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Noam Chomsky on Corporate Media and Activism
Professor Noam Chomsky talks about the corporate media, their institutional role and which interests they serve.
Does Baltimore Black Lives Matter Activist Have a Shot at Becoming Mayor?
Activists turned politicians are nothing new. Just look at Bernie Sanders.
Fighting to Win: Visualizing Contemporary Social Movements Through Art
Author Greg Jobin-Leeds discusses the 21st-century social movements profiled in “When We Fight, We Win!”
Bernie Sanders Is a Candidate for – Not of – Today’s Movements
Whether he wins or loses, the election will be about more than Bernie; it will be about channeling activist energy and newfound skills back into movements.
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Florida Legislators Quietly Vote to Strip State Funding From Groups Associated With BDS
A bill in the Florida Legislature is an attempt to quash the growing momentum of the BDS movement on US college campuses.
Lives Are at Stake: A Formal Alliance Between Black Lives Matter and Reproductive Justice
Anti-abortion proponents have attempted to co-opt language from the movement for Black lives.
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Brooklyn Youth Create Jobs (and Community Roots) Through Local Compost Program
This neighborhood made gardens out of vacant lots to tackle gentrification and high youth unemployment.
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Hammer of “Justice”: Heartland Peace Activist Facing Felonies for Breaking Northrup Grumman Windows
Jessica Reznicek, an Iowa peace activist, was arraigned and charged with two felonies for breaking three windows with a sledgehammer at the Northrup Grumman facility.
This Bill Would Force Large Corporations to Pay a Fine if They Don’t Pay Workers a Living Wage
If implemented, the act would incrementally raise the minimum wage that large employers are required to pay employees to avoid fees.
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Labor Movement Needs to Organize Against Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Association
If unions lose Friedrichs, the fallout might ruin labor for a generation or more.