Environmental Activism

Indigenous Activists at Standing Rock Told a Deep, True Story

Indigenous Activists at Standing Rock Told a Deep, True Story Indigenous Activists at Standing Rock Told a Deep, True Story

And that’s why they won at least a temporary victory.

Dec 5, 2016 / Bill McKibben

Resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline Turns the Course of History

Resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline Turns the Course of History Resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline Turns the Course of History

The Army Corps of Engineers says it will not grant a necessary easement to complete the pipeline.

Dec 4, 2016 / John Nichols

The Lesson from Standing Rock: Organizing and Resistance Can Win

The Lesson from Standing Rock: Organizing and Resistance Can Win The Lesson from Standing Rock: Organizing and Resistance Can Win

Indigenous water protectors are showing us how to fight back—and how to live again.

Dec 4, 2016 / Naomi Klein

Traffic in Berkeley

Here’s How States and Cities Can Fight Climate Change and Inequality in the Trump Era Here’s How States and Cities Can Fight Climate Change and Inequality in the Trump Era

Let’s make polluters pay for carbon reduction and invest the revenue in disadvantaged communities.

Dec 1, 2016 / Heather McGhee and Robert B. Reich

How the Active Many Can Overcome the Ruthless Few

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

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? 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

Standing Rock Water Defender

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 / Photo Essay / Jake Ratner

Congressional Progessive Caucus

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

Colstrip coal plant

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

Rutgers University protest

Help Fight the Good Fight in Trump’s America—And Tell Us How You’re Getting Involved Help Fight the Good Fight in Trump’s America—And Tell Us How You’re Getting Involved

We’re looking to direct our readers to good community-based, local organizations where people can get their hands dirty organizing or volunteering.

Nov 17, 2016 / Ali Gharib

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