Why I Returned My Queen Elizabeth Medal of Honor
A letter to Canada鈥檚 Governor General explains why Maude Barlow鈥搕ogether with Idle No 麻豆社事件鈥揳re speaking out against the country鈥檚 new environmental rules.
Social Justice
Tomorrow, We March on Washington to End the Gun Violence
Twenty-two times more children have been killed by guns since 1979 than military personnel in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars combined. Rev. Jacqui Lewis on why all of us鈥攆rom clergy to factory workers鈥攎ust not be too sad, too busy, or too afraid to say, enough.
Europe Authorizes 鈥淩obin Hood Tax鈥� on Financial Transactions
Support for the tax on stocks, bonds, and derivatives was so strong among EU finance ministers that it wasn鈥檛 even necessary to take a formal vote.
Eleanor: The Radical Roosevelt
Hollywood just can鈥檛 seem to tell the truth about Eleanor Roosevelt, who was a fierce defender of human rights. Historian Peter Dreier steps in to set the record straight.
To Follow in MLK鈥檚 Footsteps, Join the Fight against Foreclosure
How can today鈥檚 Civil Rights leaders follow in the tradition of MLK? Lester Spence argues that foreclosures are the issue and the church may just be the solution.
Vandana Shiva: Our Violent Economy is Hurting Women
There is a connection between the growth of unjust economic policies and the intensification of crimes against women. The Delhi gang rape has triggered a revolution鈥攐ne that we must sustain.
Ta鈥橩aiya Blaney on First Nations: 鈥淲e鈥檙e Awake and We鈥檙e Standing Up鈥�
Video: She鈥檚 only 11 years old, but she鈥檚 already been working for environmental justice for a few years now. Here, she addresses the crowd at an Idle No 麻豆社事件 event in British Columbia.
Indigenous Women Take the Lead in Idle No 麻豆社事件
Motivated by ancient traditions of female leadership as well as their need for improved legal rights, First Nations women are stepping to the forefront of the Idle No 麻豆社事件 movement.
鈥淔lash Mob Prayer Circle鈥� Shows Idle No 麻豆社事件鈥檚 Spiritual Side
Speakers at an Idle No 麻豆社事件 event in Seattle drew comparisons between spiritual and political struggles, making the movement seem closer to Civil Rights than Occupy.
Human Trafficking Awareness Day: Let鈥檚 Take a Stand for Domestic Workers
150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, it's time to recognize domestic labor as real work that should be protected.
Welcome to Blockadia!
The corporate push to construct tar-sands pipelines is transforming the environmental movement across North America by increasing the involvement of local residents and normalizing the use of direct action.
In Rural Mexico, Student-Led Education Heals Old Wounds
Unitierra has no classrooms, no teachers, and no formal curriculum. Yet the school has successfully helped local people learn practical skills for years.
Idle No 麻豆社事件 Rises to Defend Ancestral Lands鈥攁nd the Planet
Bill McKibben on the tradition of environmental activism he鈥檚 seen among members of First Nations, and the unique role of the Idle No 麻豆社事件 movement in the fight against climate change.
Why First Nations Movement Is Our Best Chance for Clean Land and Water
In an urgent pursuit for environmental justice and basic human rights, First Nations gather across North America under the banner of Idle No 麻豆社事件.
Idle No 麻豆社事件: Indigenous Uprising Sweeps North America
Idle No 麻豆社事件 has organized the largest mass mobilizations of indigenous people in recent history. What sparked it off and what鈥檚 coming next?
A Mall of America Flash Mob for First Nations鈥� Rights
Hundreds of supporters of the Idle No 麻豆社事件 movement performed a Round Dance flash mob, one of many similar actions around the world to fight for indigenous land rights.
Robot Dogs and Other Weird Creatures Bring Nature to the City
How to create a world where people fly, salamanders text, and trash is useful.
鈥淵ou Are Safe With Us鈥�: How Ordinary Iraqis Rescued U.S. Civilians in the Midst of War
In 2003, Iraqi townspeople, having just lost their hospital in U.S. air strikes, saved the lives of three wounded U.S. peacemakers. Seven years later, the Americans returned鈥攖o thank them.
Pete Seeger: 鈥淵ou Stick Together 鈥橳il It鈥檚 Won鈥�
Gleaned from letters, essays, and articles, 鈥淧ete Seeger: In His Own Words鈥� reveals how the celebrated folk singer has considered, at every turn, what it means to sing out in a world where the din of injustice is deafening.
Can U.S. Citizens End Israel鈥檚 Legal Impunity?
Each time international law has attempted to censure Israel for its recent violations of human rights, the United States has stepped in to stop the process. If anyone is in a position to do something about this, it鈥檚 the U.S. public.
Your Body is a Body of Water
A storyteller asks what you'd do if you knew your body was part of the water web.
Should Chiapas Farmers Suffer for California鈥檚 Carbon?
A California proposal would offset the state鈥檚 climate-altering emissions by paying for forest conservation in Chiapas. Could there be unintended consequences in a region with a history of human rights abuse and land grabs?
Traditional Foods Help Remind Us Who We Are
Tribes are pursuing a hands-on approach to finding and preparing Native foods that give spiritual sustenance, too.
Alice Walker: 鈥淕o to the Places That Scare You鈥�
Why a life worth living is a life worth fighting for.
Standing with Troy Davis in His Final Days
A year ago today, the state of Georgia executed a man whose guilt was widely contested. Jen Marlowe, friend and journalist, on what it was like to stand with the Davis family on the last day.
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