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A Call to Civil Disobedience Against the Keystone Pipeline

by Bryan Farrell 08-08-2011

Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher was sentenced recently to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine for disrupting a federal oil and gas lease auction in 2008 that was later deemed illegal. But don't cry for him. Having met the man, I can confidently say the last thing he wants is pity.

At a speaking engagement earlier this year, someone asked Tim how we could keep him from going to prison. He quickly responded, "I'm not sure keeping me out of prison is a good thing. I'd rather think about having you join me." After all, he didn't do it for himself.

The Battle of Blair Mountain Redux

by Bryan Farrell 06-14-2011

Hundreds of miners, activists, students, academics, environmentalists, and other citizens are marching to West Virginia's historic Blair Mountain in an effort to save it from mountaintop removal.

Yemen: The Difference Between a Peaceful Revolution and Violent Clashes

by Bryan Farrell 06-08-2011
Atiaf Alwazir, who runs the blog Woman from Yemen, has a new post explaining the relationship between what she calls the "peaceful

How Peer Pressure Creates Social Change

by Bryan Farrell 06-03-2011
People are rarely swayed by information alone.

Navy Honors and Discredits C

by Bryan Farrell 05-25-2011
No one delivers sad irony quite like the United States Military. Yesterday the U.S.

How To Start a Revolution: A New Film About Gene Sharp

by Bryan Farrell 03-21-2011

With all the recent and well-deserved attention on the work of Gene Sharp, it shouldn't come as any surprise that a film about the foremost living strategist of nonviolent action is soon to be released.

Wisconsin Strengthens Ties Between Labor and Environment

by Bryan Farrell 03-16-2011
Corporations have long used the false rhetoric of "jobs versus the environment" to pit what would be natural allies -- environmentalists and labor activists -- against one another.

Understanding the Protests in Egypt

by Bryan Farrell 01-27-2011
The massive anti-government protests that flared in Egypt yesterday, in which Read More

Recipes for Resistance: Cooking With GMOs

by Bryan Farrell 11-04-2010
As genetically modified organisms (GMOs) become more prevalent, so do protests against them.

Vandalism: A Dead-End Tactic at Toronto's G20

by Bryan Farrell 06-29-2010
During Saturday's nonviolent protest of about 5,000 activists outside the conference center in downtown Toronto, where leaders of the G20 were me

Wendell Berry Protests Coal's Influence in Kentucky

by Bryan Farrell 06-25-2010
Renowned Kentucky farmer, poet, essayist, and environmental writer We

California Band Hires Latino Day Laborers

by Bryan Farrell 06-08-2010
A San Francisco band called Monarchs hired three Latino day laborers to pose as the band members in a music video for their song "Mexicans." Both the video and the song pay tribute to the

If the Tea Party movement were consistent, it would tackle defense spending.

by Bryan Farrell 02-25-2010
On the one hand, as a new CNN poll shows, 11 percent of Americans i