Storming the Bastille at the Paris Climate Summit

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Oct 29, 2015 The stakes are high for the Paris climate summit next month, and hundreds of thousands of people are expected in the streets to demand a meaningful agreement to tackle the global crisis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mississippi Yearning: Students Hope to Remove an Old and Odious Symbol

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Oct 22, 2015 Students at the University of Mississippi have been organizing to force the removal of the state flag from campus. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Casino Capitalism: Democrats and Republicans Gamble With Democracy

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Oct 15, 2015 "We are live at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas!" So opened the first Democratic presidential debate of the 2016 electoral season -- that's right, in a Las Vegas casino. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Grace Lee Boggs: A Century of Grass-Roots Organizing

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Oct 8, 2015 She was not only a grass-roots organizer, but a philosopher, a teacher and a revolutionary. She devoted her life to empowering the poor, the working class and communities of color, and was deeply involved with a constellation of movements. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

No Papal Bull: Francis Hails Peace and the Activists Who Fight for It

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Oct 1, 2015 Pope Francis has left the building. His first trip to the United States created news at every turn. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The People’s Pope in the Land of the Dollar

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Sep 24, 2015 Pope Francis seems intent on forging a new, progressive path. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Don’t Just Fire Officer James Frascatore — Arrest Him

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Sep 17, 2015 New York City Police Officer James Frascatore has given new meaning to the Grand Slam of tennis. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Migrant Crisis: Arms That Welcome, Arms That Kill

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Sep 10, 2015 Ironically, many migrants are running toward the very countries that sold the weapons that are fueling the warfare they are fleeing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

California Prisoners’ Strike a Win Against Solitary Confinement

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Sep 3, 2015 They call themselves the Pelican Bay SHU Short Corridor Collective. From within their small, windowless cells, they began talking, organizing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Iran Nuclear Deal: Give Diplomacy a Chance

By Amy Goodman Aug 27, 2015 A war with Iran would be a catastrophe, yet by opposing diplomacy, hundreds of members of Congress may be blundering into just such a conflict. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Passing the Torch: From Julian Bond to Black Lives Matter

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Aug 20, 2015 Julian Bond was a lifelong activist, speaking out in recent years for marriage equality, getting arrested in front of the White House while protesting the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. The civil-rights pioneer died this week at the age of 75. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Art, Politics and Social Change at the Venice Biennale

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Aug 13, 2015 This year’s Venice Biennale, called “All the World’s Futures,” showcases a growing community of politically engaged artists, who not only reflect the beauty and brutality of the world, but might actually change it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )