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Ferguson Activist Ashley Yates Talks Oakland, Assata Shakur and Black Woman Leadership
I can't imagine a movement without Black queer people, whether we're talking 2014 or 1965, says activist Ashley Yates.
Confronting White Supremacy: Lessons From a Counter-Rally at the Birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan
Charlottesville, Virginia, is confronting the real terrorism of racial violence and we can stop it, say rally organizers.
Moving the Needle on Black Liberation
“We need to center incarcerated people in the conversations about Black lives,” writes incarcerated organizer Emile DeWeaver.
Dystopian Nightmare: Eyewitness Decries Police Repression at G20 Summit as 100,000 Take to Streets
Srecko Horvat, who is taking part in the G20 alternative summit, discusses the violence demonstrators have faced in Hamburg, Germany.
Meet the Activists With a Plan to Make Climate Change Matter in Elections
Sunrise Movement plans to shake up the 2018 midterm elections and make 2020 the first presidential election about climate change.
The Planet Is in Our Hands: Countering Trump’s Climate Crimes
We need a more drastic and rapid transformation of the world's energy system than what the Paris accord called for.
Disability Rights Activist Arrested for Protesting Trumpcare: We Won’t Be Silent While You Kill Us
Disability rights attorney Stephanie Woodward discusses the Republican Senate health bill and actions being taken to prevent its passage.
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Disabled Protesters Just Showed Senate Democrats How It’s Done
Where was the Democratic “Resistance” when disabled protesters were being dragged out of their wheelchairs?
Meet G0v, the Open Source, Digital Community Transforming Democracy in Taiwan
Several members of the g0v community in Taiwan discuss how they plan to help other communities across Asia.
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Trump Can’t Stop the Transition From a Fossil Fuel Economy to a Greener Future
The 70 percent of Americans who believe in climate science need not despair.