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Protests Across California Target Trump–Musk Assault on the Public

In recent weeks, a coalition of advocacy organizations in California have come together to protest the impact of the pro-billionaire budgeting decisions happening in Washington, D.C. As part of a

Mar 19, 2025

a sign reads women's rights are human rights at a protest

Rising Up in the Streets: Women’s March 2025

During the most recent Women’s March, thousands gathered in Los Angeles to challenge the Trump administration’s oppressive agenda.

Mar 14, 2025

Huwaida Arraf, a Palestinian American woman with long hair, sits on stairs

Immigration

Trump Unleashes New McCarthyism Against Palestine Activism

Mahmoud Khalil has not been charged or a convicted of any crime, but he is still facing deportation.

Mar 13, 2025

The World We Owe Gaza

Trump’s aggressive attack on free speech could devastate the movement for Palestine. What’s next for activists?

Marianne Dhenin | Mar 12, 2025

Film

Why Is It So Hard to Watch This Oscar-Winning Documentary?

“No Other Land” is running into the same barriers other Palestinian films have.

Drew Paul | Mar 4, 2025

7 Ways to Rise Up Against Trumpism 2.0

Grassroots movements, legal organizations, and nonprofits are leading the opposition.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Feb 18, 2025

Talking About Abolition: Participatory Budgeting

Black Lives Matter LA is poised to prove that defunding police is not only necessary but possible.

Jan 10, 2025

Reproductive rights

Why Planned Parenthood Workers Revolted Over Gaza

Through organizing and community building, Planned Parenthood workers exposed the limits of the nonprofit-industrial complex.

Nicole Froio | Jan 8, 2025

Why Kamala Harris Failed

Rather than conclude Trump won over masses of voters, Kamau Franklin wants to examine why Democrats failed so badly.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Nov 14, 2024

A close-up photo of a white, blonde female protester in Portland, Oregon. She is wearing a protective helmet, sunglasses, and a face mask concealing her mouth and nose.

A Return to Leftist Self-Defense

Communities targeted by escalating right-wing violence are learning from their own histories how to keep each other safe.

Shane Burley | Nov 11, 2024

Divestment | Climate

Turn Anger into Climate Activism This Election, Says Jane Fonda

According to the actor and activist: “The choice is very clear: Do we vote for the future, or do we vote for burning up the planet?”

Mark Hertsgaard | Oct 25, 2024

Cop Cities Meet Growing Resistance Nationwide

Faced with the spread of militarized police training facilities known as "cop cities," grassroots activists are taking the call to #DefundPolice to cities nationwide.

Victoria Valenzuela | Oct 4, 2024

Reviving Asian American Solidarity

Right-wing forces are recruiting Asian Americans. Here’s how community members are countering this growing extremism.

Cathy Dang, Roksana Mun | Sep 17, 2024

Native rights

Can U.S. Voters End the Gaza Genocide?

Votes are power, and many protestors are declaring that without an arms embargo on Israel, no candidate will get their vote.

Arun Gupta | Sep 16, 2024

Native rights | Indigenous lands

We Will Not Be Saved

In the Ecuadorian Amazon, the Waorani people continue to resist the violence of the white “savior.”

Nemonte Nenquimo | Sep 9, 2024

Native rights | Climate

Environmental Justice as Birthright

On Aug. 8, 2023, 13-year-old Kaliko was getting ready for her hula class at her mother’s house in West Maui. The power was out, and she heard there was a

Anita Hofschneider | Aug 24, 2024

Climate

Youth Take J.D. Vance to Task on Climate

Community organizers with the Sunrise Movement explain why they protested outside the GOP Vice Presidential hopeful’s office.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Aug 1, 2024

Local power

Why Protest Works—Even When It’s Unpopular

High-profile, disruptive protests can lead to increased polarization—but often still yield increased public support for the protest’s goals, even if the tactics are criticized.

Mark Engler, Paul Engler | Jul 26, 2024

In Atlanta, Police Violence Ties Together Protests for Gaza, Stop Cop City

Police intervention at the student encampment for Gaza at Atlanta’s Emory University was faster and more violent than most. Protestors expected and were prepared for it, thanks to the ongoing movement to stop police militarization.

Kamau Franklin, Oren Panovka | Jul 9, 2024

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