Civil rights leader Bob Moses warns today’s protest movements not to allow media celebrity and protest spectacles to take the place of organizing.
The former congresswoman is considering running for Al Franken's Senate seat, but not without asking a specific higher-up whether she should.
Cornel West, the Rev. Traci Blackmon and activist Jalane Schmidt describe their experiences in Charlottesville, Va.
Organizers were emboldened by the knowledge that Donald Trump is a right-wing billionaire who is generally supportive of their goals.
“The reign of Obama did not produce the nightmare of Donald Trump—but it did contribute to it,” West tells us.
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, activist-philosopher Cornel West and others joined the water protectors in celebration of news on Sunday that the Dakota Access pipeline will not pass through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Pictured, one of the demonstrators.
Truthdig covered the NoDAPL protest from August 2016 to February 2017-- when the protest camps were closed. Now, we are documenting what's next.
Progressive activist Dr. Cornel West is ready to turn his back on the Democratic Party.
On the first day of the Democratic National Convention, demonstrators -- led by Truthdig contributor Chris Hedges and the longtime activist Cornel West -- marched from Philadelphia City Hall down Broad Street.On the first day of the Democratic National Convention, demonstrators—led by Truthdig contributor Chris Hedges and the longtime activist Cornel West—marched from Philadelphia City Hall down Broad Street.
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