Senators urge Trump to return POW/MIA flag back atop White House
"Mr. President, we urge you to reconsider your apparent decision to move the POW/MIA Flag from the top of the White House."
Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell speaks out before jail time for peaceful anti-fracking protest
Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell and Pramilla Malick are going to jail today for their nonviolent protest against a natural gas-fired power plant that uses fracked gas in Orange County, New York.
3 ways to prevent school shootings, based on research
A pair of researchers on school violence share three strategies that have been proven to prevent school shootings.
A rising youth movement picks up where governments have failed
The youth movement is diverse and contains many political currents, but above all it is an expression of positive action, hope for the future, and readiness for far-reaching change.
May Day general strike, a strong beginning to an ongoing campaign
Despite the pandemic, advocacy continues. We need to change the political narrative.
The Greek People Have Voted ‘No!’ to Austerity and Economic Blackmail
Greece has suffered seven years of austerity, but something big happened recently—the Greek people voted by a landslide against European austerity. But why did the corporate media barely report on this historic vote?
“Don’t hate the media, be the media”: Reflections on 20 years of Indymedia, a...
Let’s look at how the 20th anniversary of protests in Seattle that shut down a meeting of the World Trade Organization also marks the time when the first Independent Media Center came to life.
Seattle & Portland activists: Protest federal and city police crackdowns & keep focus on...
“We don’t know exactly what the federal officers are doing. What we do know is we are in a situation where local police are welcoming those federal agents into our city.”
Louisiana cops charged with assaulting unarmed motorists
The civil rights charges carry a maximum penalty of ten years in federal prison.
Goldman Sachs-backed firm invests big in shipping tar sands by train along Keystone XL...
The tar sands have a larger carbon footprint than other oil products when accounting for the product's entire life cycle – making it bad news for the climate.