At a recent United Nations-linked conference on civil society, migration and development, a few radical ideas came forward that caused some controversy, even in this generally pro-migration venue.

Film still of Direct Action (2024), dir. Guillaume Cailleau and Ben Russell If any idea pervades the documentary section at the 62nd New York Film Festival, it is that activism and organizing is an ...

Non-violent direct action against war is a new idea, because any sort of non-violent action and any sort of action against war are both of money or a bad risk or against the wrong people—and there ...

An article that appeared in the April 2011 issue of the Industrial Worker that explains that direct action isn't solely used for its effect on 'bread and butter' issues. Also takes up the question of ...

At a press conference in Delhi on August 18, director Vivek Agnihotri defended his film 'The Bengal Files' against criticism. When asked if the film had distorted history to create a political ...

A central question for any social entrepreneur with a proven, effective innovation is how to scale its impact. For many organizations and funders, the answer to this question is elusive. There are ...

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s Direct Action Plan, the policy mechanism proposed to replace the coal-rich country’s now-defunct carbon trading program, cleared the Senate despite staunch ...