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Meet the Lobstermen Arrested for Blocking a Coal Freighter—and the DA Who Kept Them Out of Jail

Last spring, these men were in a small white lobster boat anchored to block the path of an oncoming freighter hauling 40,000 tons of coal. They didn't expect the district attorney to support them.

Natasha Donovan | Dec 3, 2014

Citizens United

The Battle in Seattle, 15 Years On: How an Unsung Hero Kept the Movements United

A lead organizer of the protests against the World Trade Organization in 1999 remembers Tyree Scott, a quiet presence in the labor movement who urged unity when it mattered most.

Jonathan Rosenblum | Dec 2, 2014

Want to See How Governments Are Making Real Progress? Look to the Cities Tackling Our Biggest Problems

New energy is transforming our cities into hotbeds of democracy and progressive innovation.

Sarah van Gelder | Nov 20, 2014

Urban Comeback: How Cities Are Leading Us Into the Future

At a time when nations are gridlocked and corrupted by special interests, cities are taking on poverty, social isolation, and the climate crisis.

Sarah van Gelder | Nov 19, 2014

Renewable energy

These 14 Teenage Inventors Built a Glove That Translates Sign Language—and Other Tech Solutions

What these kids came up with will leave you wondering what adults are even doing anymore.

Lindsey Weedston | Nov 12, 2014

Local economies | Sustainable food and farming

Land, Co-ops, Compost: A Local Food Economy Emerges in Boston’s Poorest Neighborhoods

From kitchens that buy and sell locally grown food, to a waste co-op that will return compost to the land, new enterprises are building an integrated food network. It's about local people keeping the wealth of their land at home.

Penn Loh | Nov 8, 2014

Clean elections | Citizens United

North Dakota Has a Unique Law Protecting Locally Owned Pharmacies—But This Ballot Measure Could Wipe It Out

In the far north of the Great Plains, you have to be a pharmacist to own a pharmacy. Next week, voters could overturn that rule—putting the state's thriving independent drugstores at risk.

Mary Hansen | Nov 1, 2014

Why You Need to Know About a Gross Thing Called #GamerGate—And the Women Who Fight It

We can learn a lot about the future of culture wars from a “movement” of video game players angry about efforts to make gaming more welcoming for women.

Leigh Finke | Oct 23, 2014

Denmark Becomes Second Country to Let Citizens Choose Their Gender Without Having Surgery

A new law allows transgender citizens to decide their own gender—and all it takes is a piece of paper.

Tom Lawson | Oct 22, 2014

Naomi Klein Tells YES!: People’s Climate March Is a “Glimpse of the Movement We Need”

Naomi Klein’s powerful new book explains why not only can the climate movement win—but it’s our best chance at overturning some of history’s greatest injustices.

Sarah van Gelder | Oct 4, 2014

A Wall Street Equity Firm Evicted My Family. We’re Still Searching for a Home

Our experience strengthened our resolve to fight for housing as a human right.

Michael Donley | Oct 4, 2014

Jobs | Citizens United

Why a Tiny Decrease in Unemployment Means a Big Pay Raise for the Poor

A sustained one-percentage-point decline in the unemployment rate is associated with a 9.4 percent rise in the wages of workers in the bottom quintile of the wage distribution.

Dean Baker | Oct 2, 2014

Mental health

Three Projects that Block Violence Against Women By Bringing Communities Together

These projects show how everyday people can address violence in our own communities by breaking through the silence to interrupt abuse.

Victoria Law | Oct 1, 2014

Kerry Morrison interviews homeless veteran John Watkins in the Hollywood Hills. Hollywood was one of the first communities to join the 100

7 Practical Ideas for Compassionate Communities, From Free College to Debt Relief

It's not hard to bring a little more equality into each others' lives.

Shannan Lenke Stoll | Sep 26, 2014

Citizens United | Climate

Can a “Firewall Strategy” Keep Big Energy Out of Climate Talks? It Worked for Fighting Tobacco

Kicking the polluters out of the negotiations may sound like wishful thinking. But there is a precedent: the global effort to regulate the tobacco industry.

Alexis Goldstein | Sep 20, 2014

Watch Out Wall Street, Climate Marchers Are Coming For You Next

A sit-in planned for the day after the People’s Climate March will call out the role of Wall Street in climate change.

Yates McKee | Sep 20, 2014

Climate

Stanford’s Coal Divestment: Meet 2 Students—And 1 President—Who Made It Happen

The movement to persuade schools to divest from fossil fuels has taken off around the country. Meet a few people who helped get Stanford’s money out of coal.

Dana Drugmand | Sep 19, 2014

Most Social Change Groups Grapple with White Privilege—But This Book Can Help

The work of activism is full of messy contradictions. In “Towards Collective Liberation,” Chris Crass breaks down the influence of racism and patriarchy, including helpful how-tos—like “Twenty Careful Steps Toward Anti-sexist Action.”

Joshua Kahn Russell | Sep 18, 2014

Climate

Why the People’s Climate March Won’t Stop Climate Change (And 5 Ways to Go Further)

An incisive critique of the People’s Climate March comes with a list of ways to step up our game.

Quincy Saul | Sep 16, 2014

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