Why You Need to Know About a Gross Thing Called #GamerGate鈥擜nd the Women Who Fight It
We can learn a lot about the future of culture wars from a 鈥渕ovement鈥� of video game players angry about efforts to make gaming more welcoming for women.
Democracy
Denmark Becomes Second Country to Let Citizens Choose Their Gender Without Having Surgery
A new law allows transgender citizens to decide their own gender鈥攁nd all it takes is a piece of paper.
Beating Climate Change by Retooling the Economy鈥擳he Story Begins in Navajo Country
A proposed community-owned solar project on an abandoned coal mine in Arizona illustrates how cooperative economomics make it possible to stop extracting fossil fuels鈥攚ithout leaving workers behind.
When Poverty Was the Enemy, Not the Poor
The poverty rate in the U.S. would be 15 percent higher if not for the War on Poverty and government anti-poverty programs since 1967.
Naomi Klein Tells YES!: People鈥檚 Climate March Is a 鈥淕limpse of the Movement We Need鈥�
Naomi Klein鈥檚 powerful new book explains why not only can the climate movement win鈥攂ut it鈥檚 our best chance at overturning some of history鈥檚 greatest injustices.
A Wall Street Equity Firm Evicted My Family. We鈥檙e Still Searching for a Home
Our experience strengthened our resolve to fight for housing as a human right.
Photo Essay: Scenes from the Heart of the #FloodWallStreet Sit-In
There was more to #FloodWallStreet than a guy in a polar bear suit getting arrested. Here鈥檚 a gallery of lesser-known moments from the day鈥檚 events.
Why a Tiny Decrease in Unemployment Means a Big Pay Raise for the Poor
A sustained one-percentage-point decline in the unemployment rate is associated with a 9.4 percent rise in the wages of workers in the bottom quintile of the wage distribution.
Three Projects that Block Violence Against Women By Bringing Communities Together
These projects show how everyday people can address violence in our own communities by breaking through the silence to interrupt abuse.
7 Practical Ideas for Compassionate Communities, From Free College to Debt Relief
It's not hard to bring a little more equality into each others' lives.
Can a 鈥淔irewall Strategy鈥� Keep Big Energy Out of Climate Talks? It Worked for Fighting Tobacco
Kicking the polluters out of the negotiations may sound like wishful thinking. But there is a precedent: the global effort to regulate the tobacco industry.
Watch Out Wall Street, Climate Marchers Are Coming For You Next
A sit-in planned for the day after the People鈥檚 Climate March will call out the role of Wall Street in climate change.
Stanford’s Coal Divestment: Meet 2 Students鈥擜nd 1 President鈥擶ho Made It Happen
The movement to persuade schools to divest from fossil fuels has taken off around the country. Meet a few people who helped get Stanford鈥檚 money out of coal.
Most Social Change Groups Grapple with White Privilege鈥擝ut This Book Can Help
The work of activism is full of messy contradictions. In 鈥淭owards Collective Liberation,鈥� Chris Crass breaks down the influence of racism and patriarchy, including helpful how-tos鈥攍ike 鈥淭wenty Careful Steps Toward Anti-sexist Action.鈥�
Occupy Offshoot Cancels $4 Million in Predatory Student Loans鈥攁nd Starts a Debtors Union
First, they started buying up鈥攁nd canceling鈥攊ndividuals鈥� medical debt. Now the people behind Rolling Jubilee are taking on student loans from a for-profit university that exploits the poor鈥攁nd the whole debt system could be next.
Why the People鈥檚 Climate March Won鈥檛 Stop Climate Change (And 5 Ways to Go Further)
An incisive critique of the People鈥檚 Climate March comes with a list of ways to step up our game.
How Residents of a Rural New Mexico County Fought the Fracking Barons and Won鈥擣or Now
In Mora County, New Mexico, corporations seeking fracking contracts came up against 鈥渜uerencia鈥濃�攁 traditional way of thinking about and defending the land.
Kentucky Town Beats High Gas Prices鈥擝y Opening a Public Gas Station
Gas stations aren鈥檛 great for the climate, but the move is a step toward local control over economic decisions鈥攁 model that holds great potential for developing renewable energy in the long term.
This Former NASA Intern Just Wrote The Best Sci-Fi Book of the Year: Monica Byrne on 鈥淭he Girl in the Road鈥�
A future where India is the major world superpower, gender is flexible, and energy comes from waves? This writer鈥檚 version of the near future feels much more real than apocalyptic nightmares we鈥檝e come to dread.
The Senate Just Voted to Keep Big Money in Politics. Three Reasons to Celebrate Anyway
The fact that the issue reached the Senate floor is a huge victory for the American people, who overwhelmingly say they want something done about corporate influence in elections.
Migrant Farmworkers Find Paths Out of Poverty Through Incubator Farms
Incubator farms help seasonal workers start their own businesses, where they get better pay and the support of a community.
A Wealthy Capitalist on Why Money Doesn’t Trickle Down
Nick Hanauer, venture capitalist and self-described 鈥減lutocrat,鈥� says a healthy economy and an effective democracy depend on a thriving middle class of workers.
Today’s Movement for Racial Justice Has Found Its Graphic Designer (And Her Name Is Sandra Khalifa)
In this Q and A, the talented Khalifa talks about how she became interested in issues of racial justice, her work with the Dream Defenders, and the power of social media.
Video: Inside a Miami McDonald’s on Strike
无码视频 than 400 workers and supporters were arrested on Thursday amid a nationwide wave of walkouts and demonstrations.
To Save Family Farms from Corporate Buyout, Retiring Farmers Connect with a New Generation
In the next 20 years, many American family farmers are likely to retire鈥攑utting enormous amounts of land on the market. Here's how they're connecting with young farmers to make sure the family farm survives.
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