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Randy Shaw

randy shawRandy Shaw is the Director of San Francisco's Tenderloin Housing Clinic and the Editor-in-Chief of the online daily newspaper "Beyond Chron." He is the author of three books, "Beyond the Fields", "The Activist's Handbook", and "Reclaiming America".

11 Political Predictions for 2014

California Political Predictions — California ballot initiatives could boost progressive change, with intriguing races for state offices.

By Randy Shaw posted on January 6, 2014

Who Speaks for Tech?

Tech World — I challenge anyone to offer evidence that San Francisco’s tech sector is more hostile to homeless people.

By Randy Shaw posted on December 17, 2013

The Media Crap Shoot: Mandela’s Death Elbows Aside Fast-Food Worker Protests

Fast Food Worker Protest — Building campaigns through organizing rather than protests avoids unforeseen emergence of competing stories.

By Randy Shaw posted on December 10, 2013

Progressives Have No Reason for Pessimism

Randy Shaw: The real message of the Obamacare website delay is that in the age of the Internet and social media, the traditional media still has the capacity to create and sustain a false political narrative—and to get progressives to believe it.

By Randy Shaw posted on November 26, 2013

President Kennedy’s False Legacy

Randy Shaw: The 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s November 22, 1963 assassination reminds us of how thoroughly myth has overtaken the facts in his legacy.

By Randy Shaw posted on November 21, 2013

Want to Increase Homelessness? GOP Plans New Affordable Housing Cuts

Randy Shaw: House Republicans are planning to again play Scrooge. In this case, it means turning their backs on the housing needs of millions of ill-housed and homeless

By Randy Shaw posted on November 20, 2013

Progressives Must Regain Control of the National Political Debate

Randy Shaw: Progressives have the public on their side, and can readily put the GOP on the defensive. But this requires promoting and mobilizing around the issues that energize progressives and a public majority, not constantly playing defense on issues framed by opponents.

By Randy Shaw posted on November 19, 2013

What All Progressive Campaigns Can Learn from the Marriage Equality Movement

Randy Shaw: As many despair over U.S. politics moving backward on poverty and inequality, the marriage equality movement’s remarkable success deserves greater attention.

By Randy Shaw posted on November 7, 2013

The Latest Trend: Ignoring the Federal Govt’s Anti-Poverty Role

Randy Shaw: The longer homelessness and family poverty continues, the more their true causes are forgotten or ignored. Such is clearly true with the nation’s homelessness and affordable housing crisis.

By Randy Shaw posted on October 31, 2013

West Coast, East Coast: The Shrinking Local Electorate

Randy Shaw: It’s time to end the de facto voter suppression caused by local election cycles that most voters ignore. Ballot initiatives — put up for vote during state and national election cycles — should be used to put an end to this once worthy but now undemocratic political process.

By Randy Shaw posted on October 29, 2013

Did Federal Shutdown Boost Immigration Reform?

Randy Shaw: Will Tea Party Republicans let Boehner hold a vote on Obama’s top priority issue — immigration reform — or will their increased post-shutdown animosity toward the President prevent such action?

By Randy Shaw posted on October 22, 2013

Unions Can’t Boost Middle-Class If Tenants Left Behind

Randy Shaw: With rents steadily rising, can unions boost the state’s middle class if tenants are left behind?

By Randy Shaw posted on October 16, 2013

O’Neill-Reagan Relationship No Model for Effective Governance

Randy Shaw: Chris Mathews describes Tip O’Neill as a tough Irish politician, but the genuinely nice Boston backroom dealer proved no match for a former Hollywood actor who was only sincere when helping the wealthy and demonizing the poor.

By Randy Shaw posted on October 2, 2013

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