Activism

New York Anti-Trump Protestors

Introducing ‘Take Action Now,’ a New Tool to Help You Connect to the Resistance Introducing ‘Take Action Now,’ a New Tool to Help You Connect to the Resistance

Every Tuesday, “Take Action Now” will feature three actions involving time commitments ranging from five minutes to many days.

Jun 20, 2017 / NationAction

Woman and child in Puerto Rico

The Government Created This Zika Vaccine. Why Should Big Pharma Reap the Profits? The Government Created This Zika Vaccine. Why Should Big Pharma Reap the Profits?

Lawmakers are concerned that giving a drug company a monopoly on the promising vaccine could make it unaffordable. 

Jun 20, 2017 / Richard Eskow

Eric Garcetti

LA vs. the Olympics LA vs. the Olympics

The resistance to Los Angeles’s Olympic bid is only growing. 

Jun 20, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District

Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District Women Are Leading the Charge in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District

The local Indivisible chapter is campaigning hard for Jon Ossoff, but they have their eyes on a bigger prize as well.

Jun 19, 2017 / Joan Walsh

LIVE: Naomi Klein on Winning the World We Need

LIVE: Naomi Klein on Winning the World We Need LIVE: Naomi Klein on Winning the World We Need

The acclaimed journalist and author joins Brit Marling to explain why just resisting Trump is not enough.

Jun 19, 2017 / The Nation and Haymarket Books

Rancher

How to Protect the Environment Where It’s Worked by Human Hands How to Protect the Environment Where It’s Worked by Human Hands

In Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman, Miriam Horn reminds us what Middle America looks like as a place, not an ideology.

Jun 19, 2017 / Madeline Ostrander

robert e lee removal

Inside the Fight to Take Down the Confederate Monuments in New Orleans Inside the Fight to Take Down the Confederate Monuments in New Orleans

Activists are taking on their city’s racist legacy—and winning.

Jun 19, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Sioux Tribal Chairman David Archambault II

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

Mapuche march

This Indigenous Group Traveled 500 Miles Across Argentina to Deliver a Simple Message This Indigenous Group Traveled 500 Miles Across Argentina to Deliver a Simple Message

In the province of Río Negro, the Mapuche are engaged in the fight of their lives to protect their land.

Jun 19, 2017 / Brandon Jordan

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 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 / Skanda Kadirgamar

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