Demonstrators used Virginia’s annual Lobby Day to rage against the Democratic legislature’s imminent, and popular, gun safety proposals.
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Protesters Reject Trump’s War Cries
In Washington and around the nation, the anti-war movement mobilizes for a just future for workers, the climate, and the world.
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Jane Fonda and Friends March (Again) for the Climate
For 11 straight weeks, Fonda has led Fire Drill Fridays, an effort to wake up Congress about the dangers of the climate crisis.
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Through Snow and Rain, Tree Sitters Continue to Fight a Gas Pipeline
The protests, intended to slow down the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Virginia and West Virginia, are now in their second year.
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The Battle in Seattle
A look back at the origins of the 21st-century left
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France’s Yellow Vest Movement, One Year Later
The French protest movement sparked by a gas tax hike remains committed to fighting for economic justice.
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Dreamers Protest as Supreme Court Hears DACA Case
Recipients of DACA and TPS brought their fight to the steps of the courthouse.
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The Battle of Seattle at 20
The legendary protests of the World Trade Organization in 1999 can serve as a model for a deeply needed labor/environmental coalition for climate justice.
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Protests in Canada as Federal Court Hears Key Immigration Case
Arguments began Monday on Canada’s ‘safe third country’ agreement with the U.S., but protesters and plaintiffs argue that the agreement should be immediately suspended.
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Lebanon’s Nationwide Protests Offer a New Narrative for a Divided Country
From Beirut to Tripoli, Lebanese demonstrators are defying sectarian stereotypes in startling ways.
