STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY CONVINCE...

Dec 6, 2015 by

STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY CONVINCE GEORGETOWN TO RENAME BUILDINGS NAMED AFTER SLAVEOWNERS

[Translate] by Casey Quinlan THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: Jacquelyn Martin, AP   Georgetown University will rename two buildings on campus...

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Naomi Klein: Now Marches Are B...

Nov 29, 2015 by

[Translate] Hollande is silencing those facing the worst impacts of climate change and its monstrous violence. By Naomi Klein / The...

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France Uses Emergency Laws to ...

Nov 29, 2015 by

France Uses Emergency Laws to Put Climate Activists Under House Arrest for Planning to Protest

[Translate] French police arrest activists for flouting ban on organizing protests during climate talks next week. By Arthur Neslen /...

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CAN THIS GROUP OF KIDS FORCE T...

Nov 27, 2015 by

CAN THIS GROUP OF KIDS FORCE THE GOVERNMENT TO ACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE?

[Translate] Climate by Natasha Geiling THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: Our Children’s Trust   Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh Martinez is not your...

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POLLUTING INDUSTRIES TOOK OVER...

Nov 6, 2015 by

POLLUTING INDUSTRIES TOOK OVER THIS CALIFORNIA CITY. NOW, RESIDENTS ARE TAKING IT BACK

[Translate] By Aura Bogado   GRIST The city of Commerce, a small municipality of 13,000 just a short distance from downtown Los...

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WE STOOD UP TO A BILLIONAIRE P...

Oct 9, 2015 by

[Translate] We stood up to a billionaire political donor with a record of intimidating journalists and we won. On Tuesday, a judge...

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HERO OR COWARD: COULD SKIPPING...

Sep 20, 2015 by

[Translate] Hero or Coward: Could Skipping My Student Loan Payments Start a Revolution?   By Yessenia Funes, YES! Magazine | Op-Ed...

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One Woman’s Courageous S...

Sep 19, 2015 by

One Woman’s Courageous Stand Against Fracking and the World’s Most Powerful Industry

[Translate] For many, fracking is additional evidence humans are radically altering the geology of the planet. By Andrew Nikiforuk /...

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Climate Expert James Hansen: T...

Sep 18, 2015 by

Climate Expert James Hansen: The Planet May Become Ungovernable

[Translate] Environment Speaking to elder activists, Dr. Hansen warned of the enormous social, political and economic implications if...

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“GOD IS THE WATER”...

Sep 7, 2015 by

[Translate]   By Katherine Freeman, The Feminist Wire | Op-Ed I gaze with profound horror upon pictures of the San Juan and Animas...

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FIELD NOTES TO LIFE DURING THE...

Sep 5, 2015 by

FIELD NOTES TO LIFE DURING THE APOCALYPSE

[Translate]   by Arun Gupta  COUNTERPUNCH Shell’s Arctic drilling rig. Photo: Greenpeace. When the apocalypse arrived no one knew it...

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NO SHOT. NO DAYCARE. NO SCHOOL...

Aug 29, 2015 by

NO SHOT. NO DAYCARE. NO SCHOOL. EVERY CHILD. EVERY VACCINE.

[Translate] SB 277 signed into Law and is EFFECTIVE July 1, 2016 Governor Brown signed SB 277 the most stringent vaccine mandate in...

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VACCINES: WHO IS RIGHT AND WHO...

Aug 29, 2015 by

VACCINES: WHO IS RIGHT AND WHOSE RIGHT IS IT?

[Translate]   By Foster Gamble When it comes to vaccines, either you agree to have your child (and/or yourself) injected with...

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LESSONS FROM CONFRONTING THE G...

Aug 27, 2015 by

LESSONS FROM CONFRONTING THE GLOBAL GOLIATH – TPP!

[Translate] HIGHTOWER LOWDOWN A plucky (and smart!) grassroots coalition has pushed the dastardly Trans-Pacific Partnership to the...

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NEW FEDERAL VACCINE MANDATE PR...

