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Keystone protest

Why climate change won’t wait for the president.

California flag

Local and state governments are gaining the ability to restore basic services and infrastructure.

The victories of 2012 demand we double down in the fight against global warming. 

Afghanistan war

Peace forces could join with labor, civil rights and environmental coalitions to pressure Obama to “do some nation-building here at home.”

For Yolanda Andrews, losing her house would mean losing everything. That's why she's standing up to predatory banking.

Smokestacks

Latinos—along with other minorities and youth—are the strongest supporters of action against climate change. It’s time mainstream enviros got the message.

What does the National People’s Action director have in store for Obama’s second term?

It's never too earlier to start rebuilding and reimagining the city we all want to live in.

Walmart

This year’s historic strike wave is an indictment not just of the retail giant’s business model but of our broken labor laws.

Blogs

Civil rights issues will be central to the success or failure of the Obama presidency.

December 23, 2010

Looking forward to 2011, here are a few of the many ideas, organizing efforts and causes worth fighting for as we work together to make this a more just and decent nation.

December 23, 2010

You would think everyone in Congress could agree to be against food poisoning. You would be wrong. The overwhelming majority of House Republicans voted against cracking down on food-borne illness.

December 22, 2010

Short observations on the Jim Crow-era White Citizens Councils.

December 21, 2010

A man who acted courageously in the face of one of America's most dishonorable historical episodes.

December 21, 2010

Press coverage of a young man thrown out of his wheelchair during the UK student protests suggests that "real" disabled people are not whole human beings.

December 19, 2010

After a two-decade campaign, LGBT groups and their allies celebrate the removal of the last major hurdle to ending discrimination against gays and lesbians in the military.

December 18, 2010

House votes 250-175 to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Log Cabin Republicans tell Senate Republicans, it's time to stop stalling and let ready-and-able patriotic Americans serve in military.

December 16, 2010

The Humane Society's investigation into the operations of Smithfield are shocking, even for seasoned critics of industrial husbandry.

December 15, 2010

 A recap of the protest that brought 60,000 students out against unprecedented tuition hikes.

December 15, 2010
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