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The life & death of Aaron Bushnell: US airman self-immolates protesting...
“It was an act of courage, an act of bravery, to call attention to U.S. policies.”
Shot with rubber bullets, hospitalized, jailed: Line 3 protester Tara Houska...
20 water protectors were brutally arrested in Minnesota as resistance to the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline continues.
There’s no predicting when movements will erupt, but this classic activist...
With Black Lives Matter in the midst of an unprecedented moment, now is the perfect time to read “The Movement Action Plan” — a model for understanding the long arc of movements.
Bon Jovi feeds the hungry opening the doors to his third...
"What this restaurant is truly meant to do is empower."
Arizona will retry No More Deaths’ activist Scott Warren
The largely ministry-led movement provided humanitarian assistance to the thousands of individuals fleeing violence-ravaged Central American countries.
Open letter from Noam Chomsky, Arundhati Roy, Dave Eggers, Pamela Anderson...
We can’t have privacy without agency.
Environmental defender murdered in Mexico days before vote on pipeline project
"This is a political crime for the human rights defense that Samir Flores Samir and the FPDTA carried out against the [project] and for people's autonomy and self-determination."
Respect: A tribute to Aretha Franklin, an icon of the Civil...
Aretha Franklin has been celebrated as one of the greatest American singers of any genre, who helped give birth to soul and redefined the American musical tradition.
Meet Ahed Tamimi, 17-year-old West Bank activist jailed for 8 months...
Known to some as the Rosa Parks of Palestine, Tamimi became a hero to Palestinians and people around the world last year.
Answering ‘what should I do?’ is easier when you know the...
There are many necessary roles in the popular movement at this time, which means there is something for everyone to do.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Trump’s Energy Department pick: A Fracking CEO who claims ‘there is no climate crisis’
Wright’s history of denying the severity of climate change raise critical questions about his ability to lead an agency central to energy innovation and climate policy.
Pentagon fails seventh straight audit amid $1 trillion military budget
Meanwhile, Congress continues to approve unprecedented increases in military spending, pushing the budget close to $1 trillion.
Protesters demand US Senate block weapons sales to Israel amid Gaza death toll exceeding...
Emblazoned with slogans like “Stop Arming Israel” and “Fund Housing, Not Genocide,” demonstrators gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building ahead of a pivotal Senate vote on Wednesday.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.