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North Carolina, Come On and Rise Up
“Moral Mondays” organizer and North Carolina AFL-CIO President James Andrews discusses the strategy behind escalating protests against the state's extremist Republicans.

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Public Intellectuals Against the Neoliberal University
To the extent that universities do not fight to be safely ensconced at the

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19 Young Activists Changing America
These activists know that the radical ideas of one generation are often the common-sense ideas of the next: They are practical idealists.

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Five Ways Student Debt Resistance Is Taking Off
As student debt skyrockets, the movement to resist it is spreading.

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How the Occupy Movement Began: The Full Account
Author Nathan Schneider traces the origins of Occupy Wall Street and identifies many of those who were instrumental in the genesis of the movement.

Fukushima – A Global Threat That Requires a Global Response
The problems at Fukushima are unprecedented in human experience and involve a high risk of radiation events larger than any that the global community has ever experienced.

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Why the Climate Movement Should Have No “Keystone“
We must call for what we really need - an end to all new fossil fuel infrastructure and extraction.

Climate Change: First They Came For…
First they came for the Arctic sea ice, and I did not speak out—even though its volume is two thirds what it was thirty years ago.

Writer and Farmer Wendell Berry on Hope, Direct Action, and the “Resettling” of the American Countryside
In this rare television interview with Bill Moyers, the poet, farmer, and activist Wendell Berry discusses his vision for society living in harmony with the planet.

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Hawaii: A Voice For Sovereignty
From sacred sites, to indigenous language, Hawaiians are fighting hard to protect their traditions, and their future.