First it was tea. Then it was salt. Now it’s sand. Anti-frac sand activist Steve Clemens being arrested. (Rise Up Times, originally published in the Winona Daily News) PopularResistance.org February 18, 2014 Originally published on WagingNonviolence.org Successful nonviolent action often hinges on fusing the transcendent with the everyday. While it frames the struggle in visionary terms like More
President Obama isn’t just not fixing climate change—he’s making it worse. By BILL MCKIBBEN and MIKE TIDWELL Politico.org January 21, 2014 If you want to know just how bad an idea it is for America to ship “fracked” natural gas to overseas markets, travel the 65 miles from the White House to a place called More
When Law Becomes An IdolBy Steve Clemens Feb. 3, 2014 MinnonistaRelated Galleries> Photo Gallery: Frac Sand Protests (4/29/13) Thirty-five people were arrested for trespassing during a large protest against frac sand Monday morning staged at two separate locations in Winona. April 29, 2013Day 1 of Frac Sand Trial in Winona, MN"I don't have an opinion about More
By Ted Asregado Truthout | Video Interview 02 February 2014 Truthout.org [youtube=http://youtu.be/mbOhELlpAcc] President Barack Obama enters the House Chamber of the Capitol Building to deliver the State of the Union address, Jan. 28, 2014. (Photo: Gabriella Demczuk / The New York Times) A politician who tries to please as many factions as he or she can often ends More
Movement News and Resources PopularResistance.org October 5, 2013 Debate: Strategy And Tactics In The Environmental Movement Climate & Capitalism published a statement by Chris Williams, an EcoSocialist, about strategies and tactics in the environmental movement. Then they published a response from Sasha Ross of Earth First! Journal, with a response from Williams. It is a More
