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Throughout History, the Powerless Have Fought With Words for Liberation
The “Verso Book of Dissent” offers a mosaic of dissenting voices through four millennia of world history in one volume.
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An Elusive Justice: Holding Parent Companies Accountable for Human Rights Abuse
People continue to suffer abuses at the hands of companies operating across borders.
Democratize the Union: Let the Rank-and-File Decide!
To revitalize labor unions, workers themselves will have to be put in control. Applying participatory budgeting to dues allocation would be a good start.
The US Has Always Had Black Inventors — Even When the Patent System Explicitly Excluded Them
Today's Black inventors are following in the footsteps of those who came before them.
Community Power Offers Fukushima a Brighter, Cleaner Future
If clean, renewable, community energy continues to expand, the arguments to restart nuclear power plants and build new coal power plants will no longer hold sway.
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DuPont and Chemours Settle Teflon Toxin Lawsuit for Up to $921 Million
Over a span of decades, hundreds of thousands of pounds of C-8 was dumped by DuPont into the Ohio River.
“Show Up for Immigrants With Love”: Communities Fight Back Against ICE Raids
Immigrant advocates are asking communities across the US to take action against the criminalization of immigrants.
“Walk With Me”: The Power of Accompaniment in Challenging Deportations
Immigrant organizer Ravi Ragbir wants allies to offer sanctuary not just in churches.
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Saramurillo: A Hope for Justice for Peru’s Amazonian Peoples
Could the recent mobilization held at Saramurillo be the one that finally brought much needed justice?
It’s Time to Claim Our Highest Vision: Let’s Embrace the Great Turning
A vast and powerful movement of movements is coalescing across the US to transform our economic and political systems.