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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A Consumer Guide for Boycotting Factory Farms
There are plenty of reasons to boycott factory farms, including the top two: your health and animal welfare. But the big-picture reason is this. The only way to feed the world and restore climate stability is to restore efficiency to our food system.
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If You're #FedUp, Stand Up: A Movement Grows to Nationalize the Federal Reserve
On December 23, the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve, the #D23 Fed Up campaign is counting on people in every city where the Fed has a presence to demand that power over our economy return to the people. It's time to Illuminate the Fed.
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Exposed: Illegal Weaponry, Torture Equipment, Proliferate U.K.-Sponsored Arms Fair
Activists and investigative researchers have revealed that arms dealers were selling weapons and equipment banned under international law. Those in violation were ejected, but no legal action was taken.
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Let's Get This Straight: AIG Execs Got Bailout Bonuses But Pensioners Get Cuts
In contrast to top AIG executives who helped bankrupt their company and sink the economy, no one has accused city workers in Chicago or Detroit of doing anything wrong. They did their jobs — so why are they the ones facing pension cuts?
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Courage Is Contageous: Renowned Whistleblowers Address the Post-Snowden World
The unprecedented persecution of truth-tellers, initiated by the Bush administration and severely accelerated by Obama, has been mostly ignored while record numbers are charged with serious felonies for letting their fellow citizens know what's going on.
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United Republic Poll: 72% of Americans Want Anti-Corruption Laws and Money Out of Politics
A new poll concludes more than 60 percent of Americans would strongly support a federal law that imposes tough, new campaign finance laws for politicians, lobbyists and super PACs.
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Mexican Senate Votes to Privatize Oil Industry As Legislators Padlock Doors in Protest
Mexico's Senate has overwhelmingly approved an energy reform to permit the biggest oil industry opening in 75 years, sending it to the lower house where leftists padlocked doors to the chamber to stop lawmakers from debating the bill.
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Women and LGBT Activists Fighting Street Harassment Hollaback! – And It's Working
Long-term impacts of street harassment include depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Now, a group of activists that began in New York are spreading their strategies to battle sexual harassment in streets around the world.
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How Grassroots Power Reshaped Whatcom County and the Western Coal Debate
Due to stunning November elections in Washington's northwesternmost county, it's unlikely that any new fossil fuel terminals will be built statewide in the foreseeable future. Environmentalists have a lot to learn politically from what worked in Whatcom.
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Report: Massive Data-Sharing Among U.S. Law Agencies Is Wasteful, "Organized Chaos"
A report released Tuesday by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU law school found inconsistent rules, inadequate oversight, wastefulness and insufficient regard for civil liberties nationwide among the FBI, DHS and local police departments.
