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Some localities are granting limited voting rights to noncitizens, especially on issues directly affecting them.
Marianne Dhenin | Nov 5, 2024
A growing number of U.S. municipalities are making it possible for minors to vote.
Marianne Dhenin | Nov 4, 2024
From vote-by-mail to making Election Day a national holiday, voting rights advocates are engaged in myriad efforts to increase voting access.
Marianne Dhenin | Oct 23, 2024
Can organized labor continue its recent momentum into the next presidential administration?
Marianne Dhenin | Sep 25, 2024
Childhood poverty continues to plague the U.S., though simple solutions exist to address it. Will the next administration implement them?
Marianne Dhenin | Sep 4, 2024
Grassroots efforts to divest local U.S. taxpayer dollars from Israel over its ongoing genocide of Palestinians are gaining steam.
Marianne Dhenin | Aug 6, 2024
Efforts to invest in “care, not cops” continue in advance of the 2024 election—albeit at a slower pace than in 2020.
Marianne Dhenin | Jun 20, 2024
The vast majority of U.S. polling locations are not fully accessible. Disability justice activists are working to change that.
Marianne Dhenin | May 28, 2024
Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank fighting for the right to a homeland, and for their basic right to water—which Israel continues to deny.
Marianne Dhenin | Apr 8, 2024
Disability justice activists are joining grassroots efforts to shut down Atlanta’s Cop City, the largest police training campus in the U.S.
Marianne Dhenin | Mar 4, 2024
Being a Palestinian journalist has never been easy, but Israel’s escalation of violence against members of the press in Gaza is unprecedented, say press freedom advocates. Can global solidarity help stop the bloodshed?
Marianne Dhenin | Jan 17, 2024
In the face of the escalating climate crisis, a New Jersey organization has created a replicable shelter simulation model that makes temporary housing more inclusive for disabled people.
Marianne Dhenin | Nov 21, 2023
The planning profession is rooted in principles that puts business ahead of people. Some people are beginning to push back.
Marianne Dhenin | Sep 25, 2023
It's true that far-right groups are relying on radio communications. But radio’s connection to movement organizing has a much longer and richer history.
Marianne Dhenin | Jul 24, 2023
Multiple state bills are undoing protections against child labor, but some groups are pushing back.
Marianne Dhenin | Apr 27, 2023
Labor activists take steps to preserve the documents and strategies they use today, so future organizers will have a practical guide.
Marianne Dhenin | Dec 20, 2022
Instead of kings, plutocrats, and generals, a new kind of historical walking tour focuses on the people they repressed, and tells a more complete story.
Marianne Dhenin | Jun 2, 2022
Studies show that investments in public art can improve street safety, provide tourism and new jobs, and combat social isolation and anxiety.
Marianne Dhenin | Dec 6, 2021
Growing greens can be a powerful tool for change.
Marianne Dhenin | Jul 8, 2021
She says the pandemic has shown how quickly we can develop a vaccine once we really put our resources behind it; it's time to do the same for climate solutions.
Marianne Dhenin | May 20, 2021
Amid a pandemic biking boom, cycling education organizations are working to make sure access is equitable and inclusive.
Marianne Dhenin | Mar 22, 2021
The August explosion in Beirut destroyed the country’s largest grain silo, accelerating a food shortage crisis. But Lebanese expatriates are rising to the challenge.
Marianne Dhenin | Sep 8, 2020