Activism

Poor People’s Campaign

A New America Is Possible—Now A New America Is Possible—Now

It’s high time to finally end poverty and systemic racism, mitigate climate change, and halt this country’s ever-growing militarism.

Jul 22, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Portrait of John Lewis with Edmund Pettus Bridge in background

John Lewis’s Fight for Justice Continues With Miracle Boyd John Lewis’s Fight for Justice Continues With Miracle Boyd

Those who criticize young activists today as too radical or impatient should remember the John Lewis of 1963.

Jul 21, 2020 / Barbara Ransby

Black Lives Mattered, and Matter

Black Lives Mattered, and Matter Black Lives Mattered, and Matter

A long history of fighting for social justice continues.

Jul 21, 2020 / OppArt / Art Hazelwood

Federal officers

When ‘Law and Order’ Means Maximum Chaos When ‘Law and Order’ Means Maximum Chaos

As federal agents brutalize protesters in Portland, Trump threatens to unleash the same tactics across the country.

Jul 21, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Roberto Mangabeira Unger’s Alternative Progressive Vision

Roberto Mangabeira Unger’s Alternative Progressive Vision Roberto Mangabeira Unger’s Alternative Progressive Vision

We spoke to the Harvard law professor and philosopher about his incisive articulation of a different kind of progressivism.

Jul 21, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up

Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up

In his first extended interview since our national uprising against racist violence, Bennett touches on the NFL, the importance of history, and what we can all do to reclaim societ...

Jul 20, 2020 / Dave Zirin

You’re Only As Free as You Are Wealthy

You’re Only As Free as You Are Wealthy You’re Only As Free as You Are Wealthy

Without real economic freedom, Americans cling to petty acts of refusal.

Jul 20, 2020 / Ed Burmila

Building Community Control in a White Supremacist Country

Building Community Control in a White Supremacist Country Building Community Control in a White Supremacist Country

A tactic with deep roots in Black freedom movements shows promise, and pitfalls, for building a more equal future.

Jul 20, 2020 / Audrea Lim

How We Remember a Prophet

How We Remember a Prophet How We Remember a Prophet

Republicans who refuse to restore the Voting Rights Act while decorating the grave of Representative John Lewis with flowery words testify against themselves. 

Jul 19, 2020 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

John Lewis Never Stopped Bending the Arc Toward Justice

John Lewis Never Stopped Bending the Arc Toward Justice John Lewis Never Stopped Bending the Arc Toward Justice

In the last days of his life, the civil rights icon hailed Black Lives Matter protesters: “They’re going to help redeem the soul of America.”

Jul 18, 2020 / John Nichols

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