As Cities Dole Out Billions to Developers, Teachers Ask: What About Us? As Cities Dole Out Billions to Developers, Teachers Ask: What About Us?
Educators in Chicago and elsewhere are rallying against economic development programs they say benefit corporations at the expense of schools.
Dec 13, 2019 / Sophie Kasakove
ICE Is Everywhere, So Is Never Again Action ICE Is Everywhere, So Is Never Again Action
In coordinated actions this week, activists have rallied, marched, and engaged in civil disobedience as part of protests that spotlight ICE abuses.
Dec 13, 2019 / John Nichols
Amazon’s Bullshit Environmentalism Amazon’s Bullshit Environmentalism
Beware of private green initiatives: They exclude workers and put profits before the planet.
Dec 12, 2019 / Spencer Cox and Nantina Vgontzas
Progressives and White Working-Class Voters Progressives and White Working-Class Voters
Joshua Holland on politics, Katha Pollitt on fetal personhood, and Ruth Marcus on Brett Kavanaugh.
Dec 12, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Street Smarts Street Smarts
Public interventions, phone booths, various locations, NYC 2019.
Dec 11, 2019 / OppArt / A Presidential Parody
Take Action Now: Stand Up for Our Climate Take Action Now: Stand Up for Our Climate
As negotiators this week decide the future of the Paris agreement, it’s critical that we take bold action.
Dec 10, 2019 / NationAction
Welcome to the Era of Climate Change-Induced PTSD Welcome to the Era of Climate Change-Induced PTSD
A writer reflects on the trauma of watching Alaska disappear in real time.
Dec 10, 2019 / Dahr Jamail
Why Chileans Are Protesting for a New Socioeconomic Order Why Chileans Are Protesting for a New Socioeconomic Order
In an interview, the country’s leading journalist, Mónica González, says, “This hurricane is not ending anytime soon.”
Dec 10, 2019 / Q&A / Peter Kornbluh
The West Does Not Have a Copyright on Justice The West Does Not Have a Copyright on Justice
British scholar Priyamvada Gopal discusses the hidden histories of anticolonialism.
Dec 10, 2019 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini
Why Abortion Doulas Matter, Even When We’re Just Showing Up Why Abortion Doulas Matter, Even When We’re Just Showing Up
Doulas not only support people having abortions but also demystify abortion in the wider world.
Dec 9, 2019 / Alice Markham-Cantor