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A “Victory for People Over Politics” as Feds Cancel Atlantic Drilling Plans
Environmentalists won a victory over the oil and gas industry and its powerful allies in government this week.
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More Plastic Than Fish in Oceans by 2050 Helps Drive Calls for Reduced Plastic Use
Advocates against single-use plastics say cleaning up the world's oceans will take individual efforts and policy change.
The University of California Must Divest From Private Prisons
The University of California, like other universities across the country, has become a battleground in the struggle against neoliberalism.
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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.