Activists

An activist dressed as a bumblebee protests for better conditions for insects on June 19th, 2019, in Berlin, Germany.

A protester holds a sign during a demonstration outside of the James R. Browning United States Courthouse on June 11th, 2019, in San Francisco, California.

Youth protest during the seventh annual Brussels youth climate march on February 21st, 2019, in Brussels, Belgium.

An activist pays tribute at a memorial for the more than 100 Maidan activists who were killed during the 2014 Ukranian revolution, at a memorial event near Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on February 20th, 2019.

They're not all sad—many are stories of persistence, problem-solving, and triumph in the face of adversity.

A lawsuit alleging that immigration authorities infiltrated a Vermont-based advocacy group could have national ramifications.

Demonstrators protest against the upcoming G20 summit in Leon Kolbowsky Stadium on November 27th, 2018, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A climate activist is arrested after spray-painting on the gates outside the Houses of Parliament on November 14th, 2018, in London, England.

LGBTQ activists hold a "We Will Not Be Erased" rally in front of the White House October 22nd, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

The ongoing cases against the J20 defendants represent a dangerous precedent for future social justice movements: guilt by association.

Greenpeace activists stage an action against diesel cars on February 19th, 2018, in Stuttgart, Germany.

Local organizers are pushing hard to get rent control on a spring referendum—but can their efforts succeed?

Sandra Valenzuela and Jorge Baca created Santa Mari La Juaricua to bring attention to communities in the Mexican capital displaced by the influx of wealthier populations.

At least 200 people were killed in 24 countries last year in retaliation for standing up to environmentally destructive industrial projects.

Many say getting arrested, and then helping those in prison, is part of the point.

The whole idea of a democracy is that the majority is generally supposed to get its way. But time and again, it’s not the majority but a potent minority that drives—or prevents—progress.