Truthout
Activism

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Rethinking Sanctuary Cities in an Age of “Targeted” Deportation
Activists need to work to create more venues for undocumented immigrants to take the lead in challenging state crackdowns.

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A New Strategy to Address Climate Change: Suing for Community Rights
We need a new system of political economy or a new legal framework based on the public trust doctrine, or both.

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Breaking the World Open: In Praise of “Impractical” Movements
Three times when the world broke open - and two when it might again.

Solidarity Networks as the Future of Housing Justice
With the rental crisis in the US hitting catastrophic levels, institutional solutions failed but tenant solidarity networks booked a string of victories.

How We Won at Brandeis
Lauren Nickell and Akunna Eneh discuss how students organized this victorious action.

Black and Brown Power Unite to Stop Deportation Raids
Both direct action and complex discourse are happening at the intersections of Black and Brown struggle against state violence.

Executed by the Seattle Police Department
The calls from activists for accountability for police murder continue to grow in Seattle after another fatal police shooting.

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Awakening the Movement of Movements
This revolution will not be organized under one umbrella - its diversity is part of its revolution.

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How a Small Town Won an Unlikely Victory Against Big Oil
A port commission vote against a proposed $1.2 billion oil refinery in a Washington town proves that the people still have a voice.

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Getting Beyond the Goods: Direct or Indirect Action in the US Union Movement
We must aim to build organizations committed explicitly to the primacy of direct action.