Activism

Immigration Protest

Take Action Now: Stand Up for Immigrant Justice Take Action Now: Stand Up for Immigrant Justice

Attend a #HomeIsHere rally, defend immigrant rights in your community, and help provide counsel for those who need it. 

Nov 5, 2019 / NationAction

Trump’s Greatest Dereliction of Duty—His Disgraceful Denial of Climate Change

Trump’s Greatest Dereliction of Duty—His Disgraceful Denial of Climate Change Trump’s Greatest Dereliction of Duty—His Disgraceful Denial of Climate Change

The worst part? That the president believes his position is a political winner.

Nov 5, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Great Booing at Nationals Park

The Great Booing at Nationals Park The Great Booing at Nationals Park

Producer and podcast host Dan Bloom joins the show to talk about the Nats World Series victory and the booing of Donald Trump at Nationals Park.

Nov 5, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Duke Energy Coal Plant

Trump Throws More Red Meat to Nativists, Polluters, and Evangelicals Trump Throws More Red Meat to Nativists, Polluters, and Evangelicals

He’s shoring up his bigoted base for 2020, but he’s also courting the broader GOP coalition of big business and the Christian right.

Nov 5, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

No More Blue Dog Democrats!

No More Blue Dog Democrats! No More Blue Dog Democrats!

When she was in college, Jessica Cisneros interned for a moderate Democrat congressman—now she’s running against him.

Nov 5, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols

Our World Is Burning, and It Scares Me to Death

Our World Is Burning, and It Scares Me to Death Our World Is Burning, and It Scares Me to Death

Young climate activists like me are overwhelmed by the enormity of the crisis—but we also have hope for the future.

Nov 4, 2019 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

‘When We Fight, We Win’: Chicago Teachers Score Another Victory for Public Education

‘When We Fight, We Win’: Chicago Teachers Score Another Victory for Public Education ‘When We Fight, We Win’: Chicago Teachers Score Another Victory for Public Education

And they organized a new generation of teachers in the process.

Nov 4, 2019 / StudentNation / Alan Maass

American Indians Alcatraz

America Fears the Past America Fears the Past

The 1969 occupation of Alcatraz resonated beyond the confines of the indigenous movement.

Nov 4, 2019 / Nick Estes

Favianna Rodriguez

‘I Am Creating Objects That Only I Can Create’ ‘I Am Creating Objects That Only I Can Create’

Favianna Rodriguez on making art in “this white supremacist, fucked-up world.”

Nov 1, 2019 / John Washington

Religious Beliefs Are Struck Down as Defense for Nuclear Protest

Religious Beliefs Are Struck Down as Defense for Nuclear Protest Religious Beliefs Are Struck Down as Defense for Nuclear Protest

Catholic activists argued that their faith, and international law, allowed them to stage a protest at a nuclear facility in Georgia. But last week they were convicted in a US distr...

Oct 31, 2019 / Sam Husseini

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