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Energy Democracy: Building a Solar Dream in a Tar Sands Nightmare
Communities like Little Buffalo in Alberta are leading the way towards energy independence.
Brick and Mortar: Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Work
Municipal workers break their backs to create and maintain this civil society.
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Activists Decry 39 Years of Class-Based Discrimination in Abortion Access
Activists are calling for access to abortion care regardless of income, and pushing to end coverage bans.
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Reversing Climate Change: What Will It Take?
Protecting the earth's climate is in the long-term interest of all humanity.
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Objecting to War: The Human Conscience vs. the US Military
Conscientious objection wages an active challenge to war, one soldier at a time.
“No System of Oppression Can Last”: Mustafa Barghouti on Activism to Liberate Palestine
Mustafa Barghouti discusses what Americans interested in Palestinian rights can do to support their movement.
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Realizing the Power of the Progressive Movement by Ending Our False Dilemma
Progressives have long fretted about the most effective way to make long lasting change.
We Charge Genocide: The Emergence of a Movement
The plan was to challenge police violence against youth of color in Chicago, and charge the US with genocide.
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Our History and Our Dreams: Building Black and Native Solidarity
Black and Native activists must reconcile our differences, as we build forward at the intersections of our movements.
New Goals at the UN Reflect Failure of Imagination for International Development
By ignoring history, the Sustainable Development Goals' creators have shown their inability to envision an alternative economic paradigm.