Tag: resistance
Resistance is alive and well in the United States
In fact, our research shows that street protests today are far more numerous and frequent than skeptics might suggest.
5 ways to support courageous nonviolent resistance in Ukraine
Government and civil society can take immediate action to break the dynamic of violence and build a more sustainable just peace in Ukraine.
Act now to protect our right to protest
Together we can keep building a movement for transformational change.
A pledge to transform the resistance, and America
If today’s resistance is to become a lasting movement, we must decide what we’re for.
New Defense Strategy: War with great nations & arms race
There are many opportunities to oppose war in this new era of “Great Power” conflict.
Mexico’s Standing Rock? Sempra, TransCanada face indigenous pipeline resistance south of...
Mexico is now facing its own Standing Rock-like moment as the Yaqui Tribe challenges Sempra Energy's Agua Prieta pipeline between Arizona and the Mexican state of Senora.
Preparing for the coming transformation
It is critical for us to step out of the limitations of two and four year election cycles and recognize that social transformation does not arise by electing the perceived least evil.
SLAPP lawsuits: The biggest threat to the resistance you never heard...
Wealthy corporations must know they can’t SLAPP the public into silence.
ALEC, corporate-funded bill mill, considers model state bill cracking down on...
“We are concerned this Bill would target peaceful protests in certain contexts, such as protests which focus on environmental rights, imposing disproportionate penalties on protesters.”
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Adidas follows global trend to end use of kangaroo leather in all products
Adidas' announcement follows a global trend toward ethical and sustainable fashion, where Nike, Puma, New Balance, and Diadora also ended the use of kangaroo leather in its products in recent years.
Trump-Musk Social Security fraud hunt yields chaos, not criminals
An internal document reveals that the Trump administration’s crackdown on supposed fraud in Social Security phone claims has identified just two questionable cases out of more than 110,000—prompting bipartisan outrage and warnings of a politically motivated attack on the program.
Trump EPA rolls back protections from toxic forever chemicals in drinking water
Amid pressure from chemical and utility industries, the Trump administration weakens key PFAS drinking water regulations—exposing millions to cancer-linked toxins.
The rise of AI warfare: How autonomous weapons and cognitive warfare are reshaping global...
The future of warfare may be decided by AI, but will humans have a role to play?
Harm reduction, not border cops, credited for historic drop in US overdose deaths
Experts say grassroots public health efforts—not federal drug crackdowns—are driving the largest decline in overdose deaths ever recorded, despite ongoing political attacks on harm reduction.