Ten years ago, on October 5, 2000, hundreds of thousands of Serbian protesters descended on the streets of Belgrade…
New Yorkers Form Powerful Movement Against Fracking
Earlier this month, New Yorkers won a nine-month moratorium from the state Senate on the dangerous and highly-polluting drilling…
The Decline of Labor Activism in America
Working In These Times has an interesting post about the decline of labor activism in the United States. According…
Understanding the Artist Boycott of Arizona Through Bright Eyes
Conor Oberst for The Sound Strike from Producciones Cimarrón on Vimeo. The boycott of Arizona by a growing number…
Are Westboro Baptist Church Counter-Protests Counter-Productive?
As evidenced by the rather extensive list of issues covered on this site, we follow a variety of movements…
Iranian Protest Music Keeps Struggle Alive
The New York Times ran an interesting piece about the power of protest music in Iran earlier this week,…
The Rise of Virtual Protests and What to Make of Them
Earlier this moth, the LA Times did a story on UC San Diego Professor Ricardo Dominguez, who led what…
Shepard Fairey Provokes Kentucky Town With New Mural
Renowned street artist Shepard Fairey—known best for creating the iconic Obama HOPE poster—caused a stir in Covington, Kentucky last…
Farm Life Takes Over Paris’ Champs Elysées
The French Young Farmers (Jeunes Agriculteurs) union turned Paris’ Champs Elysées into a giant farm on Sunday by covering…
Building on Greenpeace’s Nestlé victory
Greenpeace dubbed its campaign against Nestlé a success earlier this week when the food giant announced that it will…
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