Justin Krebs is a political organizer and writer based in New York City. He is the founder of Living Liberally, a nationwide network of 250 local clubs that create social events around progressive politics, and author of "538 Ways to Live, Work and Play Like a Liberal."
Justin Krebs appears in the following:
Liberals Living in Red States
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Opinion: Why Cory Booker Should Take on Gov. Chris Christie Next Year
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Why would he do it? Because the established political apparatus isn't serving its constituents. Because Booker could look forward in a way his rival refuses to.
Opinion: The Case for Going Over the Fiscal Cliff
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Bad policy got us into this mess. No need for worse policy to get us out.
Opinion: Let's Support Walmart Workers Striking on Black Friday
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
The only shared sacrifice at Walmart is the sacrifice shared by workers whose situation is bleak, alternatives are slim and right to organize constantly obstructed.
Opinion: Occupy Sandy Proves its Progressive Mettle in Hurricane Relief
Monday, November 19, 2012
Hurricane Sandy revealed the strengths of a volunteer-driven cooperative relief effort pulling from the core values, relationships and skills of the Zuccotti Park movement.
Opinion: The White Male Era is Over, and I Won't Miss it
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
I live in a world made more exciting, creative, delicious, secure and enjoyable because so many non-White-Males have been around. I don't miss the White Male Era - because I never felt it was mine.
Opinion: Democrats Should Use Fiscal Cliff for Real Tax Change
Monday, November 12, 2012
Talking about a fiscal cliff is scary, which is how it's intended. But cutting essential services should be scarier than borrowing money at record low interest rates.
Opinion: We Have Got to Fix Voting - Here's How
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Fortunately, for all the hand-wringing and haggling, it's not really as hard as it looks.
Opinion: Obama's Winning Coalition Looks a Lot Like America's Future
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
From diversity comes strength, the president argued. From many, one.
Opinion: Why Bloomberg's Obama Endorsement is a Vote for Competence, Compassion
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Mayor Bloomberg's last-minute announcement of support for President Obama is an endorsement of competent governance.
Opinion: Obama and Christie Show Power of Working Together
Thursday, November 01, 2012
For all that we should be scared about, we can also be proud about what worked. Our civil society stepped up in ways that can make us proud and provide blueprints for the society we want to live in every day.
Opinion: During a Crisis, People Look to the Government
Monday, October 29, 2012
Opinion: The Progressive's Guide to Do More than Vote
Friday, October 26, 2012
Voting is one step - but not the only step. Whether you have 5 minutes, 5 days, 5 dollars or every hour between now and November 6th, you can do more than vote. Here's how.
Opinion: If You Can't Stop Trump, Mock Him
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Laughing at Donald Trump might be the most important way to respond.
Opinion: I Guess Climate Change is Fixed, Since Neither Campaign is Talking About it
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Obama made a big point in the 2008 campaign of arguing that he didn't want to be a commander-in-chief for the past, but a leader for the future.
Opinion: Free Jill Stein, Third Parties
Monday, October 22, 2012
Opinion: You Might Not Like it, But at Least Obama Has a Real Economic Plan
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
By contrast, if you elect Romney, you have no idea what you're going to get.
Opinion: Obama Needs to Pop His Own Bubble in Second Debate
Monday, October 15, 2012
We need him to tell us, his bosses, how he's been doing at his job.
Opinion: The Real Reason Ryan Was the Empty Suit in the Veep Debate
Friday, October 12, 2012
Let's remember that Ryan was weak not only because he was backing away from a Biden onslaught, but because he was backing away from his own ideas.
Opinion: Why Big Bird Matters
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Sesame Street - and other PBS programming - helps children understand and embrace differences among people.