Dar Williams: Why the Music of Protest Is Still Worth Defending
We can鈥檛 change the world if we can鈥檛 even sing together鈥攁 star folk singer on what happens if political music dies.
Social Justice
Day Four: Youth-Led Occupation of Florida Capitol Still Growing
For the last three nights, a growing group has camped out in the Florida Capitol building, demanding the governor address their concerns about the Zimmerman acquittal.
100 Young Black Activists Respond to George Zimmerman鈥檚 Acquittal
The statement, by the Black Youth Project, conveys profound sorrow along with a commitment to hold on to hope.
Want Justice for Trayvon? Start by Turning to Your Neighbors
Your community is the perfect place to begin healing the wounds of racism.
Clown Costume or Power Suit? How to Think about the Theatrics of Taking Action
Larry Bogad is an author and cofounder of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army. In this video, he explains how civil rights leaders made their work look good, and how we can use the same principals today.
Peaceful Revolution? Gandhi鈥檚 Four Paths to Get There
The Indian leader saw nonviolence as an active and powerful thing鈥攏ot just the absence of war.
鈥淣on-Indigenous Culture鈥�: Implications of a Historical Anomaly
Modern westerners often see indigenous people as weird or exotic. A look at history shows why they鈥檙e not the strange ones.
How a Detroit Conference Is Shaping the Future of Feminism
For a few short days at the Allied 无码视频 Conference, change makers immerse themselves in the world they鈥檇 like to live in.
Why the Revival of US Labor Might Start with Nonunion Workers
The AFL-CIO鈥檚 community affiliate, Working America, is expanding its work online and off.
Don鈥檛 Wait for the Revolution鈥擫ive It
When pranksters and creative organizers create temporary utopias, the experience leaves us wanting more鈥攁nd ready to work hard to get it.
To Keep Kids Out of Trouble鈥擜nd Prison鈥擳each Them to Understand Their Emotions
After teaching students to understand and talk through their conflicts, schools in Denver and Los Angeles have seen major reductions in disciplinary action.
A Caring Economy Requires Building Bridges鈥擭ot Burning Them
Traditional organizing makes opponents into 鈥渆nemies,鈥� but a new crop of activists is using love and empathy to create new alliances and possibilities.
A Road Trip to Save El Salvador鈥檚 Water
A delegation of activists from 12 different countries on the fight to stop gold mining in Central America.
Supreme Court Ruling Is 鈥淐all to Action鈥� on Voting Rights
Civil rights advocates are calling the Supreme Court鈥檚 decision in Shelby County v. Holder 鈥渁 dagger in the heart of the Voting Rights Act鈥� and 鈥渁 call to action.鈥�
Click Here to Kick Glenn Beck Off the Air: Web Activism’s Big Wins鈥攁nd What to Do Next
It was online campaigning that got Lou Dobbs and Glenn Beck's shows canceled. But the real power of Internet activism is what happens after we step away from the screen.
How Bike Friendly Cities Beat the Opposition and Became the New Normal
Now that all the debate about whether bike lanes are OK seems to be (mostly) over, cities around the country are enjoying their benefits.
Climate Change Is Happening but We Can Meet the Challenge
It can be hard for youth to deal with the overwhelming effects of climate change. But, by taking action, we can erode the hold that oil, fracking, and coal has on people and the environment.
What鈥檚 Love Got to Do with the Apocalypse? We Asked This Group of Young Leaders
On life, leadership, and the future in an age of catastrophic change.
Occupied Istanbul: Scenes from the Front Lines
Thousands of people are sleeping in a public park to protest the actions of the Turkish government. Check out this photo essay for a view of daily life, music, and politics inside Turkey鈥檚 homegrown occupation.
A Healing Walk through Canada鈥檚 Tar Sands Dystopia
Cree organizer Clayton Thomas-Muller provides a deeply personal account of a ceremonial healing walk through the broken landscape of Canada鈥檚 tar sands. This year鈥檚 walk begins July 4.
Better than Cyber Utopia: How the Internet Helped Us Create the Sharing Economy
Back in the 鈥�90s, people thought the Internet was going to open up a zone of perfect cyber-freedom. It didn鈥檛 work out that way. But the Internet鈥檚 real significance may be found elsewhere: in a growing sector of the economy based around peer-to-peer sharing networks.
Pussy Riot鈥檚 鈥淧unk Prayer鈥� Reminds Us to Cherish Freedom of Spirit鈥擭ot Just Speech
What we still have to learn from the world鈥檚 favorite riot grrrls.
Meet the Refreshing Evangelical Who鈥檚 Leading a Revival鈥攐f 鈥渢he Common Good鈥�
Pastor Jim Wallis has been arrested for protesting the Keystone XL pipeline, builds bridges between polarized politicians, and pushes Christians to worry less about gay marriage and more about justice. And even better鈥攖here鈥檚 a whole new generation following his lead.
Melodeego: The Hippest Bike-Powered Band in Town
Melodeego has been making music for the environment for years. Their songs include protests of the Keystone XL pipeline and other topics inspired by the anti-climate change movement.
Meet the Rainforest-Dwelling Malaysian Farmers Fighting to Keep their Land above Water
The dams would cost $105 billion, flood an area twice the size of LA, and force the relocation of tens of thousands of indigenous people. Against all the odds, the local forest-dwelling people are coming together and organizing in a way that鈥檚 unheard of in this part of the world.
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