Zumbi dos Palmares was the leader of the great Palmares Quilombo, in colonial Brazil. He was killed by Portuguese forces on Nov. 20, 1695, after years of struggle. He is Brazil’s greatest hero of Black resistance. This is episode 77 of Stories of Resistance.
Rigorous, principled, independent journalism is an essential part of movement building.
“I feel so strongly that, in these moments where we feel like there's not a lot of hope, there's a lot of hope when it comes to this community… There is so much power and influence that labor has, it could be so transformative.”
“The presence of lobbyists and other representatives from the fossil fuel industry… is a huge problem, obviously, for the COP process,” Dharna Noor says. “The idea that these companies that have their profit wrapped up in the continued sale and use of fossil fuels is outright contrary to the very goals of the Paris Agreement, including the less radical ones.”
“Trump is prioritizing weapons-contractor profits and his own family’s business interests,” said US Rep. Ilhan Omar.
“Our city has gone from a thriving city to a standstill,” said one local official.
"Hospitals have become targets for the Israeli occupation and the Israeli army. Many hospitals have been destroyed... Doctors, nurses, and medical teams have been kidnapped from hospital premises."
“Alabama prisons are completely lawless at this point,” author Matthew Whalan says. “A lot of the order that is injected into them is really just from prisoners organizing themselves.”
"This is an open-ended strike… They're going to be on strike until they win. This is a big escalation… That's got to be kind of scary for the suits.”
When the banks put farmers’ homes and land up for auction, their neighbors would arrive already committed to keep the price low. They would bid next to nothing, then give it all back. This is episode 76 of Stories of Resistance.
“The Zohran moment extends beyond NYC,” said one organizer.
For nearly 20 years, Jeffrey Epstein’s fortune shielded him from justice. We followed the money to uncover how privilege and power made his crimes possible.
A veteran of the free speech movement in the ‘60s, historian David Hollinger shares hard-won lessons about defending free speech and academic freedom from extinction in the age of Trump.
“We've been fighting for a very long time, and we're at the point now where we're done—and workers will go on strike by Thursday if this company does not come back with some new proposals and resolve all of these ridiculous Unfair Labor Practice charges.”
A leader at the human rights group called the proposal “a dangerous and dramatic step backwards and a product of ongoing impunity for Israel’s system of apartheid and its genocide in Gaza.”
The Peculiar Patriot, performed in more than 35 US prisons, reveals the human cost of mass incarceration and the enduring ties between slavery and the prison system.
“Let’s be clear — this proposal isn’t a compromise, it’s a capitulation,” said one progressive lawmaker in the US House.
From the NYT editorial board to CNN panels, Zohran Mamdani is hearing unsolicited advice––and veiled threats––from US corporate media.
“Those laid off now are finding it harder to quickly secure new roles,” one of the report’s authors said.
