“We Don’t Want Your Tiny Hands Anywhere Near Our Underpants”
How feminist punk bands are igniting the fight against Donald Trump.
Democracy
Tribe Uneasy About Border Surveillance Plans on Their Land
Tensions are high on the Tohono O’odham Nation, where Border Patrol has proposed high-tech surveillance towers as part of a sophisticated “virtual wall” system.
Trump Impeachment Campaign Begins
Never has a modern president so flagrantly violated the Constitution. A constitutional law attorney explains this unprecedented situation in American history—and what we can do about it.
Standing Rock Chairman Demands “Leader to Leader” Meeting With Trump
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reportedly has been directed to issue the Dakota Access pipeline easement, even though the environmental review is in the middle of a public comment period.
Banks Agree to Talk With Tribe (While Handing over Millions for Dakota Access)
Seven banks—including Wells Fargo, TD Bank, and Citibank—will meet with Standing Rock Sioux leaders after months of intense defund-DAPL pressure.
Surviving at Standing Rock After Trump’s DAPL Order
Original water protector camp resolves to stay—even as Sioux tribe says no and Trump orders pipeline construction.
Don’t Let Trump Distract You: Public Comment on DAPL Is Now Open
Now until Feb. 20 is the public’s chance to push for a full review of the pipeline’s climate impacts. Here’s what to do.
Take Notice, Trump: We Are Not Protestors—We Are Protectors
When we call ourselves protectors, we cast our role as fulfilling our responsibility to the community that sustains us—not for our personal benefit, but for the benefit of all.
The Spirit of Standing Rock on the Move
People from more than 300 tribes traveled to the North Dakota plains to pray and march in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux. Back home, each tribe faces its own version of the “black snake” and a centuries-old struggle to survive.
The Never-Ending Indian Wars: Spotlight Returns to Standing Rock
The drama and injustice on display at Standing Rock have taught a new generation of observers what Native Americans already know: Even today, theirs is a brutal fight to survive.
What the U.S. Can Learn From “Viking Economics”
Author George Lakey explains why Scandinavia tops world lists for equality, health, and happiness.
How Somali Muslims Are Raising a 10,000-Person Anti-Hate Army
The large refugee community in Minnesota is a big target for bigotry, and tensions are expected to get worse. But they’ve got a plan.
How to Work With Trump? Big Resistance (Really Big, The Biggest Ever)
Opportunities for bridging partisan divides will be rare. Success for Democrats should be defined by laws and appointments denied or delayed.
Obama’s Quiet Climate Legacy: A $5 Trillion College Divestment Campaign
Inspired by a president they propelled to office, college students have led a successful effort to pressure institutions to divest from fossil fuels.
To Women Marchers: Just Because You Don’t Feel Welcome Doesn’t Mean You Don’t Belong
Issues that impact the womanhood of any one of us—directly or indirectly—impact all of us.
Big Protests Are Fine, But Here’s a To-Do List for Lasting Change
After the inauguration and the Women’s March on Washington, what comes next? To make real change, we’ll need to build power where we live.
If We’re Honest, We All Know Trump’s America
Trump articulates ideas that are closer to what is considered “normal” in the United States than many of us are willing to acknowledge.
Has History “Sanitized” King’s Words? Inside the Push to #ReclaimMLK Day
Organizers hope to connect today’s civil rights movements to those of the past with a week of demonstrations across the country leading up to Inauguration Day.
What It Looks Like When Communities Make Racial Justice a Priority
From conversations that heal to land trusts that fight gentrification.
Nader Calls for a Different 1 Percent
Author and activist Ralph Nader wants to create a new 1 percent—one that will expose “conditions of deprivation and abuse” and champion “basic fair play.”
Post-Fascist Europe Tells Us Exactly How to Defend Our Democracy
Have your passports ready, watch your language, and other advice from a Yale history professor.
3 Ways Progressives Can Reconnect With Rural America
First, understand the environment is not only about climate change—it’s about livelihood for miners, drillers, loggers, and farmers like me.
What It Takes to Get Women Out of Prison—and Stay Out
The rate of women in U.S. prisons is growing faster than men. But in New Orleans, one group is successfully tackling sentencing for drug use and sex work.
Something Better to Offer Trump Voters Tired of Waiting for Their Turn
A world free of extremes of wealth and poverty in which no one needs to stand in line for a chance at a secure and fulfilling life.
The Trump Era Will Test Us. What Are You Willing to Risk?
Many of us have never had our courage or convictions challenged in frightening ways. That may change.
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