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The Climate Strikers Walked Out of School. Next, Let’s Walk Off the Job.
Climate strikes can win a Green New Deal by building community and labor alliances around demands for the common good.
A Lifelong Organizer’s Story Comes to Life in “The Damned Don’t Cry”
Former prisoner and organizer Frank Chapman Jr.'s remarkable memoir offers hope far beyond his own story.
Iraqi Demonstrators Demand Changes to Bush-Era Constitution
One of the protesters' demands is a new election law to address parliamentary gridlock.
Indigenous People Blocked Ecuador Oil Auction in Growing Fight to Save Amazon
When Indigenous people fight to defend and enforce land rights, they are protecting our collective future.
As Europe Shuts Out Migrants, Activists Are Pushing Back
Activists working across borders to defend migrants' rights are showing that borders are the real problem.
“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.