When I first got wind of the People’s Climate March taking place in New York City on September 21, my first thought was “will
Category: Activism
An amazing tribute to Nelson Mandela
In 2012, artist Marco Cianfanelli created a sculpture as a reminder of the fiftieth anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s arrest in 1962, and subsequent 27-year
Health risks demand a moratorium on fracking
A rapidly growing body of research demonstrates that hydraulic fracturing poses dangers not only to the environment but to people’s health. Once contamination occurs
In response to “Women Against Feminism”
Photographs of young, privileged white women holding handwritten signs about why they “don’t need feminism” have been circulating the internet this week, showing up
We’ve adjusted to the new normal, and that’s unfortunate
Don Corrigan, newspaper editor, author and college professor, taught us something new at the Missouri Progressive Action Group meeting on Saturday. In addition to
Reporters Without Borders: For international freedom of the press
Reporters Without Borders was founded in Montpellier (France) in 1985 by four journalists. The non-profit organization describes its missions as: To continuously monitor attacks
Let’s repeal the ban on gay blood
On July 11, 2014, nationwide, gay men contributed to blood banks in the only way they legally can: Instead of men being able to
Who am I? Guess the progressive
Can you identify this person? Occasional Planet’s “Who Am I” series features people who have made important contributions to liberal thought, progressive politics,
Microbeads: A not-so-tiny problem
In the well-lit aisles of your drugstore, millions of tiny and dangerous pollutants lurk in the cheerful packaging of your favorite exfoliating cleansers.
Gun violence: We’ve abdicated our power to stop the madness
For most of us, safety is something we take for granted. We assume that, after a day at work or leisure, the people we