Why I Kneeled Before Standing Rock Elders and Asked For Forgiveness
鈥淲e fought you. We took your land. We signed treaties that we broke 鈥� But we鈥檝e come to say that we are sorry.鈥�
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The Fix-It Shop Where Neighbors Repair Your Clothes and Electronics
Three years ago, they started a program to keep salvageable goods from landfills by harnessing the community鈥檚 collective skills to fix them.
6 Solutions That Support Native Sovereignty鈥擣rom Tribal Schooling to Bison Herds
Florida鈥檚 Miccosukee is the first tribe allowed to run its own school, where students fully participate in family and cultural activities.
Some 鈥淯nrecognized鈥� Tribes Still Waiting After 130 Years
Federal recognition offers financial help, and those tribes without it have 鈥渟econd-class status in Indian Country鈥� and remain vulnerable to local authorities.
At Standing Rock, No One Goes Hungry: The Kitchen That Serves Traditional Lakota Food and Values
The landscape of these indigenous-led kitchens that feed thousands of water protectors is dynamic, much like the ad hoc camps that depend upon them.
How Standing Rock鈥檚 Divest Campaign Can Stop Future Pipelines
As banks begin to respond, environmental movements are learning the importance of speaking clearly about the financial risks of fossil fuel investment.
In One of the Nation鈥檚 Unhealthiest Places, This Hospital Prescribes Fresh Food From Its Own Farm
In an industry usually focused on medicine and procedures, a Philadelphia-area hospital decided what its patients needed was a farm and advice about food.
North Dakota鈥檚 Public Bank Was Built for the People鈥擭ow It鈥檚 Financing Police at Standing Rock
The nation鈥檚 only state bank was created to empower small farmers and local economies, but now it鈥檚 being used to silence indigenous people with militarized force. How did this happen?
Trump Played to Anger, but We Don鈥檛 Have to Fall for Divide and Conquer
We've been pitted against each other for too long. Now is the time to come together to fix our corrupt political systems.
A Healthier Democracy Starts Right Where You Live
The documentary 鈥淲e the People 2.0鈥� looks at why the rights of neighborhoods and cities are essential to building a better world.
Meet the 82-Year-Old Grandma Lobbying for Abortion Rights
And two other grandmas we love expanding health care in their communities.
鈥淭his Is the Right Thing to Do鈥�: Energy CEO on Ending Leases to Drill Near Blackfeet Nation
After 35 years of fighting for the cancellation of nearly 50 oil and gas leases, Montana's Blackfeet tribe scored an unexpected victory when Devon Energy voluntarily backed out of their claims.
Why the Founding Fathers Gave Too Much Power to the Supreme Court
What We the People lost when the Constitution gave monarchical power to a small band of unelected people in robes.
No 鈥淰ictories,鈥� No 鈥淒efeats鈥�: Watch Your Words If You Value Social Change
Taking a lesson from Standing Rock, we must be careful with language while working toward progress in the Trump years.
A Last Resort That Might Work: Small Town Votes In Community Bill of Rights to Ban Fracking
Opposing a pipeline, residents in Waterville, Ohio, passed a new law to protect their right to clean air, water, and soil.
From Goat Farms to Parenting Classes: Immigrants Find Support Across U.S.
Five states where communities are ensuring immigrant rights and wellness.
What Happens After a Kinder Morgan Pipeline Approval? Anger, Then Strategy
In a moment like this, direct action needs to call attention to a moral crisis that demands intervention, much like what we're seeing at Standing Rock.
How Standing Rock Has Changed Us
As we work toward a post-fossil fuel society, we can look to these lessons from the Sioux.
In Conservative States, 2 Cities (and a Church) Helped LGBT Rights Gain Ground
From Idaho to Georgia, people found ways to offer sanctuary and legal protection.
8 Strategies for Confronting Hate (That Don鈥檛 Involve a Safety Pin)
Everyday heroism like standing up for someone in trouble means pushing past your own fear. Here's how to do so with caution and courage.
Is Your Bank Funding Big Oil? Here鈥檚 How to Find One That Isn鈥檛
You have an entire industry of ethically minded banks and financial institutions to choose from.
7 Ways to Make an Even Bigger Impact When You Divest From DAPL
Closing your bank account is just the beginning.
鈥淢y Whole Heart Is With You Tonight鈥�: A Letter to the Dakota Access Front Line
We have survived this nation-state鈥檚 will for us because we are a fire that their water cannons cannot extinguish.
How Did I End Up a Dangerous Professor on a Watch List?
This bullying attempt from a conservative group may easily inhibit professors across the country.
Why the 鈥淩ule of Law鈥� Is a Powerful Idea for Standing Rock
Although the governor cites the rule of law in his eviction order, the Sioux have this: the Constitution鈥檚 Article 6, declaring 鈥渢reaties as the Supreme Law of the Land.鈥�
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