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Poster Power: The Dramatic Impact of Political Art

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Dec 30, 2017 Dig deeper

Was 2017 the Beginning of the End of Social Injustice in America?

Chelsey Luger / Truthdig Dec 27, 2017 Donald Trump's election might be the best thing that ever happened to marginalized and oppressed people. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Tribes Deepen Commitment to Protect Homelands From Oil Pipelines

Sarah Sunshine Manning / Truthdig Nov 22, 2017 The Keystone spill in South Dakota and approval for the Keystone XL in Nebraska have galvanized indigenous people and their allies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Fight the Disease, Not the Symptoms

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish Nov 12, 2017 The symptoms of globalized corporate capitalism are the same, whether in India, Turkey, Russia or the U.S. They must not be confused with the disease. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Only Nonviolent Resistance Will Destroy Corporate State

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 15, 2017 Standing Rock and 20th century history offer crucial guidance: A movement’s success depends on organization, discipline and not being baited into violence. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Faces of Pain, Faces of Hope

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish Oct 8, 2017 Intentional communities of young men and women, cast aside by the corporate state, are lighting the embers of resistance. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Capitalism: The Nightmare

Paul Street / Truthdig Sep 20, 2017 As American activist Joel Kovel wrote six years ago, "The future will be eco-socialist, because without eco-socialism there will be no future." Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Fight Against DAPL Continues Inside and Outside Federal Courthouse (Multimedia)

BLANK Jun 21, 2017 Indigenous activists rally on behalf of the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes during a hearing in the tribes' case against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Judge Orders Review of DAPL Permits in a Win for ‘Water Protectors’

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jun 15, 2017 A federal judge deems safety evaluations of the Dakota Access pipeline insufficient and orders the Army Corps of Engineers to reconsider its analysis. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Military-Style Counterterrorism Measures Were Used Against DAPL Protesters, Leaked Documents Show

BLANK May 30, 2017 The Intercept reports that a private security firm employed by Energy Transfer Partners worked with local police to suppress opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bears Ears National Monument Is the Next Standing Rock

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig May 26, 2017 In attempting to revoke protections for the Utah site, President Trump is furthering settler colonialism of a land inhabited by indigenous people. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Josh Fox’s New Film ‘Awake’ Is a Case Study in Resistance

By Reynard Loki / AlterNet May 16, 2017 The "Gasland" director explains why activism rooted in peace is essential to counter cultural endorsement of violence, repression and corporate domination. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )