Activism

Woke

Woke Woke

Fighting for justice.

Mar 3, 2021 / OppArt / Mac McGill

Steve Cobble

Steve Cobble Was an Architect of Hope Steve Cobble Was an Architect of Hope

The Democratic strategist and self-described long-haired antiwar hippy helped draft Bernie Sanders into presidential politics.

Mar 3, 2021 / Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

texas planned parenthood

Planned Parenthood Returns to Rural Texas Planned Parenthood Returns to Rural Texas

The provider reopened a clinic in deep-red Lubbock—a rebuke to the dismantling of the state’s reproductive health care safety net over the past decade.

Mar 2, 2021 / Kaysie Ellingson, Sophie Novack, and The Texas Observer

The US Reaches 500,000 Deaths From the Coronavirus

The US Reaches 500,000 Deaths From the Coronavirus The US Reaches 500,000 Deaths From the Coronavirus

The pandemic is disproportionately impacting communities of color.

Mar 2, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Student voting on campus

Even Blue States Suppress Student Voters Even Blue States Suppress Student Voters

The ongoing struggle to diminish the student vote in New York’s 19th Congressional District, a purple patch of the Hudson Valley, has echoes nationwide.

Mar 2, 2021 / StudentNation / Najwa Jamal

Cover of book by Steve Guridy

How Texas Led a Sporting Revolution How Texas Led a Sporting Revolution

Frank Guridy joins the show to talk about his new book, The Sports Revolution: How Texas Changed the Culture of American Athletics.

Mar 2, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

After a Decade of Misrule, the People of Haiti Have Had Enough

After a Decade of Misrule, the People of Haiti Have Had Enough After a Decade of Misrule, the People of Haiti Have Had Enough

But apprentice dictator Jovenel Moïse won’t go as long as the Biden administration backs his violent, corrupt regime.

Mar 1, 2021 / Amy Wilentz

Whistle While You Work?

Whistle While You Work? Whistle While You Work?

Not until they raise the minimum wage.

Mar 1, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Steve Cobble Waged a 50-Year Campaign for Justice and for Peace

Steve Cobble Waged a 50-Year Campaign for Justice and for Peace Steve Cobble Waged a 50-Year Campaign for Justice and for Peace

The strategist who started with George McGovern, stood at Jesse Jackson’s side, and drafted Bernie Sanders into presidential politics has died.

Mar 1, 2021 / John Nichols

Terry Dewayne Smith vigil

A Disability Day of Mourning: Remembering the Murdered and the Vulnerable A Disability Day of Mourning: Remembering the Murdered and the Vulnerable

On March 1 every year, communities gather to read aloud the names of disabled people killed by their caregivers.

Mar 1, 2021 / Sara Luterman

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