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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Taking Crises Into Our Own Hands: Why Millennials Are Committing Civil Disobedience
From Occupy to Black Lives Matter, climate justice, immigrant rights, Moral Mondays, and fast food workers on strike, our movements are starting to come together to speak with one voice.
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Refugee Crisis Sharpens In Britain As Portsmouth Moves to Close Door On Asylum Seekers
As the daily flow of about 8,000 refugees into Europe shows little sign of abating, showdowns like the one in Portsmouth are likely to increase as tensions and frustrations grow.
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Tides Turn As Portland Passes Landmark Resolution Against Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
It’s a powerful sign that the the fossil fuel era is beginning to come to an end.
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In Aftermath of Paris Carnage, Suspects Are Still On the Run
As Paris mourned the attacks' 132 victims at a special mass at Notre Dame Cathedral, French police identified one of the gunmen involved in the assault.
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"Poverty Pay" Leads Walmart Employees To Skip Lunch – Or Steal It From Coworkers
On Friday morning, over 100 Walmart associates and about 1,000 supporters began a fast to shine light on what they describe as Walmart’s unlivable wages.
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From Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter: Where Does Radical Protest Go From Here?
New movements have had more material success than Occupy Wall Street, but the age-old challenge that Occupy put into stark relief remains: will they settle for reform when they came to have a revolution.
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Journalists Lash Out Against Proposed Laws Restricting UK Press Freedom
Britain's media has been flooded with petitions, emotional speeches and general confusion about the government's proposed changes to Freedom of Information requests, which signal a chilling of press freedom.
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Vanquish the Predators: Here's Why the Post Office Should Also Be A Bank
Postal unions, civil rights groups, advocacy organizations – even presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and the USPS Inspector General – are pushing the Post Office to expand into banking, so why is it pushing back?
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Fight for $15 Becomes Vote for $15 As Nationwide Rallies Target Ballot Box
“Senator Rubio hasn’t helped the low-wage workers who serve him every day. He likes the fancy dishes we prepare, but he doesn’t care that we can’t afford to feed ourselves.”
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Students at 100 Campuses Join First-Ever March for Tuition-Free College
The student debt crisis has reached a boiling point. Instead of despairing, students across the country have spent months organizing what is expected to be an historic nationwide walkout.
