Democrats Should Have Called McConnell’s Bluff and Voted ‘Yes’ on the Green New Deal Democrats Should Have Called McConnell’s Bluff and Voted ‘Yes’ on the Green New Deal
New polls show people want bold action on climate–and grassroots organizing is well underway.
Mar 28, 2019 / Sean McElwee, Vijay Das, and Julian Brave NoiseCat
This Landmark Trial of Climate Activists Puts the Political System Itself on Trial This Landmark Trial of Climate Activists Puts the Political System Itself on Trial
In a Minnesota courtroom, the Valve Turners are using the “necessity defense” in their shutdown of the tar-sands pipeline.
Oct 5, 2018 / Wen Stephenson
The Fight to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline Continues—in the Bayous of Louisiana The Fight to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline Continues—in the Bayous of Louisiana
Time is running out for the Louisiana water protectors, but they’re not giving up.
Sep 6, 2018 / Anya Kamenetz
The Dangers of Shunning ‘Bad’ Protesters The Dangers of Shunning ‘Bad’ Protesters
The narratives that painted Black Lives Matter activists as “violent” have turned into legislation that targets black people, leftists, and other marginalized groups.
Aug 14, 2018 / Erin Corbett and Elizabeth King
These Indigenous Movements Are Forcing the US to Reckon With Its Past These Indigenous Movements Are Forcing the US to Reckon With Its Past
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance: New York to Seattle
Oct 31, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
A Major Global Foundation Just Pledged $1 Million to the Standing Rock Sioux A Major Global Foundation Just Pledged $1 Million to the Standing Rock Sioux
And that’s not the only good news the tribe received this month.
Jun 19, 2017 / Abbey White
The Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline Is Not Over. Here’s How You Can Join The Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline Is Not Over. Here’s How You Can Join
The water protectors and their allies have been taking aim at the project in a way that the companies behind it are sure to notice: by hitting them in their pocketbooks.
Jun 16, 2017 / no-paywall / Skanda Kadirgamar
Trump Wants to Build a Giant Steel Dome Trump Wants to Build a Giant Steel Dome
“And we’ll make the liberals pay for it!”
May 2, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
From Austin to Missoula, This Is What the Fight Against Trumpism Looks Like From Austin to Missoula, This Is What the Fight Against Trumpism Looks Like
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, April edition.
Apr 28, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias
These Cities Are Pulling Billions From the Banks That Support the Dakota Access Pipeline These Cities Are Pulling Billions From the Banks That Support the Dakota Access Pipeline
From Seattle to San Francisco, Albuquerque to Raleigh, cities are joining the fight to defund the controversial pipeline.
Mar 20, 2017 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias