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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Recognition, Representation, Redistribution: "A Precariat Charter" for Systemic Change
Guy Standing's new book provides a timely framework to analyze Europe's rightward populist shift while offering specific proposals to move us beyond our current socio-economic crises.
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Remembering the Subcomandante: Zapatista Leader Ignited Legacy of Resistance
The radical indigenous movement that began 20 years ago in Chiapas, Mexico, gave global resistance a new language and a new paradigm for action.
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Reset the Net: This June 5, We're Taking Back the Web
The movement against mass government surveillance is at a crossroads.
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Police Killings Raise Tensions As Protests Continue in Salinas, California
The shooting death two weeks ago of Carlos Mejia was caught on a cell phone and quickly went viral, prompting outrage as he became the third person killed by Salinas police in three months.
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ExposeFacts: A New Organization for Whistleblowing, Journalism and Democracy
The new group, led by Daniel Ellsberg, Barbara Ehrenreich, William Binney and others, will shed light on concealed activities relevant to human rights, corporate malfeasance, the environment, civil liberties and war.
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Egypt Strongman's Lop-Sided Victory Reveals Fractures, Fears – And A Revolution Still Unmet
The elections opened stark new divisions in Egypt's society as public criticism of President-elect Abdel Fattah al-Sisi becomes an “at your own risk” endeavor.
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Tiananmen Anniversary Quelled in Beijing As Crowds Flood Hong Kong
Over 100,000 people gathered Wednesday in Hong Kong to mark the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, while heightened security in Beijing prevented the public from assembling there.
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Seattle Passes Historic $15 Minimum Wage Law, Highest In the Nation
The historic victory will benefit 100,000 working people in the city, and is expected to give momentum to minimum wage campaigns burgeoning across the U.S.
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UN: Austerity Is Crippling Planet With One-Quarter of Europe Now In Poverty
The International Labor Organization says government austerity cuts driven by the financial crisis have especially hit the world's poorest, making basic services unattainable.
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Freedom Summer II: The Walmart Campaign
The current struggle of low-wage workers across America echoes the civil rights struggle of the 1960s.
