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Letting Go: Wisdom From Our Grief
We must get good at grief, because change -- both the kind we want and the kind we dread -- requires a letting go.

Organizers Are Building Solidarity Through Holiday Mutual Aid Work
Holiday-themed mutual aid efforts are popping up in cities and towns all across the United States.

Activists Are Using the “Climate Necessity Defense” in Court — and Winning
An upcoming court appeal is attempting to challenge the branding of Water and Land Protectors as eco-terrorists.

bell hooks, We Will Always Rage On With You
We rage on with you, bell, working with the work, and teaching to transgress for liberation.

What Will We Do With Our Rage in 2022?
“A game-changing era of global political upheaval is looming,” says Kelly Hayes.

People in Prison Organize Collectively for Survival. We All Need to Learn How.
“In a death-making institution, the formation of a social life-support system is a rebellious act,” says Kelly Hayes.

Petition From Youth Leaders Demands UN Declare a Systemwide Climate Emergency
The legal petition comes amid growing anger over insufficient pledges emerging from the COP26 summit.

Students Are Pushing US Colleges to Sever Ties With Military-Industrial ComplexÂ
Students and young people are witnesses to the ways in which U.S. education is deeply complicit with war and militarism.

Voters Reject Policing Overhaul in Minneapolis — But Activists Aren’t Deterred
Alternatives to policing are already being built in Minneapolis.

India Walton: Democrats Have “Gotten Very Comfortable Doing Nothing”
An interview with India Walton, the socialist who could soon be Buffalo’s next mayor.