Activism

It’s beginning to look as if the fight for a livable minimum wage might – just might – alter our political future.

Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, has channeled his frustration with the corruption of money in politics into an ingenious campaign.

Every fast food corporation that sources its tomatoes from Florida has signed onto the Fair Food Program except for Wendy's. Protesters hope to change that.

A new report shines light on a murky world of private espionage.

"Climate change is a difficult fight, but sitting in rooms like this one, it’s hard not to feel optimistic."

Some 400 fossil fuel divestment campaigns are currently underway at American colleges and universities.

Young activists in Switzerland have plutocrats hyperventilating — and spending a fortune to beat back a ballot initiative that would establish a legal limit on the pay gap between top execs and their workers.

Anti-union forces are dissuading workers from joining the United Auto Workers at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant that supports the unionization of its workers.

The state's restrictive abortion law went into effect on Friday. Merritt Tierce, executive director of Texas Equal Access Fund, talks about how women in Texas are faring.

A new short film from the creator of The Story of Stuff examines the path to a less wasteful economy and a more sustainable future.