Activism

E-Sports: The Only Game In Town

E-Sports: The Only Game In Town E-Sports: The Only Game In Town

Erin Ashley Simon and Rod Breslau join the show to talk e-sports.

Mar 31, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Steph Curry and Dr. Fauci

Athlete Activists Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic Athlete Activists Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Using their fame to enlighten, raise awareness, and shame their bosses, some athletes have made a difference.

Mar 27, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Child Waiting for food in Mexico

12 Coronavirus Funds That Will Help the Most Vulnerable 12 Coronavirus Funds That Will Help the Most Vulnerable

The stimulus package won’t reach everyone who needs help right now.

Mar 27, 2020 / Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa

Candi Brings Plenty prays outside SD capitol

To Stop Anti-Trans Legislation, Abolish the Settler State To Stop Anti-Trans Legislation, Abolish the Settler State

Candi Brings Plenty, a two-spirit activist, is redefining indigenous justice.

Mar 27, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina

‘Horror Story After Horror Story’: A Frontline Nurse Discusses the Crisis

‘Horror Story After Horror Story’: A Frontline Nurse Discusses the Crisis ‘Horror Story After Horror Story’: A Frontline Nurse Discusses the Crisis

Zenei Cortez, a nurse and union leader, says not giving medical workers protective gear is like giving a firefighter a squirt gun.

Mar 26, 2020 / Q&A / Sarah Jaffe

E.J. Dionne: The Coronavirus Crisis Will Change the 2020 Elections

E.J. Dionne: The Coronavirus Crisis Will Change the 2020 Elections E.J. Dionne: The Coronavirus Crisis Will Change the 2020 Elections

Plus Melina Abdullah on Black Lives Matter, and Katha Pollitt on Contagion.

Mar 26, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

A boy rides his bike through Boston with a mask

These Kids Are in the Crosshairs of Covid-19 These Kids Are in the Crosshairs of Covid-19

Reopening the economy would put immunocompromised children in danger.

Mar 25, 2020 / Sara Luterman

The Young Lords’ Revolution

The Young Lords’ Revolution The Young Lords’ Revolution

A new book looks at the history of the Afro-Latinx radical activist group and how their influence continues to be felt.

Mar 24, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales

From Noncompliant Bodies to Civil Disobedience

From Noncompliant Bodies to Civil Disobedience From Noncompliant Bodies to Civil Disobedience

Lessons from Crip Camp, a new documentary that explores the roots of the disability rights movement.

Mar 24, 2020 / Susan Stryker

Honduras’s Deadly Water Wars

Honduras’s Deadly Water Wars Honduras’s Deadly Water Wars

In the lush Bajo Aguán valley, successive land and water conflicts have left over 150 people dead. And the fight is not over yet.

Mar 24, 2020 / Jared Olson

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