People Power

Book Review: The Empowerment Manual
by Olivia Rosane
Feb 01, 2012
Starhawk's guide to collaborative group success.
Occupy the Dream: MLK’s Legacy in the Age of Occupy
Jan 16, 2012
What would Martin Luther King, Jr. have made of the worldwide social movements of 2011?
Eboo Patel: Crossing the Divide— With Faith
by Kate Malongowski
Jan 02, 2012
The YES! Breakthrough 15: Arming the world’s youth to be a force for compassion.
5 Reasons to Serve
by Nipun Mehta
Dec 30, 2011
What doing things for others does for ourselves.
Why Equality is Better for Everyone
by Kristy Leissle
Dec 27, 2011
Book Review: Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett's "The Spirit Level" shows how inequality—and misery—trickle up.
When You Tell Them My Story, Please Mention That I Like Flaming Hot Cheetos
by Charles Sanderson
Dec 21, 2011
Rich, stuck-up hippies. Racist gun-loving trailer trash. Two teachers try to bridge the divide between their rural and urban middle schoolers by having them write each other’s narratives in poetry form.
Re-Occupy: A Movement Seeks a Sanctuary
by Nathan Schneider
Dec 19, 2011
On occupying Trinity Church—and the Occupy movement's relationship with established institutions.
Grace Lee Boggs’ Message to the Occupiers
Dec 16, 2011
A lifelong activist shares her thoughts on revolution.
From the Farm to the Occupation
by Shannon Hayes
Dec 07, 2011
Shannon Hayes on taking farm politics to Occupy Wall Street...and talking about the politics of Occupy in her farming community.
Grace Boggs: Reviving the Lost City
by Larry Gabriel
Dec 07, 2011
The YES! Breakthrough 15: A decades-long revolution to rekindle the soul of urban neighborhoods.
In Defense of Diplomacy
by Stephen Zunes
Nov 23, 2011
New legislation would make all diplomatic contact with Iran illegal. Stephen Zunes explains why we need to keep the lines of communication open.
Occupy Wall Street, Beyond Encampments
by Luis Moreno-Caballud, Marina Sitrin
Nov 21, 2011
As winter arrives and police crack down, how can occupiers keep their movement alive—and help it grow? Veteran activists share lessons from Spain’s Indignados.
Lessons of a Police Chief: Militarization is a Mistake
by Norm Stamper
Nov 16, 2011
The police chief who oversaw Seattle’s crackdown on WTO protesters learned the dangers of militarization. His advice for a creating a police force that truly serves and protects communities.
Painting the Town Prosperous
by James Trimarco
Nov 16, 2011
Urban artists revive our neighborhoods and show us how to share our gifts.
An Interfaith Occupation
by Adam DeRose
Nov 11, 2011
The Occupy movement is bringing deep moral questions that many religions confront to the forefront of national conversation. How faith groups are joining in.