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The FBI questioned a black man about racist extremists in Charlottesville...
Donald Blakney is the third counter-protester to be arrested and charged for events connected to the rally. All three of these individuals are black, and all three were attacked at the rally.
As Trump unfurls infrastructure plan, Iowa bill seeks to criminalize pipeline...
“This latest attempt by Big Oil to silence dissent is no surprise.”
Our movements are greater than Trump
Together, we can build popular power that will effectively challenge the elite power holders.
Why the time-honored White House protest needs defending
There is a lot for us to do, and unless we have public space, we can’t do the work of building a different kind of society and a different kind of world.
Do protests matter? What the Tea Party Movement can teach the...
This is how rallies grow into movements and create social change.
Unsung Resistance, from Brooklyn to Nabi Saleh
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
Washington activists launch ‘Climate Countdown’ to push lawmakers for urgent action
“We, as a society and as a whole, have to respond to the climate crisis.”
Massive fracking on Nevada public lands sought by Trump administration, conservation...
The protest says the BLM has violated the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act by failing to analyze the risks of drilling for oil and fracking with dangerous chemicals on such a massive scale.
When protests are powerful, the powerful punish protest
Even in the face of massive wealth and political influence, protest has the ability to change the conversation, to educate the public, change facts on the ground, and mobilize opposition.
In heat of Dakota Access protests, National Sheriffs’ Association lobbied for...
Standing Rock and the role of the Sheriffs’ Association serve as a case study of broader policing trends seen during social movements.
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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.