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Chris Hedges: Rebellion is the only way to stop the ruling...
He shares the wisdom he has gained from his experiences watching governments fail to inform us about what to expect and how to build power.
As the decade closes, the power of protest endures
A new global social movement is growing, in schools and on the streets.
Indigenous protectors are defending the Amazon and ‘paying with their lives’
Human rights groups warned in an open letter that the Amazon’s last uncontacted indigenous people face “genocide,” amid raging fires and mounting incursions into their territories.
As global inequality rises, so are the movements fighting it
Despite the often-bleak picture we find ourselves in, the energy and dynamism of the movement that the report reveals is inspiring and cause for hope.
The revolution isn’t being televised
Media uninterested in protest movements around the world.
Wisconsin legislators seek to criminalize climate, environmental protests
“It is alarming to see the fossil fuel industry trying to pit environmentalists and labor unions against one another."
The ‘secret sauce’ for Southern organizing
Hometown Action’s “secret sauce” for building power to win in the Deep comes from organizing, which builds consciousness and relationships through deep conversations, which makes a difference and creates impact.
‘I don’t see any protests:’ Trump cries ‘fake news’ as 75,000...
Thousands took to the streets of London to protest Trump’s visit – a fact that Trump denied on Tuesday, calling the demonstrations “fake news.”
‘Resisting to exist:’ Indigenous women unite against Brazil’s far-right president
“But we are strong, we are resistant. And we are here in this… the 15th encampment, to show to the government, and to all society, that we are alive, that we are resisting to exist."
The battle for rights of nature heats up in the Great...
“All the studies say we need drastic action. If we think the courts are going to save the plants or the animals they aren’t.”
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More than 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits after Trump changes Federal...
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show children are losing access.
The persistence of ‘Israel First’
Trump’s Middle East record reveals the short life of “America First.”
How agave agroforestry can restore drylands and strengthen climate resilience
The agave-powered agroforestry and livestock management system is an example of how native desert plants, cultivated as part of an agroforestry system, can regenerate drylands and provide inexpensive animal feed, taking pressure off overgrazed rangelands.
Report: State textile laws spark massive drop in apparel PFAS levels
"No PFAS, No Problem: Product Testing Reveals Success of CA and NY PFAS Textile Laws" found that 80 percent of tested consumer products are now in compliance with newly enacted restriction.
The Trump administration aims to penalize disabled adults who live with their families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients.