Activism

US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito

The War Against Abortion Rights Is Also a War Against Democracy The War Against Abortion Rights Is Also a War Against Democracy

Facing a ballot backlash, the anti-choice movement is now resorting to lawfare and to limiting voter initiative.

Mar 27, 2023 / Jeet Heer

NRA: Medusa’s Stare

NRA: Medusa’s Stare NRA: Medusa’s Stare

America is frozen by the financial power of the gun lobby.

Mar 27, 2023 / OppArt / Jill Karla Schwarz

A scene from All That Breathes.

A Meditation on Trans-Species Love A Meditation on Trans-Species Love

The Nation spoke with Shaunak Sen, whose film All That Breathes follows a bird hospital in New Dehli and the monumental mission of saving a city's dying black kites.

Mar 27, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jasmine Liu

Former US vice president Mike Pence

Pious Pence and Sanctimonious Ron Take a Pounding Pious Pence and Sanctimonious Ron Take a Pounding

The recent poor showing by both of Trump’s leading rivals show he’s a hard act to imitate.

Mar 24, 2023 / Jeet Heer

A demonstrator in Toulouse, France, denounces government inaction in the wake of the latest IPCC report on the climate crisis

Facing Up to the Climate Reckoning Ahead Facing Up to the Climate Reckoning Ahead

The IPCC’s forecast of fast-approaching climate catastrophe requires us to think, and organize, in urgent new ways.

Mar 24, 2023 / Samuel Miller McDonald

school workers strike in LA

Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles

This week’s massive jobs action also represents a model for building worker power.

Mar 24, 2023 / Alex Caputo-Pearl

Keep Your Laws Off My Uterus

Keep Your Laws Off My Uterus Keep Your Laws Off My Uterus

Protect women’s rights.

Mar 23, 2023 / OppArt / Iviva Olenick

Indigenous Leaders Are Being Forced Into Exile

Indigenous Leaders Are Being Forced Into Exile Indigenous Leaders Are Being Forced Into Exile

Facing institutionalized violence from the government and opposition groups, some Indigenous activists in Guatemala have no choice but to flee.

Mar 23, 2023 / María Inés Taracena

Katha Pollitt on Women in 2023, Plus Christian Appy on Protest in 1969

Katha Pollitt on Women in 2023, Plus Christian Appy on Protest in 1969 Katha Pollitt on Women in 2023, Plus Christian Appy on Protest in 1969

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, we review the bad news–and the good news–about American women. We’ll also talk about the Vietnam Moratorium protests.

Mar 23, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Women’s Month Is Every Month

Women’s Month Is Every Month Women’s Month Is Every Month

Feminism is year-round and intersectional.

Mar 22, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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