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San Francisco’s Historic Tenderloin May Become World’s First Official Trans District

New legislation designates six blocks as the Compton’s Transgender, Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual District to help protect vulnerable residents and preserve cultural history.

Breena Kerr | Feb 9, 2017

Omar Saif Ghobash

Letters to a Young Muslim: Raising a Son to Understand the Pull of Extremism

Diplomat Omar Saif Ghobash wants to challenge rigid interpretations of what it means to be a good Muslim in the modern world.

Leigh Finke | Feb 9, 2017

Trump’s Coup Attempt Requires Us to Rise Above Position and Party

In the chaos of Trump’s first three weeks in office, we can see a frighteningly coherent agenda—and a national and global emergency.

David Korten | Feb 8, 2017

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Seattle Divests From the Dakota Access Pipeline

The full Seattle City Council voted unanimously on Feb. 7, 2017 to divest 3 billion dollars of their business from Wells Fargo Bank, a creditor for the Dakota Access Pipeline

Yuko Kodama | Feb 8, 2017

Trump Is Escalating Attacks on Those He Can’t Control

The judiciary, the press, and states like California are major centers of resistance that hold independent power.

Robert Reich | Feb 8, 2017

Jenni Monet

In Defense of Standing Rock Reporter Jenni Monet—and All Journalists

If you’ve valued our Standing Rock coverage over the months, tell the Morton County State’s Attorney to drop all charges against Monet. Journalism is not a crime.

Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz | Feb 7, 2017

Seattle Divests From Wells Fargo

Seattle Just Divested Billions From Wells Fargo Over Dakota Access Pipeline

Minneapolis and others are ready to follow.

J. Gabriel Ware, James Trimarco | Feb 7, 2017

Journalism and the First Amendment on Trial at Standing Rock

Reporter Jenni Monet has been charged with criminal trespassing and rioting, but the bigger story is about the failure of journalism institutions to rally.

Mark Trahant | Feb 7, 2017

The Scramble for Women’s Health-Care Coverage in the Time of Trump

The time to obtain contraceptives is now.

Lynsi Burton | Feb 6, 2017

What Makes America Great? Artists Resist Trump With 100 Days of Posters

The progressive agenda over the next four years will be hard-won—and heavily illustrated—if the past few weeks are any indication.

Jennifer Luxton | Feb 6, 2017

How Powerful Could We Be If We Agree to Stand Our Ground on Our Treaty Land

This movement is not just about a pipeline. We are not fighting for a reroute, or a better process in the white man’s courts. We are fighting for our liberation.

LaDonna Brave Bull Allard | Feb 4, 2017

How to Help Immigrant and Muslim Neighbors

People are turning their frustrations with the Trump administration into actions that make a meaningful difference in the lives of vulnerable community members.

Lornet Turnbull | Feb 3, 2017

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University of California Next In Line To Dump Wells Fargo Contracts

The UC system is severing $475 million in contracts with Wells Fargo over, among other things, the bank’s ties to private prison corporations.

Melissa Hellmann | Feb 3, 2017

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Defund DAPL Spreads Across Indian Country as Tribes Divest

The Navajo Nation is making moves to join a growing number of tribes that have already respectfully, but conclusively, shown Wells Fargo the door.

Frances Madeson | Feb 2, 2017

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Los Angeles Preempts Trump’s Deportation Plans By Finally Decriminalizing Street Vending

After years of work, advocates for immigrant rights rejoiced at the permit process, which will help keep 50,000 street vendors on the right side of the law.

Mario Vasquez | Feb 2, 2017

“Valve Turner” Case a Mistrial, but Also a Warning for Direct Action Activists

Criminal sabotage was one of the charges for Ken Ward, who with fellow activists in Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota shut down pipelines carrying tar sands oil.

Valerie Schloredt | Feb 2, 2017

Immigration | Activism | Local power

Detroit’s Massive Muslim Community Looks for Allies in the Trump Era

Fifty-five percent of Americans know very little or nothing at all about Islam, but this group wants to change that.

Zenobia Jeffries Warfield | Feb 1, 2017

Changing Hearts and Opening Minds—It Happens When We Listen

We can start difficult conversations by speaking from the heart and sharing our wish for a world where everyone is safe and free.

Sarah van Gelder | Feb 1, 2017

Winona LaDuke on New Ways to Keep Pipelines Out of the Great Lakes

The surge of formal opposition to tar sands and fracked oil pipelines shows how Standing Rock resistance has emboldened Great Lakes tribes.

Winona LaDuke | Jan 31, 2017

A 10-Point Plan to Stop Trump—And Make Gains in Justice and Equality

The first step? Recognize that we represent the majority.

George Lakey | Jan 31, 2017

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Repealing Obamacare Requires Finding Something Better (Might I Suggest Single-Payer?)

Congress is already slowing down on the promise to end the Affordable Care Act, as the realities of a replacement sink in.

Mark Trahant | Jan 30, 2017

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Amid “Muslim Ban” Chaos, Van Jones Sends in His Love Army

Lawyers and protestors took action: “Nobody’s going to fight alone.”

Zenobia Jeffries Warfield | Jan 30, 2017

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Harry Potter Is Relevant to Fighting Trump—But Not The Way You Think

How to adapt the fictional lessons of the Harry Potter universe to a real-life Voldemort.

Ray Stoeve | Jan 29, 2017

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“We Don’t Want Your Tiny Hands Anywhere Near Our Underpants”

How feminist punk bands are igniting the fight against Donald Trump.

Olivia Anderson | Jan 28, 2017

5 Ways Indian Country Can Resist Trump’s Chaos

North Dakota’s move to put states in charge of reservations is just one example of the possible nonsense to come. The Trump Era will require new strategies.

Mark Trahant | Jan 28, 2017

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