Activism

Occupiers Take Over UC Land for Farm Occupiers Take Over UC Land for Farm

Student and community activists cleared and tilled the ground and planted hundreds of vegetable starters before setting up tents on the Gill Tract, a plot of land at the corner o...

Apr 23, 2012 / StudentNation / Christopher Yee

Salvemos el Día de la Tierra Salvemos el Día de la Tierra

Nacido hace 42 años y celebrado desde entonces cada 22 de abril, el Día de la Tierra ha entrado ya en la mediana edad – y  se le nota.

Apr 23, 2012 / Mark Hertsgaard

Occupy Joins Forces With Direct Action Badasses, ACT UP Occupy Joins Forces With Direct Action Badasses, ACT UP

Like OWS, ACT UP used direct action against government agencies and corporations—and were vilified in the press for it.

Apr 23, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

How Mississippi’s Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South’s Anti-Immigrant Wave How Mississippi’s Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South’s Anti-Immigrant Wave

A campaign that brought together African-Americans and undocumented workers stopped an anti-immigrant bill in its tracks.

Apr 20, 2012 / David Bacon

Could Occupy New Haven’s Eviction Reinvigorate the Movement? Could Occupy New Haven’s Eviction Reinvigorate the Movement?

Just after its six-month anniversary, the last occupation in New England was evicted. Freed from maintaining camp life, will the occupiers' momentum return?

Apr 20, 2012 / Melinda Tuhus

This Week in Poverty: Georgia Tries to Get to Zero Welfare Recipients This Week in Poverty: Georgia Tries to Get to Zero Welfare Recipients

Georgia does its damndest to get to zero welfare recipients, and California decides whether poor pregnant women should receive aid before their third trimester.

Apr 20, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Jane McAlevey: Building a Real Blue-Green Alliance

Jane McAlevey: Building a Real Blue-Green Alliance Jane McAlevey: Building a Real Blue-Green Alliance

Why labor unions and environmental activists need to revive a crucial alliance.

Apr 19, 2012 / The Nation

Unions and Environmentalists: Get It Together!

Unions and Environmentalists: Get It Together! Unions and Environmentalists: Get It Together!

As the Keystone XL battle has shown, the blue-green alliance is in trouble—and only a deeper kind of solidarity can rescue it.

Apr 18, 2012 / Feature / Jane McAlevey

Help Gulf Residents Reclaim Their Lives Help Gulf Residents Reclaim Their Lives

It's outrageous that, nearly two years after the spill, not a single bill has been signed into law to protect or restore the ecosystem and communities of the Gulf.

Apr 18, 2012 / NationAction

Police, Protests and Pepper Spray in California

Police, Protests and Pepper Spray in California Police, Protests and Pepper Spray in California

According to a new report, the pepper spraying of peacefully protesting UC Davis students last year “should and could have been prevented.”

Apr 18, 2012 / Tom Hayden

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