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At Standing Rock, No One Goes Hungry: The Kitchen That Serves Traditional Lakota Food and Values
The landscape of these indigenous-led kitchens that feed thousands of water protectors is dynamic, much like the ad hoc camps that depend upon them.
How Standing Rock’s Divest Campaign Can Stop Future Pipelines
As banks begin to respond, environmental movements are learning the importance of speaking clearly about the financial risks of fossil fuel investment.
In One of the Nation’s Unhealthiest Places, This Hospital Prescribes Fresh Food From Its Own Farm
In an industry usually focused on medicine and procedures, a Philadelphia-area hospital decided what its patients needed was a farm and advice about food.
Seattle Takes Steps to Divest $3 Billion From Wells Fargo Over Standing Rock
The proposal will be voted on next month and could have broader implications to ensure the city partners with socially responsible businesses.
Trump Played to Anger, but We Don’t Have to Fall for Divide and Conquer
We've been pitted against each other for too long. Now is the time to come together to fix our corrupt political systems.
North Dakota’s Public Bank Was Built for the People—Now It’s Financing Police at Standing Rock
The nation’s only state bank was created to empower small farmers and local economies, but now it’s being used to silence indigenous people with militarized force. How did this happen?
Why the Founding Fathers Gave Too Much Power to the Supreme Court
What We the People lost when the Constitution gave monarchical power to a small band of unelected people in robes.
“This Is the Right Thing to Do”: Energy CEO on Ending Leases to Drill Near Blackfeet Nation
After 35 years of fighting for the cancellation of nearly 50 oil and gas leases, Montana's Blackfeet tribe scored an unexpected victory when Devon Energy voluntarily backed out of their claims.
No “Victories,” No “Defeats”: Watch Your Words If You Value Social Change
Taking a lesson from Standing Rock, we must be careful with language while working toward progress in the Trump years.
A Last Resort That Might Work: Small Town Votes In Community Bill of Rights to Ban Fracking
Opposing a pipeline, residents in Waterville, Ohio, passed a new law to protect their right to clean air, water, and soil.
What Happens After a Kinder Morgan Pipeline Approval? Anger, Then Strategy
In a moment like this, direct action needs to call attention to a moral crisis that demands intervention, much like what we're seeing at Standing Rock.
How Standing Rock Has Changed Us
As we work toward a post-fossil fuel society, we can look to these lessons from the Sioux.
It Was a Blighted City Block. But This Woman Is Turning It Into a Solar-Powered Ecovillage
Detroit-area resident Shamayim Harris bought several properties and is now converting them into sustainable community spaces for education, wellness, and economic development.
Meet the Guy Corralling Billionaires to Fight Inequality
Author Chuck Collins discusses growing up in the 1 percent, his unusual approach to fighting economic inequality, and what progressives need to do during a Trump administration.
They Lost Their Jungles to Plantations, But These Indigenous Women Grew Them Back
When a governmental effort to encourage cash crops threatened their food security and native land, India’s indigenous families came together to revive their traditional food systems.
The Real Standing Rock Victory Is This: “Inevitable” Is Not What It Used to Be
The whole pipeline fiasco was a more appropriate story for the 19th century instead of the 21st. Now, the timing is ideal for a new beginning: #HealNorthDakota
The Numbers That Tell the Story of This Standing Rock Victory
The Army Corps announced Sunday that the Dakota Access pipeline will be rerouted. Here are the numbers that show what lies ahead.
Voters Win More Solar Energy Options Despite Opposition From Big Energy
Corporate-backed utilities have quashed solar initiatives for years, but residents fought back.
8 Strategies for Confronting Hate (That Don’t Involve a Safety Pin)
Everyday heroism like standing up for someone in trouble means pushing past your own fear. Here's how to do so with caution and courage.
7 Ways to Make an Even Bigger Impact When You Divest From DAPL
Closing your bank account is just the beginning.
Is Your Bank Funding Big Oil? Here’s How to Find One That Isn’t
You have an entire industry of ethically minded banks and financial institutions to choose from.
How Did I End Up a Dangerous Professor on a Watch List?
This bullying attempt from a conservative group may easily inhibit professors across the country.
In Stripping Away Our Hope, Maybe Trump Has Done Us a Favor
The outcome of this election is a wake-up call to action. Now that we know our elected leaders will not save us, let’s get to work.
“My Whole Heart Is With You Tonight”: A Letter to the Dakota Access Front Line
We have survived this nation-state’s will for us because we are a fire that their water cannons cannot extinguish.
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