Activism

India Spellman pictured incarcerated.

India Spellman Was Wrongfully Convicted When She Was Just 17 India Spellman Was Wrongfully Convicted When She Was Just 17

That was over a decade ago. When will she walk free?

Nov 8, 2022 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo

Brooklyn Nets basketball player Kyrie Irving looks on from the bench during the third quarter of the game against the Indiana Pacers at Barclays Center on October 31, 2022.

The NBA’s Hypocrisies Are Sabotaging Its Response to Kyrie Irving The NBA’s Hypocrisies Are Sabotaging Its Response to Kyrie Irving

The league won't acknowledge its own culpability for the current climate of hate. 

Nov 7, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Labor Rights Are on the Ballot

Labor Rights Are on the Ballot Labor Rights Are on the Ballot

If a union-backed constitutional amendment wins in Illinois, it will send a powerful message about the importance of defending worker rights.

Nov 7, 2022 / John Nichols

Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election?

Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election? Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election?

Democrats are still not connecting the authoritarian threat to the wider GOP agenda.

Nov 7, 2022 / Jeet Heer

What, Her Worry? Iowa’s Kim Reynolds Is Running a Dishonest and Nasty Campaign

What, Her Worry? Iowa’s Kim Reynolds Is Running a Dishonest and Nasty Campaign What, Her Worry? Iowa’s Kim Reynolds Is Running a Dishonest and Nasty Campaign

But the Republican governor’s punch-down politics are no bar to reelection.

Nov 7, 2022 / Dave Leshtz

The Problem With “Jihad, Rehab” Isn’t Filmmaker Meg Smaker’s Color or Religion

The Problem With “Jihad, Rehab” Isn’t Filmmaker Meg Smaker’s Color or Religion The Problem With “Jihad, Rehab” Isn’t Filmmaker Meg Smaker’s Color or Religion

The idea that a white woman cannot make a film about non-white men is absurd. But as “Meg,” the film’s narrator, her voice is the voice of the cop.

Nov 7, 2022 / Moustafa Bayoumi

Voter Turnout

Youth Turnout Will Decide the Fate of the Midterm Elections Youth Turnout Will Decide the Fate of the Midterm Elections

Young voters hold enormous influence as a demographic. A high level of participation in the midterms this year could swing the results in the Democrats favor.

Nov 7, 2022 / StudentNation / Porter Wheeler

The Obscured and Forgotten History of Black Communist Women

The Obscured and Forgotten History of Black Communist Women The Obscured and Forgotten History of Black Communist Women

A new anthology edited by Charisse Burden-Stelly and Jodi Dean highlights the legacy and enduring relevance of Black communist women’s political activism in the early 20th century.

Nov 7, 2022 / Q&A / Morgan Forde

Vote! Our Rights Depend on It.

Vote! Our Rights Depend on It. Vote! Our Rights Depend on It.

The mid-term elections will have wide-ranging effects on issues like abortion rights, climate change, and health care.

Nov 4, 2022 / OppArt / Holly Ballard Martz

Extinction Rebellion climate activists block access to a Netherlands Amazon distribution center and spray paint

Black Friday: A Good Day to “Make Amazon Pay” Black Friday: A Good Day to “Make Amazon Pay”

And “peak season” is the right time for coordinated actions.

Nov 4, 2022 / Rand Wilson and Peter Olney

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