Time to Rebel

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Oct 7, 2019 Extinction Rebellion plans to “get in the room” with the elite and effect change on the climate crisis through well-planned street actions. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Organized Labor Breaks New Ground on the Campaign Trail

Ilana Novick Oct 4, 2018 The Campaign Workers Guild has notched several major victories for a transient workforce, including fair pay, days off and new fair discipline processes. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Women Playing Vital Role in Nonviolent Resistance

Marie Berry and Erica Chenoweth / Waging Nonviolence Feb 24, 2018 Gender-specific training is essential, because females are essential to building and sustaining progressive movements all over the world. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What Happens After the Women’s March?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 21, 2017 March on Trump -- then organize to win elections, says Occupy Wall Street co-creator Micah White.March on Trump—then organize to win elections, says Occupy Wall Street co-creator Micah White. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chris Hedges Talks With Michael Gecan About Building Organizations to Empower Ordinary Citizens

BLANK Jan 9, 2017 When asked why he tells poor communities to raise funds without government aid, the community organizer responds, "Because power is organized people and organized money." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

As a Trump Administration Fast Approaches, Cities and Towns Prepare for Political Resistance

By Sally Neas / Yes! Magazine Jan 5, 2017 In the difficult years to come, community bills of rights are one strategy local governments can use to protect vulnerable populations. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

No ‘New Normal’

By Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Nov 25, 2016 I’ve fought, organized and loved too long to let Trump and the people who run him shove me -- or any of us -- back into a bottle. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer on the Meaning of May Day

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Robert Scheer talks immigration and organizing, Donald Sterling has been a confirmed bigot since at least 2009, and a proposed press shield law leaves Glenn Greenwald exposed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Meet the New Progressives Who Are Getting It Done

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Sep 13, 2012 These community organizers, mostly Latino and African-American, are practical working people who like the president and aren't fixated on his shortcomings. They want solutions now, and they're working to get them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Missing ‘Big Labor’

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 6, 2010 Remembering the labor movement's heroic battles is bittersweet on a Labor Day when so many Americans are unemployed, when wages are stagnant or dropping, and when the labor movement itself is in stark decline. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Part of the Election

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Nov 7, 2008 Dig deeper

Outmaneuvering the ‘Inevitable’

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Feb 15, 2008 What happened to Hillary Clinton? Last fall, she was the "inevitable" nominee whose "machine" would raise scads of cash and push her to an early victory. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )