India’s Own “Occupy”: How a New Political Party is Battling Corruption鈥攁nd Winning
A few months ago, India's Aam Aadmi Party was a curiosity; now, it鈥檚 a call for pro-democracy movements elsewhere to step up their game.
Activism
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Beyond Classic Disney: 5 Great Animated Kids鈥� Films Without the Racial Stereotypes
Many of the Disney classics contain outdated images of racial and gender groups. Luckily, recent animated masterpieces provide alternatives without sacrificing anything in the way of imagination.
How a Chicago Mom Liberated a Foreclosure and Got a Home for Her Four Kids
Displaced by foreclosure, this family took direct action鈥攁nd got a place to live.
After 20-Year Fight, Bronx Community Wins Big on Development Project Committed to Living Wages and Local Economy
The people of New York鈥檚 poorest borough fought to ensure that redevelopment of its castle-like landmark will benefit those who live there. Will it be a gamechanger?
This Guy Turned a 2,000-Page Report on Climate Change into 19 Stunning Haikus
By stripping a technical report of its jargon and unfathomably large numbers, Gregory C. Johnson's haikus offer an arresting and informative entry point into climate science.
Less Stuff, More Heart: 5 Gifts On a New Dad鈥檚 Christmas List
This is my first Christmas as a father. Since my baby has never known holiday commercialism, it's made me re-examine what I really want to ask for this year.
The Education of Bill McKibben: How the Unlikely Activist Learned to Break the Rules
鈥淪ometime in the course of the past decade I figured out that I needed to do more than write鈥攊f this fight was about power, then we who wanted change had to assemble some.鈥�
Boulder Votes to Break With Xcel and Start Its Own Power Utility
Why moving utilities from corporate to public control puts energy, dollars, and decisions into the hands of local communities.
Can this Small College in Maryland Pass the Fairest Wage Policy in US Academia?
An initiative developed by staff, students, and faculty would tie the earnings of the school's highest-paid employees to those of the lowest.
We Know Who Stole the Economy鈥擭ational People鈥檚 Action Moves to Take It Back
"Listen to and work with your base to create a shared, big-picture narrative."
TPP Protestors to Foreign Negotiators: “Don’t Let U.S. Bully You”
Negotiators from Latin American and Asian countries said they were "doing their best" to stand up to the U.S. Trade Representative.
8 Courageous Things Harry Potter Fans Did to Fight Real-Life Dark Forces
If Harry Potter were a real person, he鈥檇 fight child labor, voter suppression, and poverty. Here are our favorite ways Harry's fans have taken his values from the page to the real world.
Six of the Top Ten U.S. Billionaires Are Kochs and Waltons
The profits of corporate giants that crash our economy and corrupt our politics deserve your outrage. But the efforts to curb them need your creative energy.
The Hunger Games Are Real: Teenage Fans Remind the World What Katniss Is Really Fighting For
What if we used fantasy not as an escape from our world, but an invitation to look deeper into it? How teenage fans are fighting injustice鈥攊n real life.
“Beauty Feeds a Different Kind of Hunger”: An Interview with Terry Tempest Williams
"I used to ask the question, 'Am I an activist or a writer?' I don't ask that anymore. I am simply a human being engaged."
Two Years After the Eviction of OWS, Here’s 5 People Keeping the Movement Alive
Two years ago today, when Occupy Wall Street was evicted from Zuccotti Park, many wondered what was next for the movement. Two years later, we profile five projects that got their starts in the encampments and are still making change today.
Why Is It So Hard to Find Films Where Women Actually Talk to Each Other? How Sweden鈥檚 Making It Easier
Four Stockholm cinemas are adopting a system that rates films on how deeply their female characters are developed鈥攁nd how much they interact. It could radically change the way we see movies.
How the Voters of One Small County May Have Stopped 48 Million Tons of Coal
In a council election unlike any other in the history of Whatcom County, voters sided with representatives believed to be against a proposed coal export facility.
Four Signs that Regular Folks Can Still Win (and One That Shows the Power of Money)
Here are four cases in yesterday's election where people power won out over corporate interests. And one that went the other way.
Meet the Comic Book Artist Fighting Back Against Rape Culture
Comics artist Tess Fowler has a second great talent鈥攃ommunicating about misogyny through social media. Warning: This article contains accounts of sexual assault and may be triggering to some people.
Three Elephants Head from Zoo to 80-Acre Sanctuary
A specialist in animal psychology sees the decision as evidence of progress in understanding between species.
10 Films to Inspire Your Inner Environmental Superhero
Movies have long helped us understand what it means to live on earth and contribute to an ecologically sustainable planet. Here are ten of our favorites.
Meet the New Climate Heroes: Faces of the Frontline
Not all of these young people focus directly on climate change in their work. But it tends to take a prominent position in their worldview, which sees issues of race, class, labor, and environment as inextricably connected.
“Blackfish” on CNN: Documentary about Captive Orca Whales Goes Mainstream
The public reaction to a documentary about captive orca whales showed an empathy we don't usually associate with TV audiences.
50 Years On, Dylan’s “Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll” Still Speaks Truth to Power
New generations of singers continue to adapt the song to talk about how injustice plays out in cases like those of Trayvon Martin and Rachel Corrie.
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