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Confronting the Pro-Police Backlash
The need for Black Lives Matter has never been greater.
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The Hypocrisy of Glenn Beck’s All Lives Matter March
The “All Lives Matter” is trying to ignore the issues of racism away.
California Activists Call for Fracking Ban
Anti fracking groups point out the contradiction between the campaign to take “carbon out of the modern economy” and strong support of fracking.
It’s Time to Talk About Our Mental Illnesses
Mentally ill people often face stereotypes and social stigma. We must offer care and support.
Climate Expert James Hansen: “We’ve Got an Emergency“
Time is running out to transition to renewable energy, yet the most “relevant” people in power aren't aware of the situation's gravity.
Chicago Hackers and Activists Team Up on Petroleum Coke Storage
Chi Hack Night is a program that helps people use open source software around certain policies.
Youth-Led Direct Action Campaign Yields Trauma Center for Chicago’s South Side
Organizer Veronica Morris Moore discusses how activists' direct action campaign resulted in plans to build a trauma center in an underserved community.
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Who Will Pay the Price for Australia’s Climate Change Policies?
For thousands of years, Indigenous people have traditionally managed the land in the savannah regions of tropical northern Australia.
French Secret Service Agent Who Led Fatal 1985 Bombing of Greenpeace Ship Breaks His Silence
Jean-Luc Kister wants to apologize for his actions 30 years ago.
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Montana’s Fossil-Fuel Resistance Centers on Stewardship of Land
Meet the ranchers, grandmothers, professors, and tribes who are blocking oil equipment deliveries and getting arrested.