Tag: activism
‘We are all Palestinians’: COP28 activists demand ceasefire in Gaza, defying...
Over 100 people demonstrated on the sidelines of the summit Sunday in solidarity with Palestine to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.
Pro-Palestinian protesters make powerful statement at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade amid...
Activists interrupt iconic parade to spotlight Gaza crisis.
Conviction of leading animal activist could ignite a populist revolution
U.S. prosecutors have charged more penalties for activists revealing blatant animal mistreatment than they have charged factory farms with committing it. This trend is a glaring miscarriage of justice, and it must be reversed.
Ohio commission decides to allow fracking in state parks
The commissioners held a meeting to consider the applications, and many environmentalists showed up to protest.
Midwest voices rise: Historic Jewish-led protest for Gaza ceasefire in Chicago
Over 100 arrested in a peaceful demonstration in Chicago; unprecedented Midwest support for ceasefire.
The killing of Breonna Taylor still reverberates in Kentucky politics
Will Taylor’s death weigh heavily on many voters in the county?
In times of war, digital activism has power. Here’s how to...
Eyewitness accounts, verified facts and culturally sensitive reporting are competing with misinformation, political propaganda and irresponsible journalism.
A secretive network is fighting Indigenous rights in Australia and Canada,...
“The effort to deny Aboriginal Australians a voice is part of a global playbook from Atlas and its allies.”
How ideology can help (or hurt) movements trying to build power
Political educator Harmony Goldberg discusses whether the ideological traditions of the left are helpful for practical organizing.
The climate movement has a recruiting and retention problem—here’s how we...
So what’s behind this challenge with finding and keeping great people, and what might we do about it
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US diplomacy thwarts Palestinian UN membership amid claims of supporting statehood leaked cable shows
This diplomatic maneuvering seeks to avoid a U.S. veto, which would publicly align the country against Palestinian self-determination.
Supreme silence: High court decision curtails protest rights, stifling voices in the South
As the case now returns to lower courts for further proceedings, the national discourse on the limits of free speech and the right to protest continues to evolve.
Supreme Court questions use of obstruction law in Jan. 6 riot cases amid concerns...
This law is now at the center of a legal battle concerning its suitability for punishing those who stormed the Capitol during the certification of the 2020 election results.
Missouri Republican Attorney General Bailey sues Media Matters using consumer law to censor the...
An analysis of Mo. Attorney General Andrew Bailey's bogus allegations against Media Matters.
New report reveals millionaires’ tax rates slashed by half since 1950s, fueling wealth inequality
This stark reduction in tax rates for the wealthiest Americans coincides with an era of escalating income disparity and could be costing the federal government hundreds of billions in lost revenue annually.