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David Solnit was one of the Direct Action Network organizers for the 1999 WTO demonstrations in Seattle. He looks at what really happened in Seattle, what politicians and the mainstream media have done with the story, and what difference the new movie "Battle in Seattle" might make to public thinking about the 1999 demonstrations.

Americans are under increasing economic pressure, and many feel powerless to do anything about it. David Sirota travels coast to coast and finds the people who know the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction--and are joining a populist uprising to turn it around

In a 2007 interview, folk singer Pete Seeger talks about hitchhiking with Woody Guthrie, inspiring people with music, and the power of millions of small changes.

Low-power transmitters are making local radio accessible to many. Is this pirate radio or is it serving the public interest?

Students for a Democratic Society is reborn, working with veteran activists to build movements for today.

A nonviolent army stands fast, watching over human rights in the midst of conflict, a model of courageous peace.

When farmworkers needed a way to reach one another, they invited activists nationwide for a radio barn raising.

The Campaign of Conscience joins North Americans who oppose the war in Iraq. They organize acts of civil disobedience and continue to provide humanitarian aid to Iraqis.

UNDP Goodwill Ambassador and actor Danny Glover talks about his lifelong activism.

Innovation, insight, and knowledge from the 20th century could inspire social transformation in the 21st.

Amber Gallup reports from the IMF/World Bank protests in Washington, DC.

The most dramatic confrontations took place on November 30 (N30), when thousands of protesters blocked WTO delegates from reaching the meeting. Author Paul Hawken was among them.

Why were all those people in the streets? Reporters and pundits who covered the WTO recited the free-trade mantra but knew nothing of its real-world impact. Then there’s the small matter of who owns the media

What to do in the post-WTO protest era.