Teens Take Climate Lawsuit All the Way to the Supreme Court

The basic idea behind the Our Children's Trust lawsuits is that the government must protect the atmosphere as it would other natural and cultural resources.

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As Rents Soar, San Francisco Looks Away From Its Homelessness Crisis

“There are many of us here who are homeless because when we came back from fighting, we couldn’t get a job, we had mental problems and there was no assistance for us anywhere."

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India Bans All Animal-Tested Cosmetics, Citing Ghandian Nonviolence Principles

Testing cosmetics on animals goes against the non-violence principle of Ahimsa, and protecting sentient animals from suffering is enshrined in India’s constitution as the duty of every citizen.

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Art Killing Apathy: Why We Need Art In Political Movements

The cohesion between pop culture and politics in the 1960s made it easier to access politically charged art and music – something our generation is still searching for today.

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Brazil Protects Delaware-Sized Swath of Amazon Rainforest

After a year in which destruction of the world's largest rainforest rose 29%, the new Alto Maues reserve has 1.6 million acres of mostly untouched forests that are not known to have human presence.

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Can Anti-Corruption Candidate Rick Weiland Upend South Dakota's Senate Race?

Toss-up races like Kansas and South Dakota may be the ones that decide whether or not Republicans take control of the U.S. Senate.

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Lighting Up the Screen with the Social Justice Film Festival: Why Seattle?

The city's social justice roots are centuries old – and today Seattle is also home to more than 70 social justice organizations and more than a dozen progressive film festivals.

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New Hampshire Rebellion: Taking advantage of the right to revolt

This isn't just a right to revolt, it's a call to revolt, an outright slam against apathy and nonresistance.

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Arrested for Democracy: Inside 99Rise's Latest Civil Disobedience to Get Money Out

“We wanted to take action to dramatize the betrayal of the American people and show that we will resist and attempt to disrupt or at least expose pro-corruption politicians' ability to raise big money.”

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Building an Ark: How to Protect Public Revenues from the Next Meltdown

While the too-big-to-fail banks have collectively grown 37% larger since 2008, we are steamrolling toward the greatest financial disaster in world history, and nobody is doing much of anything to stop it.

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