Activism

Personhood and Humanity

Personhood and Humanity Personhood and Humanity

Ubuntu “Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu” (Zulu) means that a person is a person through other people.

Aug 3, 2023 / OppArt / Karen Thomas

Florida: A Laboratory of Fascist Politics

Florida: A Laboratory of Fascist Politics Florida: A Laboratory of Fascist Politics

Testing the limits of oppression and suppression.

Aug 2, 2023 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Striking hotel workers hold placards expressing their opinion outside the Hotel Figueroa, in downtown Los Angeles.

A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On? A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On?

The hotel workers’ strike in Los Angeles will force members of the American Political Science Association—and Taylor Swift fans—to decide whether or not to cross union picket lines...

Aug 2, 2023 / Peter Dreier

Sinéad-O'Connor

Sinéad O’Connor (1966–2023): Premature Anti-Fascist Sinéad O’Connor (1966–2023): Premature Anti-Fascist

For years, O’Connor had been raising an alarm about pedophile priests exploiting children with impunity while an enabling Vatican hierarchy looked the other way.

Aug 1, 2023 / Obituary / Margaret Spillane

The Case for More Strikes

The Case for More Strikes The Case for More Strikes

Unions nationwide must take advantage of their leverage and use the strike weapon more often.

Aug 1, 2023 / Luis Feliz Leon

Cornel West speaking at a lectern

Cornel West: The Christian Socialist Running for President Cornel West: The Christian Socialist Running for President

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the candidate talks church, state, prophecy—and politics.

Jul 31, 2023 / Q&A / Wen Stephenson

Cornel West and the Rev. Traci Blackmon

The Gospel of a New Christian Left The Gospel of a New Christian Left

Faith leaders around the country are building a resistance movement against Christian nationalism.

Jul 31, 2023 / Feature / Wen Stephenson

Ohio August Special Election Issue 1

Ohio Republicans Want to Rewrite the Rules to Thwart Abortion and LGBTQ Rights Ohio Republicans Want to Rewrite the Rules to Thwart Abortion and LGBTQ Rights

Conservative interest groups are pushing Issue 1, which would require a supermajority for any petition-based constitutional amendments to pass.

Jul 31, 2023 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

Sinead O'Connor performs on Rock Torhout, Torhout, Belgium, on July 7, 1990.

Sinead O'Connor Began Singing Her Black Lives Matter Anthem in 1990 Sinead O'Connor Began Singing Her Black Lives Matter Anthem in 1990

Sinéad O’Connor explained the point of her career in her 2021 memoir: “Everyone wants a pop star. See? But I am a protest singer.” And her protests were epic. After O’Connor’s deat…

Jul 28, 2023 / John Nichols

Bibiheimer

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Jul 28, 2023 / Steve Brodner

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