Want to make a difference in our democracy? Get involved

Want to make a difference in our democracy? Get involved

By SAM DALEY-HARRISFOR THE BALTIMORE SUN |JUL 02, 2021 As we enjoy fireworks and cookouts this Fourth of July weekend, we should also savor the gift of democracy and pay attention to the warnings of its unraveling. While many believe our democracy is in decline, I’m...
Interview with Thom Hartmann

Interview with Thom Hartmann

In this 7 minute interview on Thom Hartmann’s TV program The Big Picture Sam Daley-Harris discusses Civic Courage, Reclaiming Our Democracy and what it takes to empower citizens to make a difference with their voices as citizens.  

Freedom Fund Dinner Honored John Dingell

The annual freedom fund dinner honored retiring Rep. John Dingell and featured author Sam Daley-Harris, who sits down with Andrew Humphrey. Click to view the video.  

Lobbying For the Greater Good

The New York Times wrote, “We don’t often hear stories like this—stories about ordinary citizens working powerfully side-by-side with elected officials—particularly citizens who don’t come bearing campaign checks. That’s why it’s important to understand how these...
Author Urges Activists to Think Big

Author Urges Activists to Think Big

TAMPA — Consider the issue of preventable infant deaths – from malaria, diarrhea, measles and the like. In the mid-1980s, that number stood at 41,000 globally every day; it’s now down to about 18,000 a day. “That didn’t happen from trick-or-treating for UNICEF,” said...

PBS Interview with Ted Capener

Sam Daley-Harris talks with Ted Capener about how he let go of his hopelessness and discouragement in the early ’80s and founded the grassroots lobby, RESULTS, to harness the power of citizens to end global poverty. Daley-Harris talks about the state of...
TEDx Talk: Poverty, Purpose, Pitfalls and Redemption

TEDx Talk: Poverty, Purpose, Pitfalls and Redemption

Sam Daley-Harris talks about how committing his life to ending global poverty has given purpose to his life, the pitfalls he must overcome in his work, and how seeing redemption in the work that he supports has returned him to his original vision and purpose.
How to Stand Up to Trump and Win

How to Stand Up to Trump and Win

Nick Kristof wrote for the New York Times: Sam Daley-Harris, another maestro of effective protest, agrees on a focus on results, not just symbolic protest. He has overseen groups like Results and the Citizens Climate Lobby that have had outsize influence on...

From Protests Past, Lessons in What Works

Tina Rosenberg of the New York Times writes: In 1980, Daley-Harris founded RESULTS, with the mission of recruiting, training and supporting ordinary people to lobby Congress to reduce hunger and poverty. (He went on to teach his methods to the Citizens Climate Lobby...