Mining Resistance From Alberta to Argentina
In Patagonia, an Indigenous community’s fight against repressive mining interests mirrors struggles across the hemisphere.
The Struggle for What’s Essential
Global mining companies have used the pandemic to push unwanted projects on vulnerable communities, who are fighting back — and sometimes winning.
One Million COVID-19 Deaths Is a Searing Indictment of Inequality in America
It was poverty that made the pandemic so deadly. We shouldn’t compound the tragedy of 1 million COVID-19 deaths by letting it continue.
‘Reckoning’ with the Economic Marginalization of Native Americans
Efforts to narrow the racial wealth divide must address the disparities that are at the heart of our nation’s founding and still run through its veins in the 21st century.
The Civilian Climate Corps Could Be Transformative. Will Democrats Meet the Moment?
The climate jobs program in the budget reconciliation deal should build on FDR’s initiative in ways that advance equity for all.
Indigenous Peoples Day and the Years of Repair
This Indigenous Peoples Day, the Indigenous-led organization NDN Collective launched the ‘LANDBACK’ campaign.
Webinar: Security, Racism and Solidarity in the Time of Global Pandemics
Khury Petersen-Smith and Rebecca Vilkomerson discuss racism and security, and how the coronavirus pandemic gives us an opportunity to redefine security.
Support Native Businesses This Holiday Season
Native American products enrich many corporations — but often not Natives themselves. We can change that.
The Centuries-Long History of Extractive Greed
Climate change is a symptom of a malevolent virus borne out of capitalism and colonialism. Indigenous liberation shows the path towards healing the planet.
Abusive North American Companies Pay Off Latin American Police to Harass Critics
In countries like Peru, extractive industries contract police to suppress Indigenous protesters and detain international observers — including me.
A ‘Red Deal’: Why Indigenous Communities Belong at the Center of Climate Action
Policies that aren’t rooted in Indigenous communities can cause many of the same oppressive outcomes as extraction.
English-Only Laws Have a Disturbing History
Beyond forming the basis to deny American identity to certain groups, English-only laws neglect the unique contributions of Americans from different backgrounds.
New Mexico’s Drought is a Climate Crisis
And while climate change affects everyone, majority-Native counties are disproportionately affected.
The ‘Declaration of Independence’ Created a Country for Immigrants. What Happened?
A closer look at the United States’ founding document reveals a failure to live up to the principles and ideals expressed in it.
2017 Was Rough, But Movement Leaders Have High Hopes for 2018
Nine movement leaders from all over the world share their hopes for the year to come.