Experiments with truth: 9/14/11

    • About two-dozen anti-BART protesters marched along San Francisco’s  Market Street Monday evening in the fifth consecutive weekly rush-hour  demonstration organized by the hacker group “Anonymous.”
    • In India, around 7,000 residents from coastal areas of Idinthakarai and other villages observed a massive hunger strike on Sunday to protest against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP).
    • In Pakistan, dozens of squatters staged a sit-in on Sunday in a protest against the demolition of their houses on Saturday by district administration to clear the land for construction of a road.
    • In the Philippines, eight political prisoners, including a woman, started an eight-day hunger strike in Iloilo on Tuesday as part of a nationwide protest to demand the release of all political detainees in the country.
    • Almost the entire police force of a small town in southern Spain went on sick leave yesterday in a dispute over payments.

    Recent Stories

    • Analysis

    Why we need to think outside the box this election

    October 13, 2026

    Defending the upcoming election from authoritarian capture will require massive turnout, and we all have roles to play.

    • Feature

    Inside the successful campaign against illegal Chinese mining in Africa

    October 9, 2026

    Across rural Southeast Africa, a small but loud grassroots movement has emerged to resist destructive Chinese mining companies — and they are winning.

    • Analysis

    To build stronger movements we need to grieve together

    October 6, 2026

    From police killings to genocide in Gaza, collective grieving practices have built lasting movement infrastructure and helped overcome alienation and burnout.