"We will be ungovernable": Resistance 2.0 pivots to disruption "Our folks want to do more than just mass mobilization," one organizer said. Axios · Jan 19
Trump inauguration anniversary walkouts: here’s what to know Amid escalating ICE raids and attacks on gender-affirming care, organizers ask people to join ‘Free America Walkout’ The Guardian - US · Jan 17
‘Outrageous’ climate activists get in the faces of politicians and oil bosses – will it work? As the climate crisis has deepened, protesters have become more confrontational – and their ambitions have grown The Guardian - US · Apr 25, 2024
Tens of thousands march against fossil fuels in New York ahead of climate summit Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil and natural gas. France 24 · Sep 18, 2023
Climate activists target jets, yachts and golf in a string of global protests against luxury Climate activism has intensified in the past few years as the planet warms to dangerous levels, igniting more extreme heat, floods, storms and wildfires around the world The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023
Why confrontational activism works You're not supposed to like it when protesters throw soup on a van Gogh Salon · Dec 21, 2022
Throwing soup at the problem: are radical climate protests helping or hurting the cause? The rise of activists targeting famous artworks has experts divided on whether such tactics benefit social movements The Guardian - AU · Nov 12, 2022
Fed up young climate activists: 'Adults aren't listening' An AP questionnaire of more than 130 young climate activists finds that the future they envision — even fear — has them frustrated and anxious The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022
War fallout and aid demands are overshadowing the climate talks in Egypt War in Ukraine, rising energy and food prices, and growing enmity between the West on the one hand and Russia and China on the other make finding cooperation at the coming climate talks difficult. WEKU · Nov 4, 2022
War fallout, aid demands overshadow climate talks in Egypt Each year there are high hopes for the two-week United Nations climate gathering and, almost inevitably, disappointment when it doesn’t deliver another landmark pact like the one agreed 2015 in Paris The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022
Van Gogh soup stunt sparks criticism "The piece is fine. But the damage to the spirit of it isn't," said one writer. "Ignorance wins." Salon · Oct 15, 2022
‘Like a public shaming’: a night with the eco-activists deflating SUV tires A group of Gen Z activists is targeting gas-guzzling vehicles as frustration mounts over US inaction on the climate crisis The Guardian - US · Jul 27, 2022
Will Bunch: How Americans angry over abortion rights, guns can turn rage into a mass movement Betsy Clarke, a 68-year-old retired psychotherapist in Normandy Beach, New Jersey, is the classic profile of lifelong Democratic Party activist, who first marched for abortion rights some 40 years ago. More recently, she attended the massive Women's March after Donald Trump's inauguration, protested for gun control, donated to congressional candidates,… The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 18, 2022
IPCC: We can tackle climate change if big oil gets out of the way Experts say criticism of oil and gas’s ‘climate-blocking activities’ cut from final draft, reflective of industry’s power and influence The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2022