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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.
Ordinary Americans Fought Big Money and Won in 2015
Groups have seized the moment by successfully using grassroots mobilization to push candidates to address money in politics.
Beyond Flint, Michigan: Mainstreaming the Navajo Water Crisis
Current public outcry may be a harbinger of an environmental justice movement ready to galvanize itself towards a higher calling.
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A New Era of Global Protest Begins
We have entered a prolonged period of dissent characterized by an escalation in the magnitude and diversity of public protest.
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Monsanto’s Roundup Kills and Damages More Than Weeds
Protests against Monsanto's Roundup - with its poisonous, weed-killing glyphosate - have spread around the globe.
Tim DeChristopher: “I Consider Myself to Be a Fossil Fuel Abolitionist“
Tim DeChristopher sat down with Earth Island Journal to discuss how his time in prison and his faith have influenced his activism.
Beekeeper Who Sounded Alarm on Colony Collapse Disorder Loses 90 Percent of His Hives
How much longer will these poisons be allowed on the market?
The Battle for Neoliberal Hegemony: An Interview With Nancy Fraser
The conditions of working-class people in the global north are converging with the conditions of the global south.
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Argentine Social Movements Strike Back Against Monsanto
The biotech giant continues attempts to build its GMO seeds plant in Argentina, despite unflinching popular opposition.
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“When We Fight, We Win!”: The Art of Transformative Organizing
Winning requires a “we,” a community, a group, an organization. And transformative change, in the face of powerful forces, requires a fight.