Activism

Ahead of Extradition Hearing, Hundreds March for Assange in London

JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Feb 22, 2020 Famous Britons join the crowd protesting U.S. espionage charges against the founder of WikiLeaks, the secret-spilling website. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Netanyahu Boasts That He Destroyed Free Speech in America

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 17, 2020 Israel's caretaker prime minister, who is facing an election soon, is bragging about undermining the Constitution's First Amendment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Louisiana Pioneers New Ways to Suppress Environmental Activism

Sara Sneath / ProPublica Feb 13, 2020 The state's efforts to discourage environmental protests around “critical infrastructure” projects can be traced back to corporate lobbyists. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Pete Buttigieg’s Campaign Tried to Have Me Arrested

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Feb 10, 2020 You’d think that a presidential campaign backed by 40 billionaires wouldn’t worry about a leaflet on Medicare-for-all. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Can Silence His Critics in New Hampshire

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Feb 4, 2020 After the Iowa fiasco, thousands of progressive activists are moving forward to make election history in New Hampshire. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Monarch Butterfly Activist Eulogized in Mexico

MARK STEVENSON / The Associated Press Jan 31, 2020 Homero Gómez González, whose body was found at the bottom of a holding pond with a head wound, led efforts to stop logging and reforest. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Unimaginable Cost of the Impending Mass Extinction

Courtney Bourgoin / OtherWords Jan 28, 2020 As climate change decimates our fauna, we must remember that the loss of our fellow species will harm us directly, too. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Running for Office in the Age of Trump Taught Me

Frida Berrigan / TomDispatch Jan 28, 2020 My run for mayor of New London, Conn., helped me discover what’s wonderful (and not so wonderful) about my nation and chosen hometown. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Two Phenomena Transforming the Climate Conversation

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Jan 27, 2020 We finally see a spark of global acknowledgement about the urgency of the crisis, thanks to Greta Thunberg and Australia's fires. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Remembering My Hero, Howard Zinn

Daniel Ellsberg / Truthdig Jan 27, 2020 On the 10-year anniversary of his death, we revisit a piece by whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg about his close friend and role model.  Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Problem With Impeachment

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 27, 2020 It's about cosmetics and will do nothing to halt the decay that is destroying the republic. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump Attends Anti-Choice Rally in D.C.

JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Jan 24, 2020 The former choice supporter calls it his “profound honor" to be the first president to attend the annual "March for Life" gathering. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )