Activism

Reverend William Barber

White Anti-Racism Must Be Based in Solidarity, Not Altruism White Anti-Racism Must Be Based in Solidarity, Not Altruism

Altruism is too often carried along by the currents of racist capitalism.

Feb 5, 2018 / Jesse A. Myerson

Nuclear Football

Resisting Nuclear Weapons Means Resisting Injustice and Oppression Resisting Nuclear Weapons Means Resisting Injustice and Oppression

Nuclear arsenals are part of broader systems of patriarchy, racism, militarism, and capitalism.

Feb 2, 2018 / Ray Acheson

The People Who Made a Nuclear-Weapons-Prohibition Treaty Possible

The People Who Made a Nuclear-Weapons-Prohibition Treaty Possible The People Who Made a Nuclear-Weapons-Prohibition Treaty Possible

ICAN’s visionary work has brought us that much closer to a nuclear-free world—and won them a Nobel Peace Prize in the process.

Feb 2, 2018 / Ari Beser

Hot Protest in an Ice-Cold Super Bowl City

Hot Protest in an Ice-Cold Super Bowl City Hot Protest in an Ice-Cold Super Bowl City

Local organizers are using old-fashioned solidarity to combat the corporate prom that is Super Bowl week in the Twin Cities.

Feb 1, 2018 / Dave Zirin

I Have a Dream

I Have a Dream I Have a Dream

Love Trumps hate.

Feb 1, 2018 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Ravi Ragbir rally

The Federal Government Is Unraveling—but the State of Our Cities Is Strong The Federal Government Is Unraveling—but the State of Our Cities Is Strong

Dispatches from the urban resistance, from Philadelphia to Seattle and beyond

Jan 31, 2018 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias

After a Dismal State of the Union, ‘We’re Going to Shake Off Trump’s Dark Shadow’

After a Dismal State of the Union, ‘We’re Going to Shake Off Trump’s Dark Shadow’ After a Dismal State of the Union, ‘We’re Going to Shake Off Trump’s Dark Shadow’

The best part of State of the Union night was the rejection of Trump’s bullying, and the outlining by Donna Edwards of an alternative vision.

Jan 31, 2018 / John Nichols

Trump Is Trying to Deport Her—She’s Attending His State of the Union

Trump Is Trying to Deport Her—She’s Attending His State of the Union Trump Is Trying to Deport Her—She’s Attending His State of the Union

Maru Mora Villalpando is one of a dozen activists attending tonight’s speech whose life hang in the balance.

Jan 30, 2018 / Julianne Hing

MuslimBan protest

How the Courts Have Stymied Trump How the Courts Have Stymied Trump

Along with citizen activism, they have proven to be an important safeguard of constitutional liberty—but the Supreme Court has yet to weigh in.

Jan 30, 2018 / David Cole

Las paredes de esta iglesia son lo único que separa a Amanda Morales de la deportación

Las paredes de esta iglesia son lo único que separa a Amanda Morales de la deportación Las paredes de esta iglesia son lo único que separa a Amanda Morales de la deportación

Episodio 1: La historia de una madre indocumentada y su lucha por mantener a su familia unida.

Jan 30, 2018 / Photo Essay / Laura Gottesdiener, Malav Kanuga, and Cinthya Santos Briones

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