Activism

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference at a federal office building on October 20, 2025, in Bradenton, Florida.

Minneapolis Braces Itself for the National Guard Minneapolis Braces Itself for the National Guard

Kristi Noem visited the Twin Cities and decried out-of-control crime. Is a federal occupation next?

Oct 28, 2025 / Alyssa Oursler

Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How

Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How

While half of the proposals on this year’s ballot deal with housing, elected officials and organizers in New York City are divided on their effectiveness.

Oct 28, 2025 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor

Angie Vargas

The Soccer Mom Who Strikes Fear Into the Heart of ICE The Soccer Mom Who Strikes Fear Into the Heart of ICE

Meet Angelica Vargas, one of the most prominent of a new kind of activist: the ICE chaser.

Oct 28, 2025 / Malavika Kannan

The COP30 logo is displayed at a preparatory meeting bringing together ministers responsible for climate negotiations in Brasília, Brazil, on October 13, 2025.

How a PR Giant Hijacked COP30 to Greenwash the Planet How a PR Giant Hijacked COP30 to Greenwash the Planet

Edelman invented the fossil fuel narratives, and now it’s running communications for COP30. All the while, frontline communities are telling very different stories.

Oct 27, 2025 / Shilpi Chhotray

All Revolution Is Based on Land, with Leah Penniman

All Revolution Is Based on Land, with Leah Penniman All Revolution Is Based on Land, with Leah Penniman

On A People's Climate: What the soil can teach us in the fight for climate justice.

Oct 25, 2025 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray

No Kings Sketches

No Kings Sketches No Kings Sketches

Arc de Trump.

Oct 24, 2025 / Steve Brodner

A group of Indigenous people is leading a demonstration for the climate organized in Brussels, Belgium, on October 23, 2022.

Coming Sunday: The People Behind the Climate Numbers Coming Sunday: The People Behind the Climate Numbers

The next phase of The 89 Percent Project profiles climate’s supermajority.

Oct 23, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Coming for Your Rights!

Coming for Your Rights! Coming for Your Rights!

Will the USA rise to the occasion?

Oct 23, 2025 / OppArt / Gia Ruiz

An AI Data Center in Abilene, Texas

Will the AI Boom Lead to Water and Electricity Shortages? Will the AI Boom Lead to Water and Electricity Shortages?

It’s a steep price to pay so that Mark Zuckerberg can sell AI-enabled spy glasses.

Oct 22, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Protesters rally during the

Rebecca Solnit on No Kings—Plus, Reforming the LAPD After Rodney King Rebecca Solnit on No Kings—Plus, Reforming the LAPD After Rodney King

On this episode of Start Making Sense, the author of Hope in the Dark looks ahead, and Danny Goldberg explains how the Rodney King riots led to greater control of the LAPD.

Oct 22, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

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