Radical Centrism

Radical middle ideas are appearing  Here’s a few I particularly enjoy; I may not agree with everything they say or do, but I admire their vision and energy. See also Mark Satin’s list of 250+ radical middle websites, and top dozen centrist organizations.

• Quest for the Radical Middle: A History of the Vineyard
Bill Jackson

• Sojourners: Christians for Justice and Peace
What might be called progressive evangelicals, promoting principled dialogue

• John Mark Ministries, Rowland Croucher

• Business Reform
Along with the Business Leadership School

• New America Foundation
The premier radical centrist think tank

• Justice Fellowship, Chuck Colson
Theory and practice of restorative justice

• Pundita
Thoughtful foreign policy for the rest of us

• Rocky Mountain Institute
Natural Capitalism in action

• Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee
Reality-based analysis of California Politics

• The Atlantic Monthly
Literary magazine pursuing thoughtful anti-partisan analysis

• The Utne Reader
One of the best analyses I’ve seen of the Radical Middle.

• Spinsanity: countering rhetoric with reason
Even-handed debunking, seen in the Philadelphia Inquirer

• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Satirizes both Left and Right, but seems open to a centrist alternative

• TopFive.com by Chris White
Even-handed cultural and political humor; our first link partner!