Tag: activism
A simple checklist inspires a new kind of activism
A weekly newsletter created by a rookie Portland activist is moving people to action by prioritizing under-the-radar issues over big headline grabbers.
Watch: Rep. Pramila Jayapal on activism for America
Rep. Jayapal has laid out an ambitious goal for herself and her allies.
Activism is the only hope of restoring America’s democratic principles
If we commit to steadily amassing a people's movement – bigger and bolder than what the corporations and media deem possible or desirable – that movement can become the government.
The man in the bathtub, December 1, 1940
The 1930s were a rough time for all who labored... Or sought work.
New Yorkers #SwipeItForward to protest policing of fare-beating
This is easy. This is effective. And it’s legal. And this is a way for everyone to be an everyday activist.
Media Silent as Native Americans Successfully Halt Construction on Oil Pipeline
It’s the Keystone XL Pipeline all over again.
A More Relevant and Radical Democratic Platform? Sanders Brings Veteran Activists...
From Cornel West to Bill McKibben, Sanders picks some heavy-hitting social movement leaders for the Democratic National Committee.
5 Japanese-American Women Activists Left Out of U.S. History Books
A herstory lesson about five women whose World War II internment inspired them to action.
How A Small Town Won an Unlikely Victory Against Big Oil
A port commission vote against a proposed $1.2 billion oil refinery in a Washington town proves that the people still have a voice.
How Best to Train the Next Generation of Activists? Give Them...
Teaching kids to leave things better than they found them work not only on bedrooms and kitchens, but also on the world's bigger messes.
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States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy
The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...
If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.
Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?
New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.