Category: Taking action
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Can Cap-and-Invest Fix the Climate Crisis?
Federal climate action in the US is in a nosedive, with most policies and programs related to reducing carbon emissions…
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Nonviolent Direct Action in the Fight for Legacy Forests
While working on my latest piece for Columbia Insight, I had the privilege of speaking with an activist involved in…
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When Money Equals Influence
We’re all familiar with the idea that very wealthy people buy themselves access to power with presidents and members of…
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What’s at Risk When You Log a Legacy Forest
Recently, I had the chance to visit one of the oldest remaining forests in Whatcom County, WA. The Bessie Sorts…
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Why is the News Media So Quick to Write Off Social Movements?
Image: protests across the country on April 5. Credit: Nick Knudsen via Bluesky (cropped from original image) There’s a natural…
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Why You SHOULD Take Photos at Protests
Banner image: A photo I took in Missoula, MT years ago that helped document the growing resistance to coal train…
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In Praise of Intergenerational Activism
Image: elders sit around the Christmas tree in the New York State Capitol last month, during a sit-in for climate…
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Five Ways to Resist the Trump Administration
Today seems like a good day to consider how progressives and people who truly care about US democracy can resist…
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Washington State Will Help Lead the Climate Fight in the Next Trump Era
Last month’s election may have been a disaster for environmental progress at the national level–but state-level results tell a different…
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So, You Think You Voted?
A version of this short essay originally appeared on Daily Kos soon after the 2016 election. I have decided to…
Nick Engelfried 