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The Fourth Branch: How Conscience and Civic Vigilance May Save the Republic

Ordinary citizens, lower courts, military officers, advocacy groups, and artists together form a novel “fourth branch,” acting as a moral immune system of the body politic, sustaining its health when power itself has become a vector of disease.

Martina Moneke
Oct 13, 2025
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We’re Going After Wells Fargo—Here’s Why

On August 15, we’re planning a nationwide day of actions at Wells Fargo’s headquarters, corporate offices, and branches across the country, to make it clear that the bank cannot bend the knee to Trump without massive backlash.

Michelle Merrill
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Aug 13, 2025
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'Unprecedented': Trump Can't Run Again, So Why Is His Super PAC Raising Record-Busting Sums of Cash?

"Trump's super PAC has used pay-to-play to raise big money from special interests like a legalized shakedown," said an advocate for Public Citizen.

Brad Reed
Aug 06, 2025
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​Fighting Together for Life, Water, and Land: From Line 5 to Gaza

The deep connections between Line 5 and Gaza serve as a stark reminder of the urgent need for united, organized resistance to defend justice, the land, and human and nonhuman life.

Marc Rosenthal
Stephanie Spehar
Jul 17, 2025
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Big Oil Is Abusing the Law to Silence Water Protectors; It Won’t Succeed

What to do? Stand our ground. Make the solutions. And keep working together.

Winona Laduke
Apr 21, 2025
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Greenpeace Says Latest Keystone Pipeline Spill Shows Why Big Oil Targets Climate Activists

"Oil companies know that protest works," said Greenpeace USA's leader.

Jessica Corbett
Apr 11, 2025
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The Verdict Against Greenpeace Is an Attack on Us All

It is critical for Greenpeace and its allies to lean into the verdict and issue a call to action to the entire environmental movement and broader civil society organizations.

Steven Donziger
Mar 26, 2025
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The End of Free Speech?

If the White House can punish anybody who engages in speech it dislikes, nobody will be free to criticize the government—and corporate criminals will be free to run amok.

Toni Aguilar Rosenthal
Mar 22, 2025
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'Travesty of Justice': Jury Finds Greenpeace Must Pay Over $660 Million in Dakota Access Pipeline Case

"We will not be silenced," the green group said in response to the verdict.

Jessica Corbett
Mar 19, 2025
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Big Oil’s Revenge: the Lawsuit That Could Crush Climate Activism

Energy Transfer’s case against Greenpeace could redefine First Amendment rights for everyone in the U.S. It must be exposed for the grave threat it is.

Paul Paz Y Miño
Mar 17, 2025

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