Flashcards: Anti-corporate activists

Olivier Besancenot (French pronunciation: ​[ɔ.li.vje bə.zɑ̃s.no]); born 18 April 1974) is a French far left political figure and trade unionist, and the founding main spokesperson of the New Anticapitalist Party (Nouveau parti anticapitaliste, NPA) from 2009 to 2011.

Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel (/ɡrəˈvɛl/; born May 13, 1930) is an American politician who was a Democratic United States Senator from Alaska from 1969 to 1981 and a candidate in the 2008 U.

Michael John Parenti is an American political scientist, political economist, historian, and cultural critic who writes on scholarly and popular subjects.

David C. Korten (born 1937) is an American author, former professor of the Harvard Business School, political activist, prominent critic of corporate globalization, and "by training and inclination a student of psychology and behavioral systems".

Raegan Butcher (born January 15, 1969) is an American poet and singer.

Justin A. Amash (/əˈmɑːʃ/; born April 18, 1980) is an American attorney, and Republican member of Congress.

Mike Feinstein is an American politician and a member of the Green Party.

David Franklin Noble (July 22, 1945 – December 27, 2010) was a critical historian of technology, science and education, best known for his seminal work on the social history of automation.

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Adam Charles Kokesh (born February 1, 1982) is an American talk show host, activist, and author of FREEDOM! A decorated veteran of the War in Iraq, Kokesh came to disparage war and advocate nonviolent resistance to power.

Alix L. Olson (born 1975 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is an American poet who works exclusively in spoken word.

Joel Kovel (born August 27, 1936) is an American scholar and author.

Michael Avery "Mike" Ross (born August 2, 1961) is an American businessman and politician.

Kalle Lasn (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈkɑlˑɛ ˈlɑsn̥]) (born March 24, 1942) is an Estonian-Canadian film maker, author, magazine editor and activist.

Louis Gatewood Galbraith (January 23, 1947 – January 4, 2012) was an American author and attorney from the U.

Leslie Cagan (born 1947) is an American activist, writer, and socialist organizer involved with the peace and social justice movements.

Gabriel Boric Font (born February 11, 1986, in Punta Arenas) is a politician, currently serving as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing District 60 of Punta Arenas, and former Chilean student leader.

Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin (born May 3, 1952) is an American politician, radio host, and founder-former pastor of Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida.

Richard Lee Grossman (August 10, 1943 – November 22, 2011) was the former co-director of the Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD).

Medea Benjamin (born Susan Benjamin; September 10, 1952) is an American political activist, best known for co-founding Code Pink and, along with activist and author Kevin Danaher, the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange.

Steinar Henning Lem (9 May 1951 – 28 April 2009) was a Norwegian environmental activist, author and spokesperson for Fremtiden i våre hender (Future In Our Hands), Norway's largest movement for comprehensive social change.

Jacob Daniel Ekblad Gabriel (birthname Daniel Lorenz Johnson) born on May 24, 1974, is an American artist, filmmaker, activist, permaculturist, community organizer and writer who has worked for the advancement of various causes through interdisciplinary, collaborative projects involving grassroots politics, media art and popular culture.

Stuart Ewen is a New York-based author, historian and lecturer on media, consumer culture, and the compliance profession.

Micheal George Henry (Mike) Hudema is a Canadian activist who has worked for advocacy organizations including Greenpeace, Global Exchange, the University of Alberta Students' Union, and the Ruckus Society.

Webster Griffin Tarpley (born September 1946) is an American author, historian, journalist, lecturer and critic of U.

Camilo Igor Ballesteros Briones (born 23 June 1987, in Santiago) is a Chilean physical education undergraduate student and member of the Chilean Communist Youth.

Matthew Ahearn is an American politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 38th legislative district from 2002 to 2004.

Bradley Roland Will (June 14, 1970 – October 27, 2006) was an American activist, videographer and journalist.

Daphni Leef (Hebrew: דפני ליף‎‎; born 7 January 1986) is an Israeli social activist, video artist, and editor.

Karol Aída Cariola Oliva (born April 1, 1987) is a Chilean midwife, and former president of the Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Concepción (University of Concepción Student Federation) for 2010.

Walter Beaman Jones Jr.

Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir is a performance community based in New York City.

Antonia Juhasz (born 1970) is an American oil and energy analyst, author, journalist and activist.

Charles Derber is Professor of Sociology at Boston College.

Charles Kernaghan (born c. 1948) is the executive director of the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights, formerly known as the National Labor Committee in Support of Human and Worker Rights (), currently headquartered in Pittsburgh.

Khnum Muata ”STIC” Ibomu or Clayton Gavin, better known by his stage name stic.

James Allen "Jim" Hightower (born January 11, 1943) is an American syndicated columnist, progressive political activist, and author who served from 1983 to 1991 as the elected commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture.

Sander Hicks (born February 1, 1971) is the founder of Soft Skull Press, and Vox Pop Inc.