The Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign is doing the most unthinkable and revolutionary work to address the homeless population. This organization is placing the homeless into vacant and or foreclosed houses. This reminds of the idea of doing what works best for people no matter what dominate social opinions would say about it. Because of this organization people, who would be living on the cold streets currently, live in warm houses. What’s your opinion of this? Is this an example of the world changing through changed minds and no programs?

Excerpt from story:  "I’m cringing at the realization of how easy it has been and still is for me to judge people for being where I was not that long ago. When it comes to myself, I’ve got lots of compassion. I was born into an insane culture. I was shaped and pressured and forced and guided and wounded and altered and thwarted and numbed and hoodwinked and lied to and ripped off. When it comes to everybody else… well, it’s guilty until proven innocent, with me as both judge and jury. With the legendary intensity of a reformed smoker, I’ve stomped through the world, handing out condemnations and sentences like so many business cards: Tim Bennett… Reformed Civilized Person… Call me for all your Anger and Judgment needs! I mean… it’s the end of the world as we know it, people! Wake the fuck up!"

Hey all,

I thought this grassroots campaign to draft Al Gore to run for president in 2008 was interesting.

DQ on Gore: "I've never said anywhere that a short term focus on government is "a bad thing." What I've said is that changed minds are needed everywhere, including in the government. Al Gore is the closest we've ever come to putting someone with a changed mind in the White House. Every vote for Ralph Nader was a gestural vote--one that didn't count for anything, since Nader's chance of being elected was zero. If the votes cast for Nader had been cast for Gore instead, they would have been real votes--votes that counted--and we might well now have the most environmentally friendly president in history instead of the most environmentally hostile president in history. The fact that we must think about long term results doesn't preclude thinking about short term results."