5 Signs the Voting Rights Act Will Survive
Despite a recent Supreme Court ruling that hurt the Voting Rights Act, it's far from dead. Meanwhile, popular movements to defend voting rights are gathering momentum.
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Four Ways to Escape the NSA Dragnet
Start by switching to an alternative search engine, using an alias on Facebook, and supporting allied nonprofits.
Slave and Slaveholder Descendants Break Free of History’s Trauma鈥擳ogether
Responding to past traumas like slavery and acts of terrorism can heal us鈥攁nd future generations.
What鈥檚 Next for Moral Mondays?
The movement to push back against North Carolina鈥檚 ultraconservative state legislature is in its 13th week, and still growing.
Infographic: Your Stuff鈥檚 Not As Cheap As You Think It Is
What do we really trade for all of the cheap stuff we buy?
World-Healing Wisdom: Karen Armstrong鈥檚 Vision for a Compassionate Future
Armstrong believes that we can find the wisdom we need by looking to the origins of today鈥檚 world religions.
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.
Dar Williams: Why the Music of Protest Is Still Worth Defending
We can鈥檛 change the world if we can鈥檛 even sing together鈥攁 star folk singer on what happens if political music dies.
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.
100 Young Black Activists Respond to George Zimmerman鈥檚 Acquittal
The statement, by the Black Youth Project, conveys profound sorrow along with a commitment to hold on to hope.
Want Justice for Trayvon? Start by Turning to Your Neighbors
Your community is the perfect place to begin healing the wounds of racism.
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.
Peaceful Revolution? Gandhi鈥檚 Four Paths to Get There
The Indian leader saw nonviolence as an active and powerful thing鈥攏ot just the absence of war.
鈥淣on-Indigenous Culture鈥�: Implications of a Historical Anomaly
Modern westerners often see indigenous people as weird or exotic. A look at history shows why they鈥檙e not the strange ones.
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.
To Keep Kids Out of Trouble鈥擜nd Prison鈥擳each Them to Understand Their Emotions
After teaching students to understand and talk through their conflicts, schools in Denver and Los Angeles have seen major reductions in disciplinary action.
A Caring Economy Requires Building Bridges鈥擭ot Burning Them
Traditional organizing makes opponents into 鈥渆nemies,鈥� but a new crop of activists is using love and empathy to create new alliances and possibilities.
A Road Trip to Save El Salvador鈥檚 Water
A delegation of activists from 12 different countries on the fight to stop gold mining in Central America.
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.
How Bike Friendly Cities Beat the Opposition and Became the New Normal
Now that all the debate about whether bike lanes are OK seems to be (mostly) over, cities around the country are enjoying their benefits.
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