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How Standing Rock’s Divest Campaign Can Stop Future Pipelines
As banks begin to respond, environmental movements are learning the importance of speaking clearly about the financial risks of fossil fuel investment.
Witnessing Japan’s Growing Antiwar Movement
Two American veterans journeyed to Japan to apologize for US war crimes. They found a growing grassroots antiwar movement.
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Did the EPA Prosecute and Jail a Mississippi Lab Owner Because of Her Activism?
The crime White had been convicted of didn't seem to have any environmental consequences at all.
Is the US Ready for a Municipalist Movement?
The formation of anti-fascist coalitions provides the opportunity to convert dreams of social reform into a concrete and transformative program at the municipal level.
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How Creative Repurposing of Industrial Scrap Is Holding Off a Neighborhood’s Gentrification
25-year-old Scrap Exchange partners with Durham, North Carolina, residents to build an innovative arts district.
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Climate Action Is Up to the Rest of Us Now
With Trump in the White House, “there is no time to waste” on fighting climate change.
Notes on (the New) Activism
Many newly active people are recognizing their unpreparedness for effective activism and asking, “Where do we start?”
Undeterred by Trump, Fight for 15 Fires Back Up
Low-wage workers across the country walked off the job on Tuesday to agitate for an increase in the federal minimum wage.
How Libraries Are Boldly Innovating to Meet the Needs of Changing Communities
The Lafayette Library and Learning Center is one of many libraries around the US and the world that are reshaping themselves — inside and out.
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#NoDAPL Eviction Announced: Will You Keep Fighting With Us?
The Army Corps outlined its plans to remove Water Protectors from their frontline encampment areas on December 5.