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How Occupy Made Me Stronger
by Grace Davieposted Sep 13, 2012 - Although she wasn’t politically active before Occupy Wall Street, Grace Davie threw herself deeply into the movement. One year later, she finds herself braver, wiser, and stronger in her personal life.
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Building Progressive Momentum: 5 Ballot Initiatives Lead the Way
by Charles Monacoposted Sep 12, 2012 - From challenging Citizens United to protecting collective bargaining rights, grassroots groups are using ballot initiatives to push back against austerity initiatives and revitalize our economy.
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RNC Demonstrators Defy Expectations of Violence
by Amos Miersposted Aug 30, 2012 - While Republicans spent the RNC attending corporate-sponsored parties and listening to scripted speeches, protesters’ commitment to nonviolence built alliances that went beyond the usual suspects.
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Why We’re Putting Ourselves on the (Pipe)Line With the Tea Party
by Will Wooten, Candice Bernd, Ron Seifertposted Aug 24, 2012 - Occupiers, Tea Partiers, landowners, and environmentalists are challenging construction of the Keystone XL pipeline’s Gulf Coast segment—together.
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Fare Play: Transit Rights Are Civil Rights for L.A.’s Bus Riders
by Eric Mannposted Aug 23, 2012 - Is access to bus service a civil rights issue? These Los Angeles riders think so—and they're taking it to the White House.
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A Walk to Heal the Tar Sands
by Kristin Moeposted Aug 20, 2012 - Take an 8-mile trek with indigenous groups through one of the world's largest ecological dead zones, and you might find something lifegiving.
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5 Good Ideas from Occupy’s National Gathering
by James Trimarcoposted Aug 07, 2012 - Occupiers used the National Gathering to trade ideas about what was working and what wasn’t. The 5 ideas profiled below show a movement determined to adapt and stay vibrant.
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Occupy Los Angeles Blends Art & Activism
by James Trimarcoposted Aug 01, 2012 - The writing’s on the wall—literally. Occupiers in L.A. take to a new medium and spread words of protest with chalk.
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Syria: Lamp in the Storm
by Michael Naglerposted Jul 30, 2012 - How can we can create the right vision to support indigenous nonviolence and unarmed civilian peacekeeping?
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The Power of Training for Direct Action
by George Lakeyposted Jul 26, 2012 - Training for acts of civil disobedience can delve deeper than the actions themselves.
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Occupy the Dam: Brazil’s Indigenous Uprising
by John Perkinsposted Jul 23, 2012 - In the Amazonian backcountry, tribes are challenging construction of the world’s third-largest dam—by dismantling it. Here’s what they can teach us about standing up to power.
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Climate Emergency Action Plan
by Sarah van Gelderposted Jul 20, 2012 - We can still avoid a devastating climate crisis, but we’ll need a World War II-level mobilization — and we’ll need to stand up to Dirty Energy.
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A Student Debt Strike Force Takes Off
by Yates McKeeposted Jul 19, 2012 - Debt—and the shame that surrounds it—is the tie that binds the 99 percent. Can young people reimagine it as something productive, rather than a tool for profiteering?
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Minnesota’s Ground Zero for Unjust Evictions
posted Jul 18, 2012 - A glitch in PNC Bank’s online payment system meant the Cruz family’s home fell into foreclosure, putting it at the center of a committed community stand-off.
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States Close in on Citizens United: California, Montana, and Beyond
by John Bonifazposted Jul 13, 2012 - Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court justices behind the notorious decision struck down a century-old Montana law curbing corruption in politics. Last week, California became the largest state yet to officially join the movement to end Citizens United for good.
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