A venerable labor song has a question for the leaders of the AFL-CIO: Which side are you on? When it comes to planetary survival, the answer from the top of the AFL-CIO hierarchy remains: We’re on the wrong side.

Thousands upon thousands of pipeline opponents will participate Tuesday in “#NoDAPL Day of Action” events around the country.

What’s happening at Standing Rock feels like a new civil rights movement. It’s only a beginning but it’s a spectacular beginning and a reminder that sometimes the future is made by dreamers and warriors.