The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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'Protesters as terrorists': growing number of states turn anti-pipeline activism into a crime
Conservative lawmakers have put forward laws criminalizing protests that disrupt the construction and operation of pipelines in at least 18 states since 2017.
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How Police, Private Security and Energy Companies Are Preparing for a New Pipeline Standoff
In tar sands conflict, law enforcement has engaged in a coordinated effort to identify anti-pipeline camps and monitor protesters, modelled off the militarized response at Standing Rock in 2016.
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The Assault on Environmental Protest
More than 50 state bills that would criminalize protest, deter political participation, and curtail freedom of association have been introduced across the country in the past two years.
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What Happened After Standing Rock?
For many people, tearing down the camp was just the beginning.
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Act Out! [151] - Battle in the Bayou: On the Front Lines of the Latest Fight Against Big Oil
This week on Act Out! Speaking to organizers and residents in the Bayou, we'll dive into the rich and diverse history of those fighting the Bayou Bridge Pipeline – and how people are coming together to build a future outside of the toxic industries that have defined Louisiana.
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Act Out! [131] - Hitler Day, Columbus Day, Savanna’s Act + The Eagle & The Condor
This week on Act Out!, why Indigenous People's Day matters: Decolonizing the mind, the power of language, ideas and shifting paradigms. Next up, there's an epidemic of horrendous proportions in this country – yet you may not have heard about it.
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Act Out! [117] - How Dem “Resistance” = Resistance to Change & Your Idea of Indigenous Art is Wrong
This week on Act Out! the Democrats are launching into a “Resistance Summer” – so we're launching into the history of their resistance and looking at present problems in this paradigm.
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Veterans are Training to “Re-Deploy” to their Own Communities to Defend Against Trump’s Attacks
Veterans from all over the country are converging in Tennessee for the “About-Face Action Camp,” preparing to use their military skills to support communities under attack: by Big Oil, by ICE, by emboldened white supremacist groups, and by Trump himself.
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Act Out! [112] - How To Create Activists & How To Stop Protests + #SaveTheInternet 2.0
This week on Act Out!, we take a look at 12 bills, filings, laws and proposals that have been brought forward to directly curtail our access to free speech, press and the right to petition our government - a.k.a. the First Amendment.
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Act Out! [110] - The People’s Climate March: Radical Art & Mainstream Paradigms
This week on Act Out! we're bringing you a special 1-hour episode on the People's Climate March actions in Washington DC last week and weekend – exclusive footage, images and interviews from the front lines of the fight for people and planet over profit.
