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.
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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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
A 10-Point Plan to Stop Trump—And Make Gains in Justice and Equality
The first step? Recognize that we represent the majority.
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.
Amid “Muslim Ban” Chaos, Van Jones Sends in His Love Army
Lawyers and protestors took action: “Nobody’s going to fight alone.”
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.
“We Don’t Want Your Tiny Hands Anywhere Near Our Underpants”
How feminist punk bands are igniting the fight against Donald Trump.
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.
Tribe Uneasy About Border Surveillance Plans on Their Land
Tensions are high on the Tohono O’odham Nation, where Border Patrol has proposed high-tech surveillance towers as part of a sophisticated “virtual wall” system.
National “Vote by Mail” Could Add Millions of Votes in 2018
Laws that caused voter suppression targeted mostly people of color and poor people. But new legislation could fix that.
Trump Impeachment Campaign Begins
Never has a modern president so flagrantly violated the Constitution. A constitutional law attorney explains this unprecedented situation in American history—and what we can do about it.
Banks Agree to Talk With Tribe (While Handing over Millions for Dakota Access)
Seven banks—including Wells Fargo, TD Bank, and Citibank—will meet with Standing Rock Sioux leaders after months of intense defund-DAPL pressure.
Standing Rock Chairman Demands “Leader to Leader” Meeting With Trump
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reportedly has been directed to issue the Dakota Access pipeline easement, even though the environmental review is in the middle of a public comment period.
Surviving at Standing Rock After Trump’s DAPL Order
Original water protector camp resolves to stay—even as Sioux tribe says no and Trump orders pipeline construction.
Don’t Let Trump Distract You: Public Comment on DAPL Is Now Open
Now until Feb. 20 is the public’s chance to push for a full review of the pipeline’s climate impacts. Here’s what to do.
Take Notice, Trump: We Are Not Protestors—We Are Protectors
When we call ourselves protectors, we cast our role as fulfilling our responsibility to the community that sustains us—not for our personal benefit, but for the benefit of all.
The Never-Ending Indian Wars: Spotlight Returns to Standing Rock
The drama and injustice on display at Standing Rock have taught a new generation of observers what Native Americans already know: Even today, theirs is a brutal fight to survive.
The Spirit of Standing Rock on the Move
People from more than 300 tribes traveled to the North Dakota plains to pray and march in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux. Back home, each tribe faces its own version of the “black snake” and a centuries-old struggle to survive.
Is It Time the National Parks Broke Up With Cars?
America's national parks are overcrowded and underfunded. Would banning cars improve everyone’s experience?
What the U.S. Can Learn From “Viking Economics”
Author George Lakey explains why Scandinavia tops world lists for equality, health, and happiness.
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