Activism

A movement to boycott Israeli academic institutions has gained enough support to inspire US Congressional bills proposing to outlaw it.

As spring begins to bloom, the sharing economy movement is ramping up its activities with a series of events being planned in different cities and world regions.

DC Comics' newest character, a teenage girl from James Bay, Canada, is a member of the Cree Nation. She's also based on real-life Cree activist and hero Shannen Koostachin.

Ecosocialism is an attempt to provide a radical, civilizational alternative to capitalism, rooted in the basic arguments of the ecological movement, and in the Marxist critique of political economy.

When nearly 400 millennials committed civil disobedience on Sunday in front of the White House to protest the Keystone XL pipeline, they sent a clear message to President Obama: …

Unlike most left issues, the environmental crisis affects everyone. But this universality seems politically problematic to some on the Left. They worry that the injustices and miseries against which …

TransCanada aimed to build this pipeline five years ago, and they still haven't. That's saying something about the efforts of activists throughout the country.

An uneasy calm prevails in Cambodia after the government crackdown on protests by garment workers in January.

In a strong show of support, small business owners, workers, health care practitioners, parents and Chicago Aldermen rallied today at City Council for paid sick days legislation.

In a vote today of 10-1, the D.C. Council approved legislation that would eliminate criminal penalties for the possession of one ounce or less of marijuana in the nation's …