In California’s Imperial Valley, Residents Aren’t Waiting for Government to Track Pollution
For marginalized communities along the California-Mexico border, projects to gather and share scientific reports are crucial to holding agencies accountable.
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Are Americans Ready to Strike?
This past October, women in Poland used a mass strike to stop an abortion ban. Organizers in the U.S. are looking to similar tactics in Europe to show the Trump administration they mean business.
Black Communities, not Trump Executive Orders, Will End “Carnage”
In Chicago and Detroit, citizens already are protecting their neighborhoods from violence. If the president wants to send in help, they say, he can start with education, housing, and justice.
Pipeline Resistance Broadens: On the Day Dakota Access Oil Flows, Go One Day Without Oil
Let’s do what it takes to remind the companies, and the government itself, who’s really in charge of the economy.
This Is a Wake-Up Call to Take Back Our Democracy
Other countries’ citizens revel in their democratic elections and wonder why U.S. voters didn’t turn out against a potential dictator.
The “Indivisible” Movement’s Key Strategy: Focus on Your Own Members of Congress
The Indivisible Guide was put online by former congressional staffers to give both Republicans and Democrats an effective way to resist Trump policies. So far, 6,000 local groups have registered.
If Trump Makes It One Year Without Impeachment, Then Let’s Talk Supreme Court Nominees
For the sake of our judiciary—and democracy—Congress should slow down and consider a one-year presidential probation.
The Carbon Tax Debate Isn’t Going Away. What Would the Ideal Bill Look Like?
After opposing a Washington state carbon tax in November, climate justice advocates are setting the stage for a more thorough initiative to address both climate change and inequality.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Seattle Just Divested Billions From Wells Fargo Over Dakota Access Pipeline
Minneapolis and others are ready to follow.
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.
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.
The Scramble for Women’s Health-Care Coverage in the Time of Trump
The time to obtain contraceptives is now.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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