People Power

Five Ways #OccupyWallStreet Has Succeeded
by Mark Engler
Sep 30, 2011
They were predicted to be a flash in the pan. So why are the anti-Wall Street occupations growing?
Standing on the Side of Peace
by Jen Marlowe
Sep 21, 2011
How one man’s journey changed everything I knew about the Middle East conflict.
After 9/11: An Interfaith Answer to Extremism
by Rabbi Ted Falcon, Pastor Don Mackenzie, Imam Jamal Rahman
Sep 09, 2011
Brought together by 9/11, three friends of different faiths look for answers about when and why religion leads to violence.
A Truly Courageous Response to Terror
by Fran Korten
Sep 08, 2011
What we can learn from Norway: Violence, fear, and political repression aren’t the only way to respond to a terrorist attack.
Pipeline Protests: Beyond the Usual Suspects
by Madeline Ostrander
Aug 25, 2011
Can opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline bring conservatives back to conservation?
How Art Can Turn the World Inside Out
Aug 11, 2011
In Paris, Palestine, Peru, and beyond—guerrilla artist JR asks the people of the world share their faces to transform urban landscapes into stories.
Vincent Harding: Let Us Dance
by Vincent Harding
Aug 10, 2011
The civil rights leader’s reflections on his 80th birthday.
The Hour of Sunlight
Aug 01, 2011
From would-be terrorist to peace activist, Sami al Jundi tells the story of how prison changed his life.
Philadelphians Paint the Town
Aug 01, 2011
How art healed and united troubled communities in the City of Brotherly Love.
A Meditation on Revolution
by Bert Sacks
Jul 29, 2011
From Tel Aviv to Baghdad, a lifelong peace activist remembers why true transformation comes from the power of nonviolence.
People We Love: Caressa Cameron
by Oliver Lazenby
Jul 25, 2011
Miss America raises awareness about HIV.
People We Love: Bert Sacks
by Robert Mellinger
Jul 25, 2011
A peace activist defies sanctions to save lives.
Righting Wrongs the Maori Way
by Allan MacRae, Howard Zehr
Jul 08, 2011
Instead of prison, New Zealand chooses restorative justice and community problem-solving.
Define American: Jose Antonio Vargas Tells His Story
Jun 23, 2011
Video: Pulitzer-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas opens up about his life as an undocumented immigrant—and the "underground railroad" that made it possible.
How the Left and Right Can Unite
by David Korten
Jun 21, 2011
If we'd stop tearing each other apart, we might see an opportunity to win back our democracy from the rich and powerful.