Tag: activism
Inflatables, rainbow crosswalks, flooding snitch lines—creative action was off the charts...
In the face of rising authoritarianism, creativity is an enduring movement superpower that helped us break through the stranglehold of fear this year.
The American peace movement we need today
We are aware of several promising ways in which peace groups are already grappling with the imperative of renewed activism and are contemplating action in cooperation with others to counter authoritarianism and protect U.S. democracy.
How memes and humor are fueling Gen Z’s global uprisings
From Kenya to Nepal, Gen Z movements sweeping the globe are joyfully defying authoritarianism with memes, stunts and dance videos.
How the pro-Palestine movement is outsmarting the algorithms
In response to systematic censorship by Meta and other platforms, Palestinians and their allies have built an innovative new playbook of tactics to beat the algorithm.
Inside the student resistance to authoritarianism on campus
Student activists have already won important victories over Trump’s authoritarian agenda and they’re just getting started.
Let’s agree to stop ‘keeping the peace’ this holiday season
As we approach the holidays, here are eight tips for discussing difficult topics with family that center connection over conflict.
The playbook of every successful nonviolent struggle
Nonviolent movements that have toppled oppressive regimes, prevented coups and transformed societies follow these four essential steps.
What social movements can learn from the ‘innovator’s dilemma’
Organizers can borrow ideas from the business world about where to look for innovation, and about how our movement ecology can make space for it.
What’s next after the historic No Kings protest?
We just witnessed the largest protest in US history, but this is just the start.
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Trump conned by his own worst enemy: himself – and the fixated lunacy of...
Thus do clear MAGA victims of an unjust economic system make themselves double marks from an even worse, more costly betrayer.
Supreme Court opens term with Boulder climate case against Exxon and Suncor
Justice Samuel Alito recused himself, which leaves open a 4-4 split that would let the Colorado ruling stand.
Climate Change Is Becoming a Pregnancy Hazard Worldwide, Survey Finds
Extreme heat is increasingly threatening pregnant women and newborn babies, with it affecting the health of both women and infants.
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake just shook southeast Victoria. Here’s why we may expect more
There’s a reason why Gippsland gets so many earthquakes, compared to most of Australia.
Trump’s ‘New Era of Animal Welfare’ Excludes Almost All Farm Animals
The administration’s agenda expands protections for some, but still excludes almost all of the 10 billion land animals farmed for food in the U.S. each year.