Jake Olzen
Deemed too dangerous for broadcast 45 years ago today, the iconic footage of nine Catholic activists burning draft files might have been lost forever if not for a dogged and sympathetic reporter. More
Current and former prisoners, activists, lawyers, journalists and guards have all played significant roles in getting Guantánamo back into the mainstream consciousness and, hopefully, back on the political agenda.More
With polls showing that a majority of the public is war-weary and supports cutting defense spending, the peace movement finds itself in a rare moment of opportunity. More
As coffee growers across the Americas face one of the greatest production crises in decades, they are organizing collective action to demand alternatives.More
As immigration-reform legislation begins to take shape, immigrant-rights activists insist that any legislation that divides their communities will not work.More
“Workers of the world unite!” says the traditional slogan of the Industrial Workers of the World. The Wobblies, since their founding in 1905, have envisioned a global union capable of waging a worldwide general strike.More
One might think this would be over by now. Four years ago, President Obama signed an executive order to close the military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, yet it remains open.More
Hundreds of workers and supporters gathered in Chicago’s Cityfront Plaza on Thursday to speak out against the ways that major retail and fast food corporations are weakening the city’s economy with poverty-level wages.More
On December 6, two historic new laws in Washington State take effect. A majority of voters chose last month to legalize marijuana and pass measures for marriage equality, thanks to community organizing efforts and social change movements concretely focused on policy issues.More
