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“Our Lives Are Not Tragedies”: A Conversation on Disability Rights
Activist and author Nadina LaSpina discusses how she helped build the disability rights movement into a global force.
After 1 Million Flood Streets, Chile’s Government Announces Serious Changes
President Piñera announced a major cabinet shuffle after the “largest mobilization since the end of dictatorship.”
Abusive North American Companies Pay Off Latin American Police to Harass Critics
Extractive industries contract police to suppress Indigenous protesters and detain international observers.
Why Extinction Rebellion Might Succeed — and in Many Ways, Already Has
The U.K.-based social movement for climate action could be on the way toward winning its ultimate goal — system change.
Extinction Rebellion Defies Blanket Ban on Climate Protests in London
London police imposed a city-wide protest ban Monday night.
Airbnb Rentals Are Displacing Mexico City Residents as Rents Surge
Mexico City rents have skyrocketed, forcing long-term residents to relocate.
Activists Shut Down DC Streets as Climate Activism Heats Up
Friday’s climate strike was not a one-off moment.
16 Children Accuse Nations of Failing to Protect Them From Climate Change
Youth activists tell world leaders: You're defaulting on your contract and we're here to collect.
Why We March: Voices From the Front Lines of Friday’s Climate Strike
As many as 4 million people took to the streets in hundreds of countries.
#ShutDownDC Protesters Blockade Capital Streets to Demand Climate Action
The action was timed to coincide with the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.