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Fifteen years after the indignados occupied the Puerta del Sol, Madrid’s central plaza is once again the locus of a mass movement that…
On October 9th, the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Was awarded to…
Asia has seen a surge of “Gen Z protests,” led by…
Judge Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize award on October 9 was…
For centuries, the lands stretching from the Levant to the Persian…
Every few months America discovers another “monster.”A celebrity. A billionaire. A…
When the shrill of heavy earthmoving machinery crept towards Elias Mlambo’s…
A longtime friend of Z. Music and storytelling rooted in liberation, solidarity, and resistance.
Learn more
The Wind Cries Freedom, a new book from Michael Albert.
“Read it, argue with it, but don’t look away. The future it recalls is one we must still fight to deserve.”
– Yanis Varoufakis
“The most unusual and intriguing combination of prophecy, manifesto, and movement building manual that I have ever encountered.”
– Bill Fletcher Jr.
“This work fills a huge gap in our social movement literature.”
– Cynthia Peters
Jeremy Brecher’s newest report addresses the increased authoritarian threat under Trump and the MAGA movement.
Brecher asserts that we must look beyond conventional means and consider social strikes — large-scale, nonviolent withdrawal of cooperation, which has brought down authoritarian regimes around the world.
A podcast that asks what do we want & how do we get it.
31 authors & 6 orgs invite you to consider 20 Theses for Liberation, a living document to engage with in a collective process.
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