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Why Popular Assemblies Sweeping the Country Are Building Blocks of the Resistance
From Raleigh to Los Angeles, communities on the frontlines are building the movement infrastructure for a coordinated fightback.

Revealed: Activist Berta Cáceres’s Suspected Killers Received US Military Training
A new investigation reveals further ties between the killing of renowned environmental activist Berta Cu00e1ceres, Honduran military intelligence and the United States.

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Another Town in El Salvador Votes “No” to Mining
The citizens of Cinquera municipality delivered a resounding vote against mining, on Sunday.

Outcry Kills Anti-Protest Law in Arizona, but Troubling Trend Continues Nationwide
An Arizona bill that sought to prosecute protest organizers like racketeers is officially dead after widespread outcry, but GOP lawmakers are not giving up.

William Rivers Pitt | President Trump Baits the Hook
If these people actually get organized, we'll be on a highway to Hell, eight lanes wide and no potholes.

It’s Time to Claim Our Highest Vision: Let’s Embrace the Great Turning
A vast and powerful movement of movements is coalescing across the US to transform our economic and political systems.

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Fair Game: The Resistance Puts Pressure on Complicit Democrats
An engaged progressive movement, tired of being ignored, is putting pressure on Democrats to reject Trump's agenda.

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Police Are Using Facebook and Apple to Data-Mine Accounts of Trump Protest Arrestees
Data surveillance targets people hit with trumped-up felony riot charges.

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Fighting Cops and the Klan: The History and Future of Black Antifascism
Fascists have often used law enforcement as their personal Gestapo to commit atrocities against those they hate.

Will the Science Community Go Rogue Against Donald Trump?
Scientists must grapple with politics and resist political reaction in order to be more effective.