Tom Hayden: The Rise of a New Movement: “Converging progressive movements are in sync with the larger body of public opinion, and are spilling over into the mainstream to create a new global movement.” —AlterNet

Related: The Greening of the Beat-Bush Movement:

“Who says George W. Bush never did anything for the great outdoors? His running for reelection could be the best thing to happen to the U.S. environmental movement in years. The threat of four more years of Bush has provoked a significant rethinking of the movement’s tactics, according to interviews with movement leaders, their financial supporters, and political advisers. Not only has it energized activists as never before, it has also produced unprecedented expressions of unity within the movement and beyond – specifically with labor unions, feminist organizations, and civil rights groups. While the short-term goal is a new president in 2004, some environmental leaders hope the Beat Bush campaign will help these groups build working relationships that could give rise to a broad-based progressive movement in the United States.” —Grist [via AlterNet]