Need Not Twist Boston Arms to Pressure Bank of America

Posted March 29, 2013 in The Understory

Perhaps it’s the weather or our coastal position, the intellectual attitudes or revolutionary roots–this much is clear: there is no shortage of enthusiasm in Boston to expose Bank of America…

Pledging to Resist the Keystone XL Madness

Posted March 18, 2013 in The Understory

In the smart new F/X drama “The Americans” about Elizabeth and Phillip, a pair of lovable Soviet sleeper agents living in the DC suburbs during the Reagan-era 1980s, a top…

Divestistas: From Opposition to Resistance

Posted March 7, 2013 in The Understory

I had the great privilege of representing Rainforest Action Network at the student-led Power Up! Divest Fossil Fuels Convergence. Hosted by Swarthmore Mountain Justice, students from around the country gathered…

Texas Oil Spill Hits Home for Tar Sands Activists

Posted February 27, 2013 in The Understory

Does the Tar Sands Blockade (TSB) have a crystal ball we didn’t know about? Yesterday in Tyler County, TX, a pipeline operated by Sunoco Logistics sprung a leak and spilled 20,000…

RAN Board Chair Arrested in front of White House

Posted February 13, 2013 in The Understory

As you read this, I am being arrested in Washington D.C. in front of the White House. I am here with more than 40 others—including environmental luminaries, a Texas landowner,…

UC Students Give Bank of America Recruiters a Reality Check

Posted January 31, 2013 in The Understory

This morning, Bank of America campus recruiters at the University of California (UC) at Berkeley who were working to recruit students into the bank’s internship program got a reality check…

Bank of America’s Recruiters Not Welcome on Campus

Posted January 29, 2013 in The Understory

This morning, Bank of America campus recruiters at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) found the best and the brightest in their student interviews. Unfortunately for the bank,…