Get it Done! Youth to UN on Internationally Binding Climate Treaty
As the sun had risen in Durban, the Durban Platform was passed at the COP 17. Yet in a…
The Indypendent
As the sun had risen in Durban, the Durban Platform was passed at the COP 17. Yet in a…
Port Actions Challenge the 1 Percent
The Occupy movement will hold coordinated community pickets in every major West Coast port city–San Diego, Los Angeles, Oakland,…
2011 will go down in history as a revolutionary year akin to 1848 and 1968: a year in which…
Public-Sector Workers Under Attack
From California to Massachusetts, from Texas to Wisconsin, whether by fiat or through bargaining, state governments would balance their…
Support the Syrian Resistance Now
Political scientist Erica Chenoweth, at her blog Rational Insurgent, has a list of 13 ways that one can contribute…
On Human Rights Day, Calling the Next ‘Greatest Generation’
Today, Human Rights Day, I call upon the peoples of the world to understand that if we don’t focus…
This is What Displacement Looks Like
I’ve been on a tumultuous emotional journey since the NYPD violent raided Liberty Square last week. After initially plunging…
Wall Street Protesters Vow to Reoccupy on Movement’s Anniversary
Activists at Occupy Wall Street have issued a call to thousands of protesters across the US to reoccupy outdoor…
Less Than Zero: the 1 Percent and the Fate of the Earth
“No Way the World Should Take These Risks” Beneath and beyond the flow of current events, including the rise…
The Climate Change Revolution Will Not Be Funded
This past week, world leaders, technocrats, and NGOs descended upon Durban for the 17th Conference of Parties (dubbed Conference…