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activism

[ US /ˈæktɪˌvɪzəm/ ]
[ UK /ˈæktɪvˌɪzəm/ ]
NOUN
  1. a policy of taking direct action to achieve a political or social goal

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  • Diary Entry by Ross Levin (about the author) yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Action Alert: Money bomb today to fund a documentary about direct democracy, plus other activism'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'There\'s been a lot of talk about \'direct democracy\' since Obama was elected - about how his campaign involved people at a level never before seen in national politics, how his White House has been using online programs to get peoples\ 'input, and so on. OpEdNews - Diary: Action Alert: Money bomb today to fund a documentary about direct democracy, plus other activism
  • Through it all there is a strand of political activism that waxes and wanes, but never disappears.
  • They are loners and individualists who reject activism.
  • The issue with judicial activism is whether the Constitution should in its own terms be recognized as the will of the people. The Times Literary Supplement
  • But the stories of this remnant student activism almost inevitably leave out an enormous upsurge in pro-Israel activities on these same campuses.
  • Like the temperance movement, antiporn activism mistook a symptom of male dominance for the cause.
  • Now, Wired News reports that the BBC, which operates under a royal charter to inform, educate, and entertain, is launching “iCan,” a service to support citizen activism. Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » BBC To Launch Citizen Activism Site
  • A lot of folks might prefer to stay home on a pleasant Sunday afternoon and engage in armchair activism from the comfort of their own homes and cocoons, occasionally talking back to the cable news networks or commenting on a blog. Cynthia Boaz: A Reality (and Sanity) Check for Progressives- Speech to Petaluma Progressive Festival
  • While insisting on the doctrine of numerus of IPR, there is no conclusion that we should be against judicial activism and restrict judge-made law.
  • The court was laden with judges who believe strongly in judicial activism - liberally interpreting the law so that it can be used an instrument of social reform.
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