I’m a Veteran of Auto Boycotts. My Advice to Tesla? Dump Musk
July 9, 2025 | During the Great Recession, I organized a Toyota boycott that accidentally paved the way for Musk’s rise. Musk probably won’t tell that story, so I will.
Articles by Ron Carver
I Remember the Lynchings of the 1960s. They’re Still Happening.
June 3, 2020 | My civil rights movement colleagues were murdered in the 1960s, when lynching was common. Sadly, it remains so today.
Who Killed Gilberto Soto?
November 12, 2014 | It’s time for the State Department to stop backing Latin America’s oligarchies.
As Mississippi Moves on, a New Struggle Arises
August 13, 2014 | Half a century after the Freedom Summer, black Americans face new challenges.
Getting Trade Right Instead of Fast
January 23, 2014 | Here's what President Obama should say about fast-track authority and the Trans-Pacific Partnership in his State of the Union address.
Fast-Tracking Misery
January 22, 2014 | President Obama has appointed pro-billionaire, anti-worker, anti-environmental trade negotiators right out of Bush-era central casting.
A Global Spotlight on Voter Suppression
February 27, 2013 | Heinous schemes to limit the right to vote keep appearing in state legislatures.