鈥淢y Whole Heart Is With You Tonight鈥�: A Letter to the Dakota Access Front Line
We have survived this nation-state鈥檚 will for us because we are a fire that their water cannons cannot extinguish.
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Why the 鈥淩ule of Law鈥� Is a Powerful Idea for Standing Rock
Although the governor cites the rule of law in his eviction order, the Sioux have this: the Constitution鈥檚 Article 6, declaring 鈥渢reaties as the Supreme Law of the Land.鈥�
How to Get Your Head in This Moment
This is not the first time forward progress has ended in a right-wing regime. And the past has plenty of lessons for how to go forward effectively.
Standing Rock Eviction Countdown: Will You Keep Fighting With Us?
Our people will continue to resist in and beyond this moment, as this is but one front in the wars being waged against us.
This Organic Food Company Doesn鈥檛 Discriminate Against Ex-Offenders鈥擨t Seeks Them Out
Lancaster Food Company searches for job applicants who need help getting back on their feet. So far, not one has quit.
20 Ways to Take a Bigger, Louder Stand in the Post-Election World
Many of us are rekindling our activist spirit knowing that the next four years will require everyone to act.
From Across the Country, Gifts of Tiny Houses Arrive for Standing Rock
How five large trees in remote Oregon ended up as winter housing for water protectors, including their first newborn baby.
Sheriffs Refuse to Send Troops to Standing Rock as Public Outrage and Costs Mount
North Dakota is stretched thin in its battle to protect the Dakota Access pipeline construction: Costs are nearing $15 million, and police reinforcements are diminishing.
6 Ways to Take Action in the Calm Before the Trump
If you think Trump is all talk, consider this: Research shows past presidents have accomplished about 75 percent of what they promised to do during their campaigns.
How to Attempt Racial Healing鈥擡ven During a Trump Presidency
America鈥檚 past truth and reconciliation processes show us what works.
Please Stop Thinking You鈥檙e Better Than Trump Supporters
We鈥檝e got to stop acting out hate. There is no less of it in the liberal media than there is in the right-wing media. It is just better disguised.
Suddenly Time鈥擜nd the Oil Market鈥擜re On the Side of the Standing Rock Sioux
This week鈥檚 new Army Corps decision and a fresh lawsuit could delay the Dakota Access pipleline more than makes economic sense.
Americans Gave 鈥淯nprecedented鈥� Millions to Causes in Trump鈥檚 Line of Fire
In the week since Trump鈥檚 election, organizations fighting for the rights of women, immigrants, and others have received a flood of support they鈥檝e never seen before.
What Standing Rock Tells Us About Civil Disobedience
The militarized response to communities of color signals a possible double standard in law enforcement鈥檚 acceptance of civil disobedience.
Will Trump Deport Me? Here鈥檚 What I Told My Son
Since I moved here more than two decades ago, this is the first time I feel vulnerable. But I have faith in millions of Americans to defend my right to be here.
Trump Protests Could Be the Start of a New Civil Rights Era
Social change begins in the streets with citizen activism, but it鈥檚 important to realize this chapter of history is unlike any that has come before.
White People, It鈥檚 the Bigots Where You Live That Need You the Most
To address the bigotry that helped elect Trump, White people might consider the work ahead in their own families and communities.
How Cities Can Protect People Threatened By Trumpism
Cities can offer shelter and protection to their vulnerable citizens and become a place progressives can exert real power.
I Couldn鈥檛 Go to Standing Rock, So I Closed My Bank Accounts Instead
There are 38 banks supporting the Dakota Access pipeline. I found out mine was one of them.
With Trump, a Renewed Call to Radical Feminist Men
Our task is to reject men鈥檚 claim to control women鈥檚 reproductive power and sexuality, while calling out White supremacy and a widening equality gap.
Leader of the Standing Rock Sioux on Prayers and a President Trump
鈥淲e鈥檙e about protecting our future. And that鈥檚 what he should be about.鈥�
4 Ways We Voted For a Better Criminal Justice System
From reducing incarceration levels in Oklahoma to keeping kids out of adult prisons in California, voters gave a few significant wins to the rights of the incarcerated.
After Trump鈥檚 Victory, Stand With Your Community
Don鈥檛 talk about moving to Canada or Costa Rica. Reach out to those who are vulnerable and promise to stand with them.
10 Ways to Cope With What Just Happened
Here are three: Make room for your grief, be with friends, and don鈥檛 dismiss the people who voted for Donald Trump.
How to Find the Good in This Nasty Election Cycle
Four ways to turn election stress into courage and compassion.
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