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Fracking's "Little Revolution": How a People-Powered Movement Fights Big Business for Clean Water

Ellen Cantarow, TomDispatch.com. January 22, 2012.

Consider this, then, an environmental Occupy Wall Street. It knows no divisions of social class or political affiliation. Everyone, after all, needs clean water.

One More Day to Act: Gas Drilling May Begin in New York Soon

Sabrina Artel, AlterNet. January 10, 2012.

It's down to the final wire for public comments on the proposed regulations to allow for industrial gas drilling and fracking in New York.

7 Places the 99% Will Fight Back Hard in 2012

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. January 2, 2012.

With a new year comes new chances for change--and we have some guesses as to where we'll see some exciting actions in 2012.

The Holiday Season is a Time for Clemency

Anthony Papa, AlterNet. December 19, 2011.

A former drug war prisoner explains how clemency set him free, and why he has made it his mission to help other prisoners find freedom.

Are Slower Cities Better for Bikers, the Air, and Our Mental Health?

Will Doig, Salon. December 18, 2011.

Cities around the world are considering radical new speed limits on cars -- slowing down in the name of progress.

New York, California Fight for Tuition Equity for Undocumented Students

Julianne Hing, ColorLines. December 4, 2011.

In the wake of the bruising defeat of the DREAM Act a year go, undocumented immigrant youth are fighting on the state level for access to education.

Civil Society at Ground Zero: You Can Crush the Flowers, But You Can't Stop the Spring

Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch.com. November 22, 2011.

So far, the Occupy instigators and Occupy insiders have been doing a brilliant job of improvising a way that civil society can move forward into the unimaginable.

Message to Occupiers: Stay Strong -- They Can't Beat Down Hopes, Dreams and the Fight for a More Humane World

Don Hazen, AlterNet. November 15, 2011.

There is a long road ahead, but every obstacle overcome leads to a better tomorrow. We just have to refuse to take no for an answer.

New York Cops Defy Order to Arrest Hundreds of ‘Occupy Albany’ Protesters

Andrew Jones, Raw Story. October 24, 2011.

"Governor 1%" Cuomo can't catch a break--after being protested by Occupy Wall Street last week, this week his own police force is refusing to arrest protesters in his backyard.

Activists in New York Target 'Governor 1 Percent': Cuomo Under Fire for Refusing to Extend Millionaire's Tax

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. October 19, 2011.

Tuesday night, Occupy Wall Street protesters marched to give New York Governor Cuomo the message: Stand with the people, not the 1%.

The Reign of the One Percenters: How Income Inequality Is Destroying Our Culture

Christopher Ketcham, Orion Magazine. October 7, 2011.

The corporate elite have wrecked New York's neighborhoods, driving out artists and intellectuals and stifling the creative culture that made the city so famous.

Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Wall Street Protesters is Named in Civil Liberties Lawsuit from 2004 RNC Protests

Karen McVeigh, The Guardian. September 26, 2011.

Officer Anthony Bologna stands accused of false arrest and civil rights violations in a claim brought by a protester arrested in New York in 2004.

New York's New Bike-Sharing Plan is a Model for the Country

Ken Podziba, Comment Is Free. September 15, 2011.

A city known for its sea of yellow taxis and crowded streets, New York is becoming a place no one thought was possible: bikeable.

An Open Letter to NYC Mayor Bloomberg: Be a Leader on Medical Marijuana

Douglas Greene, AlterNet. September 2, 2011.

How does Mayor Bloomberg reconcile his administration’s marijuana policies with your quote in support of the Marriage Equality Act.

As Hurricane Irene Hits the East Coast, Let's Not Forget the Lessons of the Last Big Storm to Shake America

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. August 26, 2011.

Hurricane Katrina hit nearly 6 years ago. As the Northeast readies for a major storm, who's being left out of the disaster preparation?

Why We Need Honest Sex -- and Drug -- Education in Schools

Tony Newman, AlterNet. August 10, 2011.

NYC's Mayor Bloomberg has made sex education mandatory, but we need the same thing for drugs -- let's stop pretending that teenagers won't take them.

10 Kinkiest Cities In America

Anna Pulley, AlterNet. July 31, 2011.

Wish Lonely Planet would stop being such a prude and release a guide to where you can let your inner freak flag fly?

Banning Corporate Personhood: How Communities Are Taking the Law Back from Big Companies

Sabrina Artel, AlterNet. July 14, 2011.

Ben Price of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund explains how communities can fight corporate power with a new legal weapon.

State Fracking Rules Could Allow Drilling Near New York City Water Supply Tunnels

Nicholas Kusnetz, ProPublica. July 14, 2011.

If the drilling rules are approved, New York City's aging water tunnels may be at risk.

The 10 Scariest GOP Governors: Bringing a Radical Right-Wing Agenda To a State Near You

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. July 6, 2011.

The 2010 election saw a right-wing sweep of many state governor's races, and those governors haven't been shy about pushing their conservative shock treatment.

Open Letter to New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo: Do Not Lift Fracking Moratorium!

Maura Stephens, AlterNet. June 30, 2011.

New York is about to lift its ban on hydrofracking. Will Governor Cuomo listen to local activists?

The Gay Rights Movement Has Gone Mainstream -- But Is That a Good Thing?

Joseph Huff-Hannon, Next Magazine. June 23, 2011.

New York's gay community just won the kind of equality that will make us just like everyone else. But do we want to be just like everyone else?

Bi-Partisan Legislation Could Put an End to New York's Costly Marijuana Arrest Crusade

Gabriel Sayegh, AlterNet. May 13, 2011.

Pot arrests are highly expensive for the taxpayer, associated racial disparities are ghastly, and just to ice the cake, most of these arrests are the result of illegal searches.

Are Rich People Leaving New York? Evidence Points The Other Way

Sunshine Ludder, Chloe Tribich, Clarion. April 13, 2011.

New findings are debunking the old assumption that taxes drive the wealthy away.

NY Gov. Cuomo Scores Victory to Close Down Troubled Juvenile Detention Facilities

Anthony Papa, AlterNet. April 6, 2011.

Cuomo's plan to revamp New York State's Juvenile System by reducing the capacity of juvenile centers by 30 percent has become a reality.