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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It's Time to Claim Our Highest Vision: Let's Embrace the Great Turning
We're called to be culture-shifting movement builders, but by setting enough fires in enough places, Trump, Bannon and Co. seek to render us firefighters.
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"Push the Establishment": Two Black Directors On Filmmaking In Trump's America
After a most tumultuous Oscars ending where the wrong winner was announced, the great "Moonlight" last month took home the Academy Award for Best Picture of 2016.
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A Day Without A Woman Was A Day Of Activism Across The Country
The rallies mobilized men and women nationwide and across the world, as organizers declared a day of “economic solidarity”.
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Thousands of ICE Detainees Claim They Were Forced Into Labor, A Violation of Anti-Slavery Laws
The lawsuit filed against one of the largest private prison companies in the country reached class-action status this week, meaning the case could involve as many as 60,000 immigrants who have been detained.
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Big Oil's Influence: Flurry of State Bills Introduced to Penalize Electric Car Drivers
Since the start of 2017, six states – Indiana, South Carolina, Kansas, Tennessee, New Hampshire, and Montana – have introduced legislation requiring electric vehicle owners to pay hundreds of dollars in yearly fees.
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90% of American Households Lost $17,000 In Wealth to the 1% in 2016
America has always been great for the richest 1% and it’s rapidly becoming greater, as multi-millionaires shifted nearly $4 trillion in wealth away from the rest of the nation to themselves last year.
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The Resistance In Europe: Can People Push Back Against the Rise of the Far-Right?
By all accounts it seems Europe is headed back to the bad old days of Euroskepticism and guarded isolationism. Yet some core areas of resistance remain and could be poised to pull Europe back from the brink.
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American Indians Gather (Occupy) in D.C. for 4-Day Protest Against Trump, Dakota Access Pipeline
Starting Tuesday, tribal members and supporters plan to camp each day on the National Mall, with teepees, a ceremonial fire, cultural workshops and speakers, culminating with a Friday march on the White House.
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British Medical Revolt As Brexit Pushes Non-UK Doctors Off the Island
"The reality is that the [British] government does not appreciate what E.U. nationals like me have contributed to the U.K., and only sees us as bargaining chips," says Dr. Birgit Woolley, from Germany, after decades working in the UK.
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Homeland Security Sees Anger at Trump as Driver of "Domestic Terrorist Violence"
The conclusions laid out in a Feb. 21 report come amid a series of controversial post-election efforts by Republican lawmakers to criminalize protest.
