can’t forget Howard Dean either, who was considered the frontrunner in 2004 before faltering and eventually becoming the chair of the Democratic National Committee.
The question, yet again, is whether or not …
