January 23, 2015 — To download this issue of our paper, just click on the image at right.
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January 23, 2015 — To download this issue of our paper, just click on the image at right.
Hello and Peace!
I love the New Hampshire Gazette. I also love and am inspired by DemocracyNow! and many other progressive news outlets. But I think the time has come for a new practice. At the end of your inspiring articles, all progressive essayists should have to put at least 2 sentences on what the BEST next step is or what we can do to fight against whatever injustice was so coherently just described in the article. Otherwise, the article is basically useless. Yes, we’re all correct and after reading the articles can die happy drowning in our own self riteousness, but so what? Any whiff of change ends here unless we take the best next step. Does the reader really know what the best next step is? It should be the burden of the writer to tell us. To the progressive pontificators I say: Secure your place in history by giving us the best next step.
For instance, I just read Hightower’s article on Bezos and the Washington Post. Awesome. Loved it. After the end of the article he should have said “Best Next Step: Boycott the Post” or “Send letters to the Post comments section letting them know you’ll be boycotting the Post”. I’m sure Hightower could provide much better suggestions. It makes the writer do a little more work in terms of researching what citizens should do on this particular subject. As a progressive community, not only do we deserve this extra effort, we actually want it.
Good luck to you all and keep fighting,
Amy Hanmer
Manchester