How Neighbors Turned Unused Buildings into a Thriving Community Hub
As rents rise and independent businesses in Minneapolis lose their leases to large national chains, a first-of-its-kind co-op found a solution.
Democracy
6 States With Criminal Justice Reform Wins to Celebrate
In Oregon, incarcerated women stay connected with their children through special visitations and virtual parent-teacher conferences.
Detroit鈥檚 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.
Changing Hearts and Opening Minds鈥擨t Happens When We Listen
We can start difficult conversations by speaking from the heart and sharing our wish for a world where everyone is safe and free.
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.
A 10-Point Plan to Stop Trump鈥擜nd Make Gains in Justice and Equality
The first step? Recognize that we represent the majority.
Amid 鈥淢uslim Ban鈥� Chaos, Van Jones Sends in His Love Army
Lawyers and protestors took action: 鈥淣obody鈥檚 going to fight alone.鈥�
Harry Potter Is Relevant to Fighting Trump鈥擝ut Not The Way You Think
How to adapt the fictional lessons of the Harry Potter universe to a real-life Voldemort.
鈥淲e Don鈥檛 Want Your Tiny Hands Anywhere Near Our Underpants鈥�
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鈥檕dham Nation, where Border Patrol has proposed high-tech surveillance towers as part of a sophisticated 鈥渧irtual wall鈥� 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鈥攁nd what we can do about it.
Standing Rock Chairman Demands 鈥淟eader to Leader鈥� 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鈥攊ncluding Wells Fargo, TD Bank, and Citibank鈥攚ill meet with Standing Rock Sioux leaders after months of intense defund-DAPL pressure.
Surviving at Standing Rock After Trump鈥檚 DAPL Order
Original water protector camp resolves to stay鈥攅ven as Sioux tribe says no and Trump orders pipeline construction.
Don鈥檛 Let Trump Distract You: Public Comment on DAPL Is Now Open
Now until Feb. 20 is the public鈥檚 chance to push for a full review of the pipeline鈥檚 climate impacts. Here鈥檚 what to do.
Take Notice, Trump: We Are Not Protestors鈥擶e Are Protectors
When we call ourselves protectors, we cast our role as fulfilling our responsibility to the community that sustains us鈥攏ot 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 鈥渂lack snake鈥� 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 鈥淰iking Economics鈥�
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鈥檝e 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鈥檚 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鈥檛 Feel Welcome Doesn鈥檛 Mean You Don鈥檛 Belong
Issues that impact the womanhood of any one of us鈥攄irectly or indirectly鈥攊mpact all of us.
Big Protests Are Fine, But Here鈥檚 a To-Do List for Lasting Change
After the inauguration and the Women鈥檚 March on Washington, what comes next? To make real change, we鈥檒l need to build power where we live.
If We鈥檙e Honest, We All Know Trump鈥檚 America
Trump articulates ideas that are closer to what is considered 鈥渘ormal鈥� in the United States than many of us are willing to acknowledge.
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