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Why a Book Highlighting Global Women Is Necessary for This Moment
In a largely patriarchal world, “Rad Women Worldwide” fills a void by highlighting women who have been revolutionaries.
Trump-Loving GOP Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Define Protests as a Form of “Terrorism“
Sen. Doug Ericksen's bill is an obvious attack on citizens' First Amendment rights.
“Not My President”: Tens of Thousands Take to Streets, Block Freeways and Rally Against Trump
“Not My President” — that was the chant at protests across the country Wednesday.
People vs. Big Oil: A Mosaic of Oil and Attack Dogs
A defining image of 2016 is attack dogs ripping the flesh of Native American protesters in North Dakota.
Filmmaker Deia Schlosberg on Her Arrest While Filming an Activist Shutting Down a Tar Sands Pipeline
Schlosberg shares a message for other journalists covering climate change and the oil and gas industry.
Water Protectors Erect New Front Line Camp Directly in Path of Dakota Access Pipeline
The group cited an 1851 treaty, which they say makes the entire area unceded sovereign land under the control of the Sioux.
The World We Want: An Activist Dispatch From the SOA Watch Convergence
The human rights crisis worsens at the US-Mexico border, and US mainstream politics offer little hope for refugees and migrants.
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Activists Shut Down Chicago Intersection to Protest Police Training Conference
Activists and numerous community groups say the conference promotes the wider militarization of police.
A Subzero Winter Is Coming to Standing Rock — Here’s Their Plan
The camps are preparing to keep the Dakota Access pipeline blockade going strong — keeping resolve firm, spirits high, and thousands of bodies warm.
These Three Issues Prove Our Movements Are Way Ahead of Clinton and Trump
Activists are too busy building a better world from the ground up to heed the grand plans of presidential hopefuls.