Global Justice Movement

Want to Support the Fight Against Fascism? Boycott Trump’s World Cup.

Want to Support the Fight Against Fascism? Boycott Trump’s World Cup. Want to Support the Fight Against Fascism? Boycott Trump’s World Cup.

In this week’s Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s Justice correspondent urges soccer lovers to stay away, takes on the attacks on Alex Pretti, and warns of a dangerous anti-voting bill.

Jan 30, 2026 / Elie Mystal

Federal agents push back protesters during the “ICE OUT! Noise Demo” outside a hotel in Minneapolis, on January 25, 2026.

Occupied Minnesota Occupied Minnesota

Minneapolis right now reminds me of what I’ve seen during my time in the West Bank.

Jan 28, 2026 / Ariel Gold

Students protest against ICE during a walkout at the University of Minnesota on January 26, 2026.

“The Nation” Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize “The Nation” Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize

With their resistance to violent authoritarianism, the people of Minneapolis have renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for “the positive affirmation of peace.”

Jan 28, 2026 / The Editors

Displaced Palestinian youths take part in a training session at the Aida Refugee Camp's football pitch, next to the separation wall outside Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, on December 16, 2025, a few weeks after an Israeli military decision to demolish the field.

What It Took to Save a Soccer Field in Palestine What It Took to Save a Soccer Field in Palestine

Europe’s governing soccer body saves a pitch in the West Bank—but is it only because the Swiss Parliament is threatening to pull its tax exemption over its inclusion of Israel?

Jan 22, 2026 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

Puerto Rico’s Mothers Against War Turn to Revolutionary Love

Puerto Rico’s Mothers Against War Turn to Revolutionary Love Puerto Rico’s Mothers Against War Turn to Revolutionary Love

Formed to oppose the Iraq War, Madres Contra La Guerra have now spent decades trying to end Puerto Rico’s role at the center of the US war machine in Latin America.

Jan 16, 2026 / Andrea Contreras

The Park Fire burns through the night on July 30, 2024, near Chico, California.

What Justice on a Burning Planet? What Justice on a Burning Planet?

Andreas Malm and Thea Riofrancos joined The Nation’s Wen Stephenson in an urgent conversation about the left and the climate emergency.

Jan 5, 2026 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson, Andreas Malm, and Thea Riofrancos

San Diego Bishop-Designate Michael Pham, center left, and Father Scott Santarosa, center right, stand next to other faith leaders in front of the Edward J. Schwartz federal building on June 20, 2025, in San Diego, California.

San Diego’s Clergy Offer Solace to Immigrants—and a Shield Against ICE San Diego’s Clergy Offer Solace to Immigrants—and a Shield Against ICE

In no other US city has the faith community mobilized at such a large scale to defend immigrants against the federal government.

Dec 5, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

In an Unusual Twist, the Prosecution of a Gaza Protester Puts Israel on Trial

In an Unusual Twist, the Prosecution of a Gaza Protester Puts Israel on Trial In an Unusual Twist, the Prosecution of a Gaza Protester Puts Israel on Trial

An activist argued that genocide in Gaza necessitated disrupting business as usual. The City of Chicago argued in defense of Israel—and against civil disobedience.

Nov 19, 2025 / Sarah Lazare

Participants demonstrate against US President Donald Trump’s administration, including against ICE, entrepreneur Elon Musk, and US Health Secretary Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. outside the US embassy as they attend the global “No Kings” protest in front of the Brandenburg Gate on October 18, 2025, in Berlin, Germany.

Public Health Was a Place for Warriors Once. It Needs to Be Again. Public Health Was a Place for Warriors Once. It Needs to Be Again.

It's time for us to reconnect with the radical, system-changing spirit that was once at the heart of our field.

Nov 6, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

Human rights defenders ride aboard a vessel departing from Tunisia’s northern port of Bizerte on September 14, 2025, to join the last boats taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, bound for the Gaza Strip to break Israel’s blockade on the Palestinian territory.

A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla

A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.

Oct 16, 2025 / Alex Colston

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