After four years locked in legal struggle over the construction of the controversial 1,172 mile-long, Dakota Access Pipeline, the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes won a major victory on Monday when a federal court ordered the pipeline to cease its operations by August 5.
September 28, 2017From Haiti to Houston, this volunteer corps stands 20,000 strong and is "waiting for the call."
August 11, 2017Jeff Ordower is the executive director of Global Exchange. He tells Sarah Jaffe: "We are not winning, obviously, but I think we are doing better than I would have anticipated."
July 5, 2017On South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation, Nick Tilsen is upending entrenched poverty and rebuilding his Lakota community.
April 26, 2017Poet Robin Clarke reflects on the Standing Rock protests
April 26, 2017Tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET, watch economist and activist Winona LaDuke's live speech at the Seventh Annual Judith Davidson Moyers Women of Spirit Lectures.
March 16, 2017After protesting in Washington, DC against Donald Trump's pipeline plans last week the Indigenous Environmental Network vows to fight to the end.- February 14, 2017By their witness, the Standing Rock Sioux and other protesters teach us that "the sacred" takes many forms.
February 9, 2017After the Army approves the completion of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline under President Trump, the Native Organizers Alliance vows to continue its fight.
December 19, 2016As banks begin to respond, environmental movements are learning the importance of speaking clearly about the financial risks of fossil fuel investment.
