Activism

The Life and Times of Michael B

The Life and Times of Michael B The Life and Times of Michael B

Ferguson has put America’s racial apartheid on the global stage.

Dec 9, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus

How 350.org Is (Still) Changing the Climate Justice Movement

How 350.org Is (Still) Changing the Climate Justice Movement How 350.org Is (Still) Changing the Climate Justice Movement

Bill McKibben, 350.org’s longtime leader, has taken a step back—but that doesn’t mean the group is slowing down.

Dec 9, 2014 / Mark Hertsgaard

Activists Stage a ‘Royal Shutdown’ of Barclays Center

Activists Stage a ‘Royal Shutdown’ of Barclays Center Activists Stage a ‘Royal Shutdown’ of Barclays Center

Last night, hundreds of protesters converged on the Cavaliers-Nets game to continue to demand justice in the wake of the Eric Garner case.

Dec 9, 2014 / Muna Mire

Thousands of Americans Demand Transparency Around Bush-Era Torture

Thousands of Americans Demand Transparency Around Bush-Era Torture Thousands of Americans Demand Transparency Around Bush-Era Torture

Democratic Senator Mark Udall of Colorado could enter the history books as the second lawmaker to read classified controversial government documents into public record.

Dec 5, 2014 / Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and NationAction

The Anarchist and the Refugees: Two Hunger Strikes in Athens

The Anarchist and the Refugees: Two Hunger Strikes in Athens The Anarchist and the Refugees: Two Hunger Strikes in Athens

A hunger strike touches on the the things all human beings share: the way pain and deprivation are written on the body.

Dec 5, 2014 / Blog / Maria Margaronis

‘It Hurts Me So Much’: A Dispatch From Ferguson

‘It Hurts Me So Much’: A Dispatch From Ferguson ‘It Hurts Me So Much’: A Dispatch From Ferguson

How residents are doing Mike Brown’s legacy justice.

Dec 5, 2014 / The Nation

New Yorkers Surge Into the Streets, Demanding Justice for Eric Garner

New Yorkers Surge Into the Streets, Demanding Justice for Eric Garner New Yorkers Surge Into the Streets, Demanding Justice for Eric Garner

After a grand jury fails to indict the officer who killed the father of six, the movement for police accountability continues to grow.

Dec 4, 2014 / Aaron Miguel Cantú

‘This Is Not a Protest—It Is an Uprising’

‘This Is Not a Protest—It Is an Uprising’ ‘This Is Not a Protest—It Is an Uprising’

Demonstrations have occurred in more than 150 cities across the US in the week since a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer who killed Michael Brown.

Dec 3, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Black Friday Rage, From Ferguson to Walmart

Black Friday Rage, From Ferguson to Walmart Black Friday Rage, From Ferguson to Walmart

On Black Friday, protesters across movements came together with a common demand: spend not one dime.

Dec 1, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

The CIA’s Student-Activism Phase

The CIA’s Student-Activism Phase The CIA’s Student-Activism Phase

In the 1960s, the agency sought to fight Communism through the students’ rights movement. There’s little reason to think its tactics have changed.

Nov 26, 2014 / Tom Hayden

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