Rebecca Solnit

Rebecca Solnit is the author of Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities and seven other books, including the award-winning River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West.

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Occupying Wall Street, Shipping Ports, and Hearts

The protests encircling the globe have brought the 99 percent together like never before.

Thu Dec. 22, 2011 11:38 AM PST

Occupy Wall Street: Busted Up but Still Thriving

Why evictions, arrests, and police brutality only add fuel to the OWS fire.

Tue Nov. 22, 2011 12:17 PM PST

How the Arab Spring and Occupy Wall Street Started With One Tunisian Man

At this moment in history, occupation should be everyone's occupation.

Tue Oct. 18, 2011 12:53 PM PDT

Burger King's CEO Apologizes to Farm Workers

A roundup of other news, both good and bad, that you probably haven't heard.

Mon Aug. 1, 2011 12:06 PM PDT

DSK, the IMF, and the Legacy of Colonialism

What makes the sex scandal so resonant is the way the alleged assailant and victim model larger relationships around the world, starting with the IMF's assault on the poor.

Mon May. 23, 2011 11:58 AM PDT

Unpacking the Earthquake Kit

What you need to survive the unexpected.

Mon Mar. 28, 2011 10:37 AM PDT

Hope and Revolution in 2011

The boiling point of water is straightforward, but the boiling point of societies is mysterious.

Mon Mar. 21, 2011 1:27 PM PDT

Our Economy of Kindness

What actually sustains life is far more essential than market forces and much more interesting than selfishness.

Wed Dec. 22, 2010 12:15 PM PST

Jurassic Ballot

When corporations ruled the earth.

Mon Oct. 25, 2010 11:28 AM PDT

350 Degrees of Inseparability

The good news about the very bad news (about climate change.)

Fri Apr. 23, 2010 10:55 AM PDT

When the Media Is the Disaster

In Haiti, words can kill.

Thu Jan. 21, 2010 11:01 AM PST

Earth, Too Big to Fail?

Terminator 2009: judgment days in Copenhagen.

Mon Dec. 21, 2009 10:36 AM PST

Learning How to Count to 350

Can we summon the people power of Berlin in 1989 and Seattle in 1999 to Copenhagen in 2009?

Tue Nov. 24, 2009 2:24 PM PST

How 9/11 Should Be Remembered

The extraordinary achievements of ordinary people.

Thu Sep. 10, 2009 12:31 PM PDT

Welcome to the Impossible World

Consider yourself an honorary graduate of the Internet University of hard knocks, mixed metaphors, and strange analogies.

Sat May. 13, 2006 11:00 PM PDT

Wal-Mart Values and the Company's Art Collection

The company's values are not those of its art collection.

Tue Feb. 21, 2006 12:00 AM PST

2005: Bad Year for Goliath. How About David?

Acknowledging the groups, organizations, publics, and citizenries who stood up for their rights this year

Tue Dec. 20, 2005 12:00 AM PST

Surprises of 2005 (So Far)

Surprises of 2005 (so far): From the depths of gloom strange and even wondrous possibilities emerge.

Tue Oct. 11, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

The Great Gray Whale: Or, This Story Has No Moral

On the difficulty of measuring change -- and of recognizing success.

Sun Jul. 24, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

War Visible

What we don't want to see when we look at Iraq.

July/August 2005 Issue

Acts of Hope: Challenging Empire on the World Stage

The world gets better. It also gets worse. There are probabilities and likelihoods, but there are no guarantees.

Mon Jun. 13, 2005 11:00 PM PDT

Jailbirds I Have Loved

As Thoreau's example makes plain, the civilly disobedient of one moment becomes the icon of the next.

Mon Sep. 27, 2004 11:00 PM PDT

United Colors of America

A report on our nation's pastel-alert crisis.

Wed Jul. 28, 2004 11:00 PM PDT

The Siege of the Sierra Club

Anti-immigration ideologues must not be allowed to hijack John Muir's vision.

Mon Mar. 22, 2004 12:00 AM PST