Nobody’s Hero: An appreciation of activist and punk musician Mike May

May was a constant presence at New York-area demonstrations, protests, marches and picket lines for workers and those unjustly targeted by the state.

Baltimore’s Disgrace Is Its History of Police Violence

Though the media play up violence of protesters, it pales in comparison with police conduct

Illuminator Art Collective Brings Back Brooklyn’s Edward Snowden Monument

The Illuminator Art Collective recreated the intervention ephemerally by projecting an image of the sculpture into a cloud of smoke.

It’s Time To #FloodTheSystem

Beginning today, our allies at Rising Tide North America are calling for mass actions in the Fall of 2015

Infiltration As Federal Crime

In January, a woman from Project Veritas calling herself Laura Lewis attended a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Staten Island led by Erica Garner, the daughter of Eric Garner.

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Former Occupy Wall Street protesters rally around Bernie Sanders campaign

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Protesters say movement’s unorthodox style has laid groundwork for Sanders’ success.

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Iowa fast-food workers call for $15 per hour during protests

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The walkouts are part of a daylong series of protest that will end with a 1,000 person march on the GOP debate.

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The Campus Protests Cheat Sheet: Ithaca College's President Is Stepping Down

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The country’s college campuses have seen a surge in student activism amid escalating tensions over their hostile racial climates.

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Bernie Sanders Takes On Wall Street and the Big Banks

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Populist anger in the aftermath of the financial crisis fueled Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

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Economic apartheid: Explosive report shows how rich Americans have their own “private tax system that saves them billions”

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Protests are planned during New Year’s Eve festivities in downtown Baltimore to call attention to alleged police misconduct.

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A handful of students decided to occupy a school in São Paulo. Within a week, nearly 100 schools had been occupied, and, a week later, 200.

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