The burgeoning pro-democracy, anti-Trump movement known as 50501 expects to drive tens and possibly hundreds of thousands to protest in 1,000 cities and towns on Saturday.
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The Most Brazen Corporate Power Grab In American History
A mass mobilization will begin the push to block the Trans-Pacific Partnership – a far better investment of our time and energy than engaging in the empty political theater that passes for a presidential campaign.
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Here's How to Fix Inequality
If there’s one thing Joseph Stiglitz wants to say about inequality, it’s that it has been a choice, not an unexpected, unfortunate economic outcome – which means that we, as citizens, have a chance to fix the problem.
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Hell No, Oil won't Flow! – President Obama Rejects Keystone XL In Historic Climate Win
Killing the pipeline allows Obama to claim aggressive action on the environment, potentially strengthening his hand as world leaders prepare to finalize a major global climate pact.
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Paris Prospects: Texas Political Cowboy Leads Latest Anti-Science Attacks
Rep. Lamar Smith proclaims his anti-regulation creed with the power to block 21st century science at its source – by halting funding and the free exchange of ideas.
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After "Landmark" IMF Reforms, U.S. Is Still the Group's Unrivaled Economic Power
In an age-old example of national hubris, America's drive to maintain its centrality – and uncontested power – in the global economy may lead to its eventual replacement.
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Bernie Sanders Launches Climate Plan Banning New Fossil Fuel Extraction On Public Land
The Keep it in the Ground Act, jointly introduced with Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, would ban all new coal, oil and gas mining leases on federal government lands and waters.
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Shell's 20-Year Infamy: Remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni Resistance
Two decades after Saro-Wiwa's murder, a Nigerian activist describes the struggle that put justice at the center of environmentalism when the Ogoni People demanded a share of oil wealth from Shell.
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Socialism with an American Face
A possible answer is quietly emerging in many parts of the country – it involves changing and democratizing who owns productive wealth, but unlike traditional socialism, it does so in a radically decentralized, populist and very American form.
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Global Opposition Is Mounting Against the Latest Environmental Abuse – Deep Sea Mining
Seabed mining could have the largest areal impact on the planet of any human activity, akin to deforestation on a massive scale.
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Only People Power Can Save the Planet
People on the ground in communities across the nation are standing up to big energy, corrupt government and extreme extraction – and they are having an impact.
