The Movement
A West Virginia resident picks up bottled water following a chemical spill in early January that left thousands of people without access to clean water. (Foo Conner / Flickr / Creative Commons)
Act Locally » April 17, 2014
West Virginia Community Delivers on Clean Water
A grassroots water delivery group filled in where government and relief agencies fell short. more
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Millennials on the Joys and Trials of Salting
Bosses hate a salt—a pro-union worker who’s taken a job with the intent to organize. A few unions are recruiting salts... more
By Jane Slaughter
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Keystone by the Bay
Labor and environmental groups clash in Maryland over fracking. more
By Rebecca Burns
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Stamp of Disapproval
Activists and union workers fight to stop the U.S. Postal Service from shedding buildings and jobs. more
By Theo Anderson
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China’s Green Movement
Environmentalists cut through the smog of state repression. more
By Michelle Chen
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The Unbearable Whiteness of Legalization
Who benefits from marijuana law reform? more
By Rebecca Burns
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The Day We Fought Back: Across the Nation, Privacy Advocates Protest NSA Surveillance
In an increasingly digital world, both government surveillance and the activism against it tend to happen primarily on the Internet. But Michael Paus thinks Americans... more
By Sarah Berlin
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New Rules for Radicals
How George Goehl is transforming community organizing. more
By David Moberg
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Saving Lake Superior
On the southern shore, the Chippewa band together to stop a mine. more
By John Collins
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Design And Punishment
Should architects draft more humane prisons? more
By Charlotte Silver
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Thousands Rally Against Keystone XL as Obama Faces Decision
The two-year-plus political drama is nearing its climax. more
By Cole Stangler
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Angering Environmentalists, AFL-CIO Pushes Fossil-Fuel Investment
Labor's Richard Trumka has gone on record praising the Keystone pipeline and natural gas export terminals. more
By Cole Stangler
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Single Payer Rises Again
As the ACA takes effect, an alternative gains ground at the state level. more
By Sarah Jaffe
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The ‘Sharing’ Hype
Do companies like Lyft and Airbnb help democratize the economy? more
By Rebecca Burns
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Grad Students Reunionize
NYU students win recognition through grassroots organizing. more
By Andrew Mortazavi
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Yinzers Toss Teach for America
An embattled public school system fights back against privatization. more
By Theo Anderson
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Before King Was Pacifist
MLK's embrace of nonviolent protest was the result of a complex moral evolution. more
By Mark Engler and Paul Engler
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How Walmart Organizers Turned the Internet Into a Shop Floor
Walmart workers and organizers prove 'clicktivism' can evolve into offline activism. more
By Sarah Jaffe
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Coal-ateral Damage
Appalachian environmentalists call a proposed 110-mile expressway ‘mountaintop removal disguised as a highway.’ more
By Cole Stangler
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‘Sorry’ Not Good Enough for Chicago Torture Survivors
Rahm Emanuel needs to put his money where his mouth is. more
By G. Flint Taylor and Joey L. Mogul
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