Tag: civil resistance
The importance of being uncivil
To manage the conflict between capitalism and democracy, society “needs the cement of morality,” of which the norms of civility are a part.
Why indigenous civil resistance has a unique power
Activists should draw out the connections between local struggles like #NoDAPL and the broader global climate justice movement.
The challenges and strengths of Palestine’s ‘orchestra’ of civil resistance
How can your way of participating in a movement confront rather than reinforce the patterns of privilege and oppression that already exist between these identity groups?
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As RFK Jr. shifts his 2024 strategy, he’s bad news for progressives
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offers progressives a mishmash of appealing statements, “free market” corporatism and assorted political toxins.
How about a general strike against Dollar General?
The brutal Dollar General approach to managing retail has paid off handsomely—for Dollar General investors and execs.
Microplastics in clouds could ‘modify the climate,’ study finds
The tiny particles have been linked with widespread environmental damage, as well as cancers and a range of adverse health impacts related to the lungs and heart.
Largest healthcare worker strike in US history set to kick off on Oct. 4
More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente employees in six states and Washington, D.C. are set to stop working for three days starting Wednesday to protest unfair working conditions and unsafe staffing levels.
The slow-motion equivalent of a nuclear war?
A "new Cold War" on an ever-hotter planet