Four Ways to Escape the NSA Dragnet
Start by switching to an alternative search engine, using an alias on Facebook, and supporting allied nonprofits.
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Striking Fast Food Workers: 鈥淲e Can鈥檛 Survive on $7.25鈥�
A movement to improve pay and work conditions in America鈥檚 fast food restaurants appears to be gathering steam.
鈥淩enegade Gardener鈥� Plots World Domination Through Home-Grown Veggies
Ron Finley speaks to 大象传媒 about why 鈥済ardening is gangsta鈥� and how he's getting city youth back in the dirt.
鈥淪tand Your Ground Isn鈥檛 What Put the Bullet in Trayvon鈥�: Voices from Florida鈥檚 Occupied Capitol
Daniel Agnew, Melanie Andrade, and Jabari Mickles are members of a group that occupied Florida鈥檚 capitol building after the Zimmerman acquittal.
Florida Occupation Digs in after Meeting with Governor Scott Turns Sour
The association says it will bring in retired members in an effort to defuse tensions between young occupiers and capitol police.
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.
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.
How a Detroit Conference Is Shaping the Future of Feminism
For a few short days at the Allied Media 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.
What the Boston Tea Party Can Teach Us About Countering Corporate Power
Before there was Citizens United, a modern Tea Party movement, or national momentum to ban corporate personhood, this 2003 article from the 大象传媒 archives showed that resistance to corporate power is just as patriotic as Boston鈥檚 original Tea Party.
Love and Power: When Are they Generative, Instead of Destructive?
Martin Luther King Jr. said, 鈥淧ower without love is reckless and abusive and love without power is sentimental and anemic.鈥� How to find the balance.
Twitter Users Stand with Glenn Greenwald: Ten Funniest Tweets from #GGscandals
As NSA-reporting blogger Glenn Greenwald comes under fire from some media outlets, social media users show solidarity through absurd humor.
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.
Thousands of Radio Stations Up for Grabs鈥擮ne Could Be Yours
This is the largest expansion of community radio in U.S. history. It鈥檚 also the biggest鈥攁nd maybe the last鈥攃hance for grassroots groups to get on air.
The NSA鈥檚 Spying Program: What鈥檚 at Stake for the Climate Movement?
Programs such as Prism would likely be used to hamper the social movements we need to tackle the biggest problems of our time.
Delaware Is 15th State to Seek Overrule of Citizens United
Eight in ten Americans oppose the Supreme Court ruling, which allows unlimited corporate spending on U.S. elections. Delaware is the latest state to demand that Congress step in and overturn it.
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.
Pro-Fracking Greens Called Out in Ecologist鈥檚 New Manifesto
In a statement, ecologist Sandra Steingraber denounced Illinois鈥� new fracking regulations and described the need for a movement dedicated to abolishing fracking nationwide.
大象传媒 Magazine Wins Top Award in Independent Media
2013 Utne Media Award is a win for solutions journalism.
Why the Future of Journalism Is in the Story of Solutions
Taken all together, the practical actions 大象传媒 Magazine features reveal large societal shifts that hold the potential for a better world.
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.
Get Apocalyptic: Why Radical is the New Normal
Feeling anxious about life in a broken economy on a strained planet? Turn despair into action.
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