Aug 25, 2015 by

NEW FEDERAL VACCINE MANDATE PROPOSED: ALL SHOTS REQUIRED, NO PARENTAL EXEMPTIONS

[Translate]   by Autism Action Network Florida Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-24) has introduced a bill, House Resolution H.R....

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BRAD PITT’S ‘MAKE ...

Aug 23, 2015 by

BRAD PITT’S ‘MAKE IT RIGHT’ TO UNVEIL THEIR FIRST TINY HOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS

[Translate] by Charley Cameron, INHABITAT Make it Right, the non-profit founded by Brad Pitt to provide sustainable housing in New...

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RESISTANCE TO ATLANTIC OFFSHOR...

Aug 23, 2015 by

RESISTANCE TO ATLANTIC OFFSHORE DRILLING IS GROWING

[Translate] The rapidly growing grassroots movement of Atlantic coastal communities faces a powerful alliance: pro-drilling governors...

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AS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT PUSH...

Aug 23, 2015 by

AS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT PUSHES FRACKING, LOCALS PUSH BACK

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Jon Super Anti-fracking protestors walk in front of vehicles...

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PICTURING THE END OF FOSSIL FU...

Aug 22, 2015 by

PICTURING THE END OF FOSSIL FUELS

[Translate] Common Dreams “It’s all of us, the little guys, against the immense, concentrated wealth and power of the biggest...

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TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT OUR PAR...

Aug 16, 2015 by

TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT OUR PARKS

[Translate] As incredible as it might sound, in less than 50 days, our nation’s most successful conservation program could end....

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STOP URBAN SHIELD: JOIN A GRAS...

Aug 14, 2015 by

STOP URBAN SHIELD: JOIN A GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT POLICE MILITARIZATION

[Translate] Last year, activists were able to kick Urban Shield out of Oakland. Now they’re fighting to get rid of this potent symbol...

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‘Beyond UnacceptableR...

Aug 11, 2015 by

‘Beyond Unacceptable’: Judge OKs Uranium Mine at Grand Canyon

[Translate] Slamming ruling, conservationists warn of irreversible contamination of the canyon’s underground aquifers. By...

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THE DIRTY TRUTH ABOUT OBAMA...

Aug 5, 2015 by

[Translate] REAL NEWS.c0m Daphne Wysham and Chris Williams unravel the contradictions in President Obama’s Clean Energy Plan...

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THANKS – WILL YOU GATHER...

Aug 5, 2015 by

THANKS – WILL YOU GATHER THE HERD?

[Translate] by Casey Coates Danson Here’s the deal: President Obama just announced a ban on ivory sales in the United States....

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PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER SHELL OIL...

Aug 1, 2015 by

PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER SHELL OIL AS A SYMBOL OF PLANET-DESTROYING GREED

[Translate] On the day the heat index in an Iranian city broke world records, Shell Oil moved forward with its plan to drill in the...

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TELL THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CAN...

Aug 1, 2015 by

TELL THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: REFUSE DONATIONS FROM FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES

[Translate] Join the campaign with The Nation and 350 Action. By NationAction Demonstrators opposed to Arctic oil drilling protest a...

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PROTESTERS FORM HUMAN CURTAIN ...

Jul 31, 2015 by

PROTESTERS FORM HUMAN CURTAIN TO BLOCK ARCTIC-BOUND SHELL OIL ICEBREAKER

[Translate] Greenpeace activists dangle from a Portland, Oregon, bridge in a bid to derail plans to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean...

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EXPANDING SOCIAL SECURITY IS C...

Jul 23, 2015 by

[Translate] Nancy Altman  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Every year, the Social Security Board of Trustees releases an annual report to...

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BRAD PITT WANTS YOU TO KNOW SO...

Jul 18, 2015 by

BRAD PITT WANTS YOU TO KNOW SOMETHING HORRIBLE ABOUT COSTCO

[Translate] Food Brad Pitt Wants You to Know Something Horrible About Costco “Cramming hens into cages for their entire lives...

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AMERICA’S ZERO EMISSIONS...

Jul 14, 2015 by

[Translate] Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. and Tom Weis Last fall, we wrote an article explaining why zero has become the most important...

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