We have to be smart in how we fight against Trump and the Republican Party this time around. That means picking our battles wisely, and not taking bait that’s dangled in front of our faces.
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Holiday Hardship: Austerity Cuts Hit Poor U.K. Children Whose Families Rely On Benefits
More than 300,000 children living in low-income households in Britain are set to plunge further into poverty thanks to a controversial austerity measure introduced earlier this month by the Conservative government.
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A Dying Mule Always Kicks the Hardest
The reactionary wave that swept across America with the election of Donald Trump is not an anomaly in our history. It is an all-too-familiar pattern in the long struggle for American reconstruction.
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Milwaukee Teachers, Students, Activists Claim Victory After School Privatization Effort Fails
Wisconsin attributed its suspension of the privatization program to increased test scores and new criteria for grading schools – but months of resistance from public school staff, students and community organizers ultimately achieved the win.
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Fossil Fuel Divestment Soars in U.K. Universities
With 43 universities now participating, Britain leads the world in campus action to pull funds from oil, gas and coal companies due to climate change concerns.
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Pipeline Protesters Vow to Stay Camped on Federal Land
Standing Rock Sioux tribal leader Dave Archambault confidently explained that they'll stay at the Oceti Sakowin camp and continue with nonviolent protests despite the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' threat to close the camp on Dec. 5.
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The Economics of Climate Change, Part II: Crash or Transformation?
The 1%’s power to shape the narrative at a time of crisis is crucial – but repeating what happened after the 2008 crash will be far more difficult this time around.
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The First 100 Day Resistance Agenda
Trump’s First 100 Day agenda includes repealing environmental regulations, Obamacare, and the Dodd-Frank Act, giving the rich a huge tax cut, and much worse. Here’s how we fight back in the first 100 days.
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What Student Protests Tell Us About America Under Trump
America's public schools, where non-white students outnumber their white peers and a majority live in poverty, are a nascent sign of the increasing diversity and inequality in the country – and their protests are telling us something is very wrong.
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In Resistance to Trump, “Community” Should Be a Verb
Facing a Trump presidency, we’ll have an imperative opportunity to go deeper as individuals and groups of people working together – nurturing and growing the social, cultural and political strength that can overcome the Trump regime.
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What Next? White Supremacists in Suits and Ties in Washington
Fascists are coming out of the closet. They may have new haircuts, but their thinking is old and tired. That’s why we need you. Now.
