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On Trans Day of Remembrance, the Personal Gets Political: An Interview With Reina Gossett
Trans activist and filmmaker Reina Gossett talks about her new film and what keeps her fighting for justice.

Getting the State to Switch Sides in the Fight for Workers’ Rights
Elizabeth Tang and Sanjiv Pandita discuss the obstacles to labor organizing in the wake of increasing corporate power and the potential for positive change.

Trump-Loving GOP Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Define Protests as a Form of “Terrorism“
Sen. Doug Ericksen's bill is an obvious attack on citizens' First Amendment rights.

Dakota Access Pipeline Once Again on Hold as Standing Rock Supporters Stage Day of Action
Just hours after the Army Corps extended its delay, Energy Transfer Partners petitioned the US District Court in Washington, DC to intervene.

Indigenous Activist Zip-Tied and Locked in Dog Kennel for Six Hours for Protesting Dakota Access Pipeline
Activist Tara Houska says police handcuffed her with zip ties and held her in a dog kennel for six hours without charging her with a crime.

Bernie Sanders’ Surprise Speech Outside the White House on Rejecting Dakota Pipeline and Trump
Sanders demanded that the sovereign rights of Indigenous peoples be honored.

A Eulogy for Tom Hayden, 1939-2016
“We are people of this generation, bred in at least modest comfort — looking uneasily at the world we inherit.”

Trump’s Dystopia Is Coming — but It Will Destroy Itself
Trump will, inevitably, pull the rug out from under his own feet.

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White Progressives: It’s Time to Get to Work, Not Just Have Opinions
White progressives: this is not a drill.

Former Weatherman Bill Ayers on His Evolution Into an Activist
Bill Ayers discusses his journey from an apolitical life to the militant group the Weatherman to social activism and organizing.