Having a Voice Makes People Happy
Most human beings are not couch potatoes and whiners. We are doers and creators. In fact, humans need to 'make a dent.'
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The Battle for Reality
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.
Seeing Red, Feeling Blue in Purple America
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
The Fierce Urgency of Now
A call for beloved communities from Grace Lee Boggs: "We are living in a time of great peril and possibility."
Pete Seeger: How Can I Keep from Singing?
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.
Ecuador Offers a Half-Off Climate Swap
The ITT oil fields, located within Ecuador's Yasun铆 National Park, have become the center of an experiment that could bring equity and human rights into the climate equation.
Pirates on the Open Airwaves
Low-power transmitters are making local radio accessible to many. Is this pirate radio or is it serving the public interest?
On Critical Mass and the First Amendment
Do you need a permit to ride bicycles in New York? Critical Mass bicyclists say the First Amendment is their permit.
Not Your Grandfather’s SDS
Students for a Democratic Society is reborn, working with veteran activists to build movements for today.
Communities Take Power
Communities across the country are declaring citizens' right and duty to protect their water, land, local economy, and way of life, even if it means taking on the enormous power of corporations. Here are some of the peaceful revolutionaries who have stepped up.
Horizontalidad: Where Everyone Leads
Horizontalidad: bringing direct democracy to Argentina's citizens while reducing unemployment and stimulating worker involvement.
Evo Morales: Indigenous Power
Evo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous
president, is forwarding a socially just agenda that promotes
the country's sovereignty and
multiculturalism.
Humanity for the Crossing
Some provide water, others education and advocacy. Individuals in border states are making human rights real.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Unabridged
The unabridged text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1948: the first, comprehensive, internationally approved statement of rights.
Sometimes A Great Nation
The U.S. has a proud history of advancing human rights鈥攁nd sometimes forgetting them. Historian Eric Foner proposes we give humility and respect a try.
Building Protective Walls
Lisa Gale Garrigues offers some rants against
those tempted to cross borders.
Where FEMA feared to Tread
When Katrina hit New Orleans, medics on bicycles toured the city bringing relief where other agencies failed to show.
Better Health Through Fairer Wealth
Being poor may be as great a risk factor in personal health as the consumption of cigarettes or junk food.
Surviving Hard Times: It’s not for sissies
Hopi and Iroquois prophecies draw on long
cultural memories, offering practical approaches to surviving
hard times.
Why the Next 10 Years Will Be Nothing Like the Last 10 Years
On 大象传媒 Magazine's 10th anniversary, we look at trends that are changing our culture, our relationship to the earth, and our sense of self.
How to be Brave in a Culture of Fear
A nonviolent army stands fast, watching over human rights in the midst of conflict, a model of courageous peace.
Checkpoint Women
Monitoring human rights abuses at checkpoints in occupied Palestine
Seven Great Ideas for Movement Builders
Movement building is not just about winning on a particular issue, says Grace Lee Boggs. It is about advancing the evolution of human society.
Presente! A Radio Station Barn Raising
When farmworkers needed a way to reach one another, they invited activists nationwide for a radio barn raising.
Fearlessness: Finding Peace in Activism
I do not feel particularly brave when I speak. I am simply propelled by the force of what I want to say.
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