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Global Youth Rising Up Know There’s No Democracy Without Economic Justice
Youth around the world are rising up against capitalism and for democracy.
The Midterms Repudiated Trump. Grassroots Momentum Will Shape What Comes Next.
We can exhale — and celebrate — and then we need to sustain movement energy for the long-haul pressure campaigns ahead.
The Fight Against Big Tech’s AI Takeover Must Continue Past the Midterms
The midterms are just the start. Labor struggles and grassroots coalitions show a path forward for anti-AI organizers.
Incarcerated LA Youth Fought for the Right to Hug Their Parents — and Won
Having enshrined youths’ right to hug parents during visits behind bars, activists are pushing for decarceration.
Houston Activists Are Working to Disrupt the Flow of Weapons to Israel
Organizers and workers around the world are highlighting the invisible complicity of logistics companies in genocide.
North Carolina Movement Urges Voters to Reject Corporate Tax Breaks
Organizers say the ballot amendments won’t benefit working-class people, but rather corporations and the ultra-wealthy.
Tenants Unions Anticipate Housing Policy Gains After Progressives Win in RI
Reclaim Rhode Island demonstrates the power of tenant organizing to effect change in local politics.
Nurses Just Helped Win US’s First Countywide 12-Week Paid Parental Leave Policy
Advocates hope the Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, victory will open the door for other localities to follow suit.
As More Unions Oppose ICE and Israel, the Right Is Cracking Down
The right is trying to gain access to labor unions’ minutes, membership lists, and Zoom chats.
California Is Home to 200 Billionaires. Organizers Say It’s Time to Tax Them.
If passed, California’s Proposition 40 would generate funding for health care, education, and food assistance programs.