Organizing for climate and social justice

As protests continue in Chile over systemic inequality, the government is resorting to tactics not seen since the dictatorship

“Largest Mobilization Since the End of Dictatorship”

Maybe people here, like protesters in places like Chile, will be angry enough and afraid enough to demand that their elected officials do something now before it’s too late to do anything

Any assembly of two or more people linked to the climate group is now illegal

Seven years ago, Chávez delivered his final major speech, laying out his vision of Venezuela’s socialist transition

Americans are aging, and millions will be unable to afford long-term care. The only way to avert social catastrophe is to implement a Medicare-for-All system with comprehensive long-term care benefits

Since October 14, in bars, restaurants and public transport across Catalonia, there has been practically no other topic of conversation than the Spanish court’s vindictive sentences against the twelve leaders of the October 1, 2017 independence referendum

The ongoing uprising in Lebanon, fuelled by political disillusionment and economic anxiety, is an extraordinary opportunity for progressive movements to change politics

“When workers stand together, fight back, and demand an end to corporate greed—they win”

As one protester said the night uprisings came to an end, if the government doesn’t comply with his promises to work with the people, “we’ll come back with more force, and the president knows this.”

How does the peace movement participate in the construction of a progressive majority that justifiably seeks to overturn the Trump era and all that it stands for: climate disaster, growing economic inequality, racism, sexism, homophobia, and hybrid war?

How do we recognize the similarities between people of different class positions without papering over the differences?

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have been betrayed by the US, giving the Turkish state a green light to carry out atrocities in Northern Syria

In both cases, the strikes have enabled the workers to feel their real strength

In Massachusetts, strikes are unlawful for public sector workers. That didn’t stop the Dedham Educators Association from walking out this morning after an overwhelming 248- 2 (out of 280 members) strike vote

There’s no telling what this cornered animal and its deranged backers might do in the next few weeks and months

What started as a student protest against fare hikes has turned into a widely supported civil uprising against President Piñera’s authoritarian neoliberal regime

In the face of the emerging tyranny and fascist politics that are spreading across the globe, it is time to merge a sense of moral outrage with a sense of civic courage and collective action

“A central element of Bargaining for the Common Good is researching and identifying the banks, private equity firms, and hedge funds who are pulling the strings.”