A discussion with labor historian Jeremy Brecher on the strategy, potential and challenges of mass social strikes following ICE's murder of Renee Good. #abolishice

Patience Nitumwesiga’s new documentary, “The Woman Who Poked The Leopard,” covers the life and resistance of the widely misunderstood Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi.

Visionary scholar and author Riane Eisler discusses what it means to build a world rooted in care, courage, and connection.

After an extreme weather event, climate organizers can seize the opportunity to push for tangible policy change.

Leaderless uprisings cascaded across 11 countries and shook governments in 2025. Now, Gen Z protesters must find the road to lasting political power.

Demanding people “remain calm” after ICE's killing in Minneapolis misses the point — the task is not to extinguish anger, but to channel it in defense of life, writes Daniel Hunter.

With Palestinian history censored by the Israeli occupation, youth programs preserve collective memory through traditional music and dance.

In a year of rapid authoritarian backsliding, Waging Nonviolence empowered readers and lifted up the historic protest movements rising to meet the moment. Check out our most read stories of the year.

In the face of rising authoritarianism, creativity is an enduring movement superpower that helped us break through the stranglehold of fear this year.

Frontline communities telling their own stories is essential for holding world leaders accountable to commitments made at COP30.

No strangers to the perils of war, Ukrainian activists and journalists are connecting their struggle to Gaza.

Taoist monk and doctor of Chinese medicine John Blue discusses the role of rest, stillness and attentiveness in the work of justice.

Genocide in Gaza, raids on immigrants and attacks on DEI have spurred urgent calls to boycott companies like Home Depot, Target, Chevron and Microsoft. #BoycottAmazon #BoycottMcDonald #BoycottCocaCola #BoycottChevron #BoycottTarget #BoycottHomeDepot

To counter the march toward militarism at home and abroad, we need a movement with a winning message and broad coalition willing to engage in institutional politics.

Widespread protests across Germany are a sign that the new military conscription legislation will face fierce noncooperation.

To build a powerful movement for peace and justice, ordinary people must first understand that we are in an emergency. Jim Douglass's new book “Martyrs to the Unspeakable” makes this crisis clear.

The famed educator and Highlander Folk School founder Myles Horton offers insights on living through the ups and downs of movement cycles.

From Kenya to Nepal, Gen Z movements sweeping the globe are joyfully defying authoritarianism with memes, stunts and dance videos.

Veteran organizer Marshall Ganz diagnoses how we hit rock-bottom and identifies where we must go next, pointing to Zohran Mamdani's campaign as a model.

Student activists have already won important victories over Trump’s authoritarian agenda and they’re just getting started.

In response to systematic censorship by Meta and other platforms, Palestinians and their allies have built an innovative new playbook of tactics to beat the algorithm.

Mapping the shift from shock to the beginnings of mass action over the last 10 months of the anti-authoritarian struggle in the U.S.

As we approach the holidays, here are eight tips for discussing difficult topics with family that center connection over conflict.

As the U.S. antiwar movement targets the weapons supply chain enabling the genocide in Gaza, it can learn much from the decades-long struggle against cluster bombs in Minneapolis. #armsembargonow

Nonviolent movements that have toppled oppressive regimes, prevented coups and transformed societies follow these four essential steps.

Sudanese organizer Mubarak Elamin discusses Sudan’s long history of nonviolent resistance and international complicity.

Drawing inspiration from other Gen Z movements, Peruvians have removed one scandal-plagued president and are now mobilizing against her right-wing successor.

Sanctions are required to get beyond the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, and love is required to transform the immense trauma in Israel that fuels the violence.

Organizers can borrow ideas from the business world — such as an influential concept called the “innovator’s dilemma” — about where to look for innovation, and about how our movement ecology can make space for it.

Legendary singer and activist Joan Baez discusses the essential role of music in movements, the need to keep our eyes on the prize — and to keep dancing.

Jeremy Varon’s new book, “Our Grief is Not a Cry for War,” honors the commitment and complexity of the movements to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Meta Peace Team member Sheila McCarthy discusses how unarmed civilian protection teams offer protective presence, document abuses, and help make it possible for people — especially children — to remain safely on their land.

After a decades-long struggle to stay on their land, the Palestinian community of Umm al-Khair is committed to resisting new final demolition orders. They are also calling for urgent solidarity and action from the international community to stop the demolitions.

The Genoese dockworkers inserted themselves into the globe’s most contentious political issue, Palestine, using the best tool in any worker’s toolbox: stopping work. Call it a boycott, call it direct action, call it a strike. When workers stop working, bosses & governments take notice. My latest! ✊

Since dockworkers operate at a crucial “choke point” in the military supply chain to Israel, their recent boycotts are a powerful form of solidarity with Gaza.

As other climate campaigns go on the defensive, a new Third Act campaign aims to remove local and state-level barriers to solar energy. #sunday2025

Amid a major rift in Your Party, Britain's new left political party, the climate movement is fighting for a democratic revolution rooted in local assemblies.

We just witnessed the largest protest in US history, but this is just the start. There are now growing signs of defections and noncooperation, which will be key to reclaiming our democracy. #NoKings

By providing a “protective presence” in the West Bank, international activists hope to deter unprecedented settler attacks.

As organizers for No Kings 2 seek historic turnout on Oct. 18, the broader pro-democracy movement has already broken new ground in Trump country. #NoKings

To limit the spread of misinformation, we need to increase our digital literacy skills and be brave enough to have hard personal conversations.

Lifelong peace activist Kathy Kelly discusses the urgent need to move beyond militarism and the false promises of security through violence.

Jimmy Kimmel's censorship seemed like a done deal, but then millions acted quickly, strategically and together in what has become a significant movement win.

The 12-step method that began with Alcoholics Anonymous is a form of mutual aid that can help movement organizers take better care of each other.

As the Disney/ABC boycott took off, youth activist group Get Free mobilized its “Star Wars” fan community, showing the potential of cultural organizing.

To defend academic freedom, universities need to form a large and powerful bloc that can challenge the administration’s attempt to illegitimately remake higher education.

Integrative family physician Dr. Deb Roman discusses what is needed to move the U.S. toward a health system that truly supports healing.

Disney’s reversal on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension wasn’t an act of corporate consciousness — it was a strategic retreat forced by coordinated pressure.

It is easy to feel overwhelmed in the face of so much wrong, writes Daniel Hunter. But the growing chorus of dissent over Disney censoring Jimmy Kimmel shows people are finding courage. #BoycottDisney

Mozambique’s autocratic regime is slowly relenting to steady community organizing for accountability after fraudulent elections.