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The Friendship Offensive

Peace activists on Capitol Hill hope to stave off war with Iran through cross-cultural contact between ordinary citizens

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Death Squads in Oaxaca

The Mexican government ignores the assassination of two community radio activists

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McGovern Still on the Antiwar Path

The retired senator and former ambassador to the United Nations is stumping for a book he co-wrote with foreign policy analyst William R. Polk called Out of Iraq: A Practical Plan for Withdrawal Now while buttonholing dozens of members of Congress and urging our immediate withdrawal from Iraq

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Dark Side of Russias Rainbow

Despite political, legal and religious pressures, Nikolai Alexeyev has worked to combat prejudice and secure legal and political protections for Russia's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community

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The Left’s Identity Crisis

What does it mean to be a progressive in 2007? What do we stand for? What do we believe in?

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Feeding the Hungry is a Crime

City councils are cracking down on charity groups that feed the homeless without a permit

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FCC Rocks Chicago, Chicago Rocks Back

At the recent FCC hearing in the Windy City, citizens came out in droves to voice their displeasure over the media landscape

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A Freegan World

Hundreds of urban activists, combining the words "free" and "vegan" have set out to change the way we think and act

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What’s Up Silverdocs?

The documentary film festival in Maryland presents broad themes including sustainable development, social activism and the democratic process

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Activism Illustrated

Inkworks Press celebrates a quarter century of political posters, the key to making a visual impact before the Internet's rise

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The New Children’s Crusade

Vets like Vincent J. Emanuele and other Iraq Veterans Against the War inherit the reins from the Vietnam era peacenicks before them

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Forget the Foundations

The Revolution Will Not Be Funded shows how nonprofit fundraising hinders radical movements

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The Olympic Hustle

Chicagoans are already beginning to fear what hosting the 2016 Summer Games might do to their city

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Thicker Than Oil

Iraq Veterans Against the War take the baton from their Vietnam-era counterparts

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When College Ends, So Does Activism

Why selling out is a depressingly rational choice for many graduates

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The Checkpoint Women of Israel

Machsom Watch advocates for fair treatement of Palestinians, drawing both resentment and respect from their countrymen

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Not By Spin Alone

In the battle over reproductive rights, on-the-ground organizing is far more effective than massaging the message

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Dancing Into the Majority

Once alienated, grassroots activists are finding ways to work with the Democratic Party establishment

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Jeremy Horton

"I was always politically interested and involved, but I'd never really done anything in politics before 2000," Jeremy… more

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Paula Villescaz

Villescaz's first serious foray into Democratic politics occurred last summer when she attended the state party convention as… more

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Hello, Im a Democrat

Meet the netroots activists who have moved online and into political office

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In Praise of Pageantry

Art and activism together facilitate a larger discussion of politics and theory while reinspiring activists who are tired of the same old marches

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Abuses Alleged During Immigration Raid

Seventeen immigrants detained for several weeks after an immigration raid at a candy packaging company in the Chicago… more

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A Win for the Coalition of Immokalee Workers

In the face of a giant protest, McDonald's caves into farmworkers' demands for a penny per basket raise.

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This April Red + Blue Go Green

Everyone's got a metaphor, and ours was the potluck dinner. If we were going to build a climate… more

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Robben Island Singers

Let's go, let's go and fight; we don't know where we're going, but fight we must," sing Grant… more

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Elders of the New Left

It sounds worryingly like the setup for a punch line: What do you get when you put nine… more

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The Occupation Project Begins

On the morning of Feb. 5, eight activists entered the downtown Chicago federal building that houses the offices… more

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The End of the School of the Americas?

The annual protests against the School of the Americas--the U.S. Army's training institute for Latin American military leaders--are… more

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Portrait of the Activists as Young Women

It's been more than a year since the ads for 107.9 FM (La Ley) cropped up in Chicago--buses… more

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MoveOn Members Call for Change

In the lead up to the midterm elections, MoveOn.org paid little attention to the Virginia Senate race, figuring… more

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Street Battles in Oaxaca

At 8 a.m. on November 2, police came to remove the last barricade. After clearing away the rubble… more

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White Progressives Don’t Get It

Rinku Sen argues that progressives who write policy without racial justice goals fail because they can risk deepening inequalities while only superficially being universal.

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Rebiya Kadeer: The Uighur Dalai Lama

Falsely imprisoned, this human rights activist is fighting the Chinese government's right to rule her people.

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Bioneers Bridge the Color Gap

Bioneers, or Biological Pioneers, are activists committed to green consciousness, racial reconciliation, organic, healthy sustainable foods and social justice coalitions.

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Witnessing Extraordinary Rendition

Nonprofit organization Witness uses video like the new film Outlawed, to document human rights abuses worldwide.

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All Praises to the Pause

Alice Walker wants us to enjoy "the pause" - the moment when something major is accomplished and Wisdom requires us to stop and reflect.

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DoJ Quashes Wiretapping Inquiries

Department of Justice sues states to protect its questionable wiretapping policies with major telecommunications companies.

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Farrakhan Steps Back

Farrakhan's failing health causes the Nation of Islam to look to the future.

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Readying For Election Day

Everything you need to know about Election 2006.

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