The Alliance for Prosperity Will Intensify the Central American Refugee Crisis The Alliance for Prosperity Will Intensify the Central American Refugee Crisis
Conceived without the participation of civil-society groups, the chief goal is to advance elite US and Northern Triangle business interests.
Dec 21, 2016 / Dawn Paley
This City Just Banned Virtually All New Dirty-Energy Infrastructure This City Just Banned Virtually All New Dirty-Energy Infrastructure
Portland, Oregon has adopted a first-of-its-kind offensive strategy to prevent new oil, gas, and coal export facilities from being built.
Dec 21, 2016 / Daphne Wysham
Can Indigenous Okinawans Protect Their Land and Water From the US Military? Can Indigenous Okinawans Protect Their Land and Water From the US Military?
As construction finishes on six new helipads, demonstrations to remove the military are reaching a fever pitch.
Dec 20, 2016 / Lisa Torio
How the Trump Administration Could Change the American Landscape, Literally How the Trump Administration Could Change the American Landscape, Literally
Get ready for a rush to plunder our public lands.
Dec 16, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Take the Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline to the Banks That Are Funding It Take the Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline to the Banks That Are Funding It
Demand that the banks backing the Dakota Access Pipeline support the sovereignty and rights of indigenous peoples and end their financing of the pipeline.
Dec 15, 2016 / no-paywall / NationAction
Normalizing Denial: Trump, Tillerson, and Climate Reality Normalizing Denial: Trump, Tillerson, and Climate Reality
A political culture that can accommodate Exxon’s climate denial is a political culture ripe for Trump.
Dec 14, 2016 / Editorial / Wen Stephenson
We Are Hitting the Wall of Maximum Grabbing We Are Hitting the Wall of Maximum Grabbing
We have an epidemic of grabbing—land grabbing, resource grabbing—and now the most powerful nation on earth has elected Donald Trump as its grabber-in-chief.
Dec 14, 2016 / Naomi Klein
Tell the Senate to Block Trump’s Cabinet of Hate and Wall Street Greed Tell the Senate to Block Trump’s Cabinet of Hate and Wall Street Greed
President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet appointments have been horrifying.
Dec 13, 2016 / no-paywall / NationAction
How to Mount a Progressive Resistance How to Mount a Progressive Resistance
Opposition to Trump will come—not only in the streets but also from leaders in states and cities who are intent on making America better.
Dec 13, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Is How We Can Tackle Climate Change, Even With a Denier in Chief This Is How We Can Tackle Climate Change, Even With a Denier in Chief
Cities and states can step up their efforts to tackle global warming—with or without federal leadership.
Dec 12, 2016 / Cities Rising / Laurie Mazur