The grassroots opposition to President Donald Trump is hitting the streets everywhere.
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"We Want Our Money Back!" The Rallying Cry of the 99% After GOP Tax Scam Bill Passes Senate
The political landscape has never been more primed for a landslide against the ruling class.
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Occupy the Cinema: Confederate Statues Get the Documentary Treatment In New Orleans
Word of mouth has been making the rounds to turn what was the city's Lee Circle – named after the Confederate hero Robert E. Lee – into a place commemorating the man who belted “My Blue Heaven”
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A Simple Checklist Inspires a New Kind of Activism
A weekly newsletter created by a rookie Portland activist is moving people to action by prioritizing under-the-radar issues over big headline grabbers.
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Lessons from Sea-Tac: Rebuilding the Labor Movement in the 21st Century
Civil rights groups, immigrant and tenant rights associations, police reform and healthcare advocates, women, LGBT, and faith institutions should be regarded as full members at the core of the labor movement.
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Forgotten Sufferers: From Education to Deportation, Refugees Face A Growing Crisis In Greece
Since summer school programs for refugee children failed last summer due to budget constraints and lack of staff, teachers have begun taking it upon themselves to teach Syrian children elementary Greek. But it's not so simple as it sounds.
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As New Pipelines Get Built, More People Are Standing In the Way
From lockdowns and physical protests to legal challenges and other creative tactics, citizens are stepping up to hold pipeline companies accountable for their actions, and for their lies.
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How Millennials Are Trying To Revive The Labor Movement
“What our generation has lacked, and needs, is stability,” says Maggie Thompson, who calls herself an “old millennial” (she’s 32) and studies labor trends for the Center for American Progress. “Unions offer that prospect of stability.”
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Sexual Misconduct Scandals Focus on the Weinsteins, but Largely Ignore Their Poorer Victims
"Women in low-wage jobs, like hotel cleaners or farm workers, experience high levels of harassment because they do not have the bargaining power to push back."
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His Act of Defiance Went Viral. Now Elected, Braxton Winston Aims To Fix the System From Within
One of the newest faces of politics in Trump-era America is a man who became a prominent activist after a police shooting in Charlotte and a snapshot that went viral.
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Young, Brilliant, Criminal: Lauri Love and the Internet Activists Taking On U.S. Government
Love was arrested two years ago over his alleged participation in Operation Last Resort, carried out under the name of the hacktivist collective Anonymous. His lawyers argue that extraditing him from Britain would violate his human rights.
