Movements

Across the World, Youth Are Striking for Their Right to a Livable Planet

The student-led international Youth Climate Strike movement demands that politicians support the Green New Deal.

Ari Bee

Public Banking Can Fund the Zero-Carbon Economy

Private banks have been underwriting the expansion of the fossil fuel industry for years. It’s time for a public model.

Aaron Fernando

Hawai‘i’s Managed Retreat Proposal Offers an Early Model for Relocation—At a Cost

As seas rise, middle- and working-class Hawaiians worry they’ll be forced out of their homes, while the rich rebuild.

Alex Lubben

Activists Sue LaGrange, Georgia, for Denying Water, Gas and Electricity to Undocumented Immigrants

Without a Social Security number and U.S.-issued photo ID, you can’t get basic utilities in cities across the South.

Allison Salerno

Climate Change. War. Poverty. How the U.S.-China Relationship Will Shape Humanity’s Path.

A call for diplomacy and deescalation, not economic and military confrontation.

Calvin Cheung-Miaw and Max Elbaum

Young Black Feminists Have Some Pointers for Obama

Instead of scolding Black youth, Assata's Daughters is helping them organize to transform the world.

Eli Day

New York Isn’t the Only City Waging a Fight Against Amazon

The corporate giant is still milking Nashville and other runners-up for further subsidies

David Dayen

What the Yellow Vests Have in Common with Occupy

Inside the mass protests that are rocking France.

Cole Stangler

Volunteers Convicted for Leaving Water Out for Migrants

“I didn’t understand that humanitarian aid was criminal,” said Zaachila Orozco.

Todd Miller

What a Night in Border Patrol Custody Taught Me About How We Treat Migrants

I was released from the nightmare of detention--but most are not.

Matthew Leber

Millennials Are Ruining Trust Funds

Through the organization Resource Generation, wealthy young people are giving away their money to advance systemic change.

Andrew Schwartz

We Won Clemency for Cyntoia Brown—Now Let’s Free all Survivors

Courts are punishing Black girls and women for surviving. These four women, and so many more, should be free.

Brit Schulte

“Welcome to the Revolution”: LA Teachers Strike Pits Working-Class Power Against Privatization

Over 30,000 Los Angeles teachers are out on a historic strike to beat back austerity and pro-charter school forces.

David Dayen

Jailed by an Algorithm

Algorithms that are supposed to remove sentencing bias may perpetuate racism instead, say civil rights groups.

Nick Muscavage

We Can Fight Climate Change and Still Eat Beef

How grass-fed cattle can sequester carbon and rebuild soil.

Paige Stanley

Climate-Friendly Beef Is a Myth. Don’t Buy It.

There’s no way around it: Take on the meat industry or face ecological disaster.

Jennifer Molidor

Anything Cows Can Do, Elk Can Do Better

Most sustainable food models rely on domesticated animals. They don’t need to—and shouldn’t.

Nassim Nobari

In the Shadow of Detroit, a Michigan City Is Taking the Solar Transition Into Its Own Hands

Amid poverty and frequent power blackouts, a cutting-edge renewable energy program is underway in Highland Park.

Valerie Vande Panne