Social Justice

More Than a Wall: Photos of 30 Years of Life Along the US-Mexico Border

More Than a Wall: Photos of 30 Years of Life Along the US-Mexico Border More Than a Wall: Photos of 30 Years of Life Along the US-Mexico Border

Successive US administrations have sought to turn the borderlands into a land of death—but these photos prove it is very much a land of the living.

Sep 12, 2019 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

Fighting Poverty

Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People

No new census data, policy paper, or talking point will do it. That’s why the Poor People’s Campaign is building “a movement that votes.”

Sep 11, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

China CCTV flag salute

How Do People in China Really Feel About Hong Kong? It’s Complicated. How Do People in China Really Feel About Hong Kong? It’s Complicated.

Not everyone in China believes the state-run media.

Sep 6, 2019 / Nation contributor

Take Action Now: Support Workers After Labor Day

Take Action Now: Support Workers After Labor Day Take Action Now: Support Workers After Labor Day

Lend your voice to the struggles of home care workers and food-service workers, then respond to the Odessa shooting.

Sep 4, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction

Z portrait

Black Socialists of America Is Putting Anti-Capitalism on the Map Black Socialists of America Is Putting Anti-Capitalism on the Map

Z, the co-founder of BSA, talks with The Nation about building alternatives to capitalism.

Aug 28, 2019 / Q&A / Teddy Ostrow

Indivisible Is Working Hard to Live Up to Its Name

Indivisible Is Working Hard to Live Up to Its Name Indivisible Is Working Hard to Live Up to Its Name

Activists mobilized by this grassroots group had one thing in common: They wanted to fight Trump. Can they agree on what comes next?

Aug 27, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Clampdown on Housing Rights Activists in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

Clampdown on Housing Rights Activists in Bolsonaro’s Brazil Clampdown on Housing Rights Activists in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

The far-right president’s violent, discriminatory rhetoric has unleashed a rise in attacks on marginalized populations.

Aug 27, 2019 / Feature / Michael Fox

The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’

The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’ The Petrochemical Industry Is Killing Another Black Community in ‘Cancer Alley’

Residents of St. James are fighting new plastics plants—but some wonder if they should leave before it's too late. 

Aug 26, 2019 / Feature / Mara Kardas-Nelson

President Trump Has Legalized Concentration Camps

President Trump Has Legalized Concentration Camps President Trump Has Legalized Concentration Camps

The administration’s new rules will eviscerate key features of the landmark 1997 Flores decision, which mandates protections for immigrant children.

Aug 23, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

Everything You Think You Know About ‘Free Speech’ Is a Lie

Everything You Think You Know About ‘Free Speech’ Is a Lie Everything You Think You Know About ‘Free Speech’ Is a Lie

How far-right operatives manufactured the “crisis” of free speech with books, think tanks—and billions of dollars.

Aug 20, 2019 / P.E. Moskowitz

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