How Women-Led Movements Are Redefining Power, From California to Nepal
In the face of corporate domination, economic injustice, and climate change, movements led by women offer a revolutionary path.
Native rights
The West Coast Is the World鈥檚 5th Largest Economy. Can It Unite to Stop Big Oil?
From First Nations activism to innovative city initiatives, the West Coast is leading the fight against global warming even as many countries lag behind.
The Oil Industry Won in Alberta. Now First Nations Look to Heal Their Land
The Alberta tar sands are home to the third-largest proven reserves of crude oil in the world. Here, First Nations engage in a complex dance of resistance to and cooperation with industry in order to survive.
As Rising Seas Force Exile, Islanders Hold Fast to What Matters Most
Pacific Islanders are among the first victims of climate change-induced sea level rise. As natives quickly run out of land and struggle to maintain crops, leaders are searching for ways to protect their people and thousands of years of cultural heritage.
One Clan鈥檚 Unique Weapon Against Big Oil
Because the Unist鈥檕t鈥檈n clan has given up no land rights after decades of courtroom battles, they maintain a strong foothold on land crucial to future oil expansion plans.
In North Dakota鈥檚 Booming Oil Patch, One Tribe Beat Back Fracking
The Turtle Mountain Band was among the first tribes to ban the drilling process. Here鈥檚 the difference it made.
Big Oil and Gas Want Them Out, But One Small Clan Is Standing Up to Pipeline Expansion
A First Nations clan is bringing pipeline projects to a grinding halt鈥攕imply by occupying their traditional lands.
In Photos: The Seed-Saving Farmers Who Pass Down Land to Their Daughters
In northeastern India鈥檚 mountainous state of Meghalaya, youngest daughters inherit the land鈥攁nd the ancient food heritage of their mothers.
Locals Dig Deep to Save Himalayan Springs From Drying Out
Water has become increasingly scarce in northwest India. As rain patterns shift and temperatures rise, communities are using small-scale local solutions to avoid dire drought.
Drug Use Down, Hope Up: A Canoe Journey Inspires Native Youth
Reversing the trauma of assimilation isn鈥檛 easy, but tribes believe that bringing ancestral values directly to the youth is the answer.
COP21: A Rallying Cry鈥擭o Climate Justice Without Full Indigenous Rights
"We realize that in this country we don鈥檛 have political power. So we have always looked at building alliances, coalitions, or being part of coalitions."
COP21: Why These 15 Women Champions Should Have Seats at the Table
Studies show that collective intelligence rises with the number of women in a group鈥攂ut women are often underrepresented at talks like the ones going on in Paris this week. Meet 15 leaders worth listening to.
Special Report: The First Nations Blockade That Could Shut Down the Tar Sands
Journey with us to the Unis'to'ten camp, where one First Nations clan stands in the path of three pipelines.
How to Stop a Pipeline: The People Behind the Unist鈥檕t鈥檈n Encampment
In British Columbia, a clan of the Wet鈥檚uwet鈥檈n First Nation has reoccupied its traditional lands in order to stop several proposed energy pipelines.
Dispatches From the Edge of Change: Why Montana鈥檚 Fossil-Fuel Resistance Gives Me Hope
Meet the ranchers, grandmothers, professors, and tribes who are bringing back grizzlies, blocking oil equipment deliveries, getting arrested鈥攁nd having a great time doing it.
鈥淵ou Fly to the Edge of the Tar Sands, and … No Life鈥�: A Montana Professor on the Issue of Our Time
University of Montana professor George Price on permaculture, race, and how he鈥檚 standing up to tar sands extraction.
The Rad History Book Every Girl (and Boy) Should Have on Their Bookshelf
A new feminist children's book honors 26 awesome women who changed the world.
The Indigenous Rituals That Heal Us
How the Medicine Wheel can guide us to transform communities that have suffered from racial injustice
What Native Hawaiian Culture Can Teach Us About Gender Identity
As the documentary Kumu Hina reveals, living between both genders is the more powerful 鈥渕ahu" way.
Solar Panels Are Part of the Pope鈥檚 Revolution鈥擝ut So Is Dismantling Structural Racism
The Pope is talking about a revolution that goes way beyond simply adding renewable energy to our current extractive economy.
150 Years Later, Two Universities Answer for Their Founder’s Role in the Sand Creek Massacre
Under pressure from students and community members, Northwestern University and University of Denver take the first steps towards righting historic wrongs.
Young Guatemalan Farmers Fight For Land Rights, Local Food, and Sustainable Traditions Endangered by Global Trade Deals鈥�
The same forces that have driven many onto the migrant trail have led to the emergence of a movement of young campesinos organizing to stay on their land.
From Watersheds to Mountains, What If We Based Our Borders on Nature?
Bioregionalism is one possible vision of a future that works for people and for the Earth.
Alternative Currencies Are Bigger Than Bitcoin: How They鈥檙e Building Prosperity From London to Kenya
The Brixton Pound, Koru Kenya, and Mazacoin are all attempting to achieve a common goal: empowering people in a monetarily unequal world, from the bottom up.
Deep in the Amazon, a Tiny Tribe Is Beating Big Oil
The people of Sarayaku are a leading force in 21st century indigenous resistance, engaging the western world politically, legally, and philosophically.
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