Los Angeles Preempts Trump’s Deportation Plans By Finally Decriminalizing Street Vending
After years of work, advocates for immigrant rights rejoiced at the permit process, which will help keep 50,000 street vendors on the right side of the law.
Social Justice
“Valve Turner” Case a Mistrial, but Also a Warning for Direct Action Activists
Criminal sabotage was one of the charges for Ken Ward, who with fellow activists in Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota shut down pipelines carrying tar sands oil.
Detroit’s Massive Muslim Community Looks for Allies in the Trump Era
Fifty-five percent of Americans know very little or nothing at all about Islam, but this group wants to change that.
Winona LaDuke on New Ways to Keep Pipelines Out of the Great Lakes
The surge of formal opposition to tar sands and fracked oil pipelines shows how Standing Rock resistance has emboldened Great Lakes tribes.
Repealing Obamacare Requires Finding Something Better (Might I Suggest Single-Payer?)
Congress is already slowing down on the promise to end the Affordable Care Act, as the realities of a replacement sink in.
Amid “Muslim Ban” Chaos, Van Jones Sends in His Love Army
Lawyers and protestors took action: “Nobody’s going to fight alone.”
5 Ways Indian Country Can Resist Trump’s Chaos
North Dakota’s move to put states in charge of reservations is just one example of the possible nonsense to come. The Trump Era will require new strategies.
“We Don’t Want Your Tiny Hands Anywhere Near Our Underpants”
How feminist punk bands are igniting the fight against Donald Trump.
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.
National “Vote by Mail” Could Add Millions of Votes in 2018
Laws that caused voter suppression targeted mostly people of color and poor people. But new legislation could fix that.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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