...So think "resistance" with all your aching heart, a word that must become our promise to what is left of this planet. Gather the others: you already know them. The brave, smart, militant, and, most of all, serious, and together take aim. Do it carefully, but do it.
Then fire for all you're worth.
“Cowardice asks “Is it safe?”, Expediency “Is it politic?”, Vanity “Is it popular?” But Conscience asks “Is it right?” Sometimes one must take a position that is neither safe, politic, nor popular, but is right.”
Fri, May 20 2022
This Part of the Country is Becoming a Sacrifice Zone for Electric Vehicles
Editor’s note: As global warming and ecological collapse accelerates, governments and corporations are unwilling to invest in real solutions. Instead, public fear is increasingly being weaponized to mobilize public subsidies for the so-called [...]
Mon, May 16 2022
Collapse is Coming. An Unsustainable Society Will Not Last.
Editor’s note: Collapse is not just coming; it is already here. Wildlife populations are collapsing, from oceanic fish to birds to amphibians to plankton. The climate system is breaking down. Glaciers and ice sheets are collapsing. Dead zones are [...]
Fri, May 13 2022
Eco-Terrorist or Water Protector? Jessica Reznicek Appeals Terrorism Charges
Oral arguments for a federal appeal in the high profile case of environmental activist Jessica Reznicek will be heard by the 8th circuit court of appeal on May 13. In a defining moment for the climate justice movement and for all civil rights, the court will [...]
Mon, May 09 2022
How to Organize: The Spectrum of Allies
Editor’s note: The following conceptual tool is designed to help community organizers to categorize community groups, businesses, government bodies, and individuals along a “spectrum of allies.” This exercise teaches a fundamental tenet of [...]
Sat, May 07 2022
An Alliance Between Human and Non-Human
Editor’s note: Writing from the mountains of Kerala, rewilder and restorationist Suprabha Seshan explores the pandemic and the war of patriarchy vs. the planet. “It is my sworn mission to salvage the ones burned, maimed, poisoned or reconstituted [...]
Sun, May 01 2022
How to Build a Coalition
Editor’s note: The ability to work with others who we may disagree is fundamental to organizing in a socially fractured, multi-polar world. But doing so is difficult, distasteful, and increasingly rare in our filter-bubble modern experience, where [...]
Fri, Apr 29 2022
Chris Hedges: Cancel Culture, Where Liberalism Goes to Die
Editor’s note: Leftists often see authoritarianism as a hallmark of conservative, right-wing, and fascist governments and organizations. But throughout history, there is an equally troubling trend of left-wing authoritarianism. Today, this strain of [...]
Mon, Apr 25 2022
To the Activists of the World: Thank You
By Max Wilbert We are living in an ecological catastrophe. Our world is being killed before our eyes. This hurts. And so for many people, their response is either apathy, complete emotional shutdown, or a nihilistic embrace of powerlessness. There is another [...]
Fri, Apr 22 2022
How Corrupt Governments Use The Law to Punish Environmentalists
Editor’s note: Monday’s article covered the murder of environmentalists—at least 207 were killed last year. These killings are the extreme end of a spectrum of violence and repression used against environmentalists and land defenders. Another [...]
Mon, Apr 18 2022
207 Environmentalists Were Murdered in 2021
Editor’s note: This article is a call for courage in the face of adversity, apathy, and violence. Two hundred and seven environmentalists were murdered last year—at least. Each fallen land defender is a hero. To save the planet, we must be willing to [...]
