How the Active Many Can Overcome the Ruthless Few How the Active Many Can Overcome the Ruthless Few
Nonviolent direct action was the 20th century’s greatest invention—and it is the key to saving the earth in the 21st century.
Nov 30, 2016 / Feature / Bill McKibben
‘All Resistance Is Local’: A Plan of Progressive Action for the Trump Years ‘All Resistance Is Local’: A Plan of Progressive Action for the Trump Years
Here’s how states and cities can lead the fight against the Trump administration—and build a new political order.
Nov 29, 2016 / Heather Gerken, David Bollier, Gary Gerstle, and Gar Alperovitz
Police Attacked Standing Rock Activists For Hours. Why Are They Calling It A Riot? Police Attacked Standing Rock Activists For Hours. Why Are They Calling It A Riot?
Misleading narratives obscure the reality of the stand at Standing Rock.
Nov 25, 2016 / Evelyn Nieves
This Is What Life Inside the Standing Rock Camp Looks Like Right Now This Is What Life Inside the Standing Rock Camp Looks Like Right Now
A photo essay from Standing Rock, where indigenous activists pray and prepare for winter, even as police brutality mounts.
Nov 23, 2016 / Jake Ratner
Taking It to the States Taking It to the States
State and local government is where the next generation of progressive voices will emerge.
Nov 22, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
There’s a Right Way—and a Wrong Way—for Cities to Mitigate Climate Change There’s a Right Way—and a Wrong Way—for Cities to Mitigate Climate Change
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, New Yorkers came together to initiate community-labor partnerships to decide on how they wanted their city to be made more resilient.
Nov 22, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Meet the Anti-Science Extremist Who Could Transform the EPA Meet the Anti-Science Extremist Who Could Transform the EPA
Myron Ebell has a long history of working to undermine environmental protections.
Nov 18, 2016 / David Helvarg
Bernie Sanders Comes Out Fighting Against Trump and Trumpism Bernie Sanders Comes Out Fighting Against Trump and Trumpism
‘We are not going silently into the night,’ says the senator. ‘The stakes are too high.’
Nov 17, 2016 / John Nichols
How We Can Fight Trump How We Can Fight Trump
Progressives must lead the Democratic Party and develop its economic populism.
Nov 15, 2016 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage
12 Coal Miners Died on This Man’s Watch in 2006. Now Trump Wants to Make Him Commerce Secretary. 12 Coal Miners Died on This Man’s Watch in 2006. Now Trump Wants to Make Him Commerce Secretary.
So much for Trump’s supposed commitment to coalfield workers.
Nov 15, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter