Activism

Tori Furtado, from Boston, kneels down to write a sign that reads, “Love has no borders,” in front of the Chinatown Gate, where hundreds gathered for a rally before marching to the State House in a demonstration against President Trump’s new immigration order the day after it was issued, January 28, 2017.

Choosing Love Is How We Win Choosing Love Is How We Win

Now is the time to ask your community what they need—to connect and build power wherever you can.

Jan 31, 2025 / Adrianne Wright

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Landscape.

Jan 29, 2025 / OppArt / Mirko Ilic

The Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, California on January 8, 2025.

How the Wildfires Could Reshape the Climate Movement in California How the Wildfires Could Reshape the Climate Movement in California

As the city debates how it can best address the impacts of increasingly devastating natural disasters, organizers hope to seize the moment.

Jan 28, 2025 / StudentNation / Amber X. Chen and Maggie Grether

President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address from the Oval Office on January 15.

Joe Biden’s Indictment Joe Biden’s Indictment

The former president’s unexpectedly powerful farewell address rightly condemned the very oligarchy he empowered.

Jan 27, 2025 / Jeet Heer

US President Donald Trump points to journalist Jim Acosta from CNN during a postelection press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2018.

CNN Surrenders to Trump CNN Surrenders to Trump

The corporate media’s commitment to fighting autocracy proves fickle.

Jan 24, 2025 / Column / Jeet Heer

Demonstrators march on the 60th anniversary of the March On Washington and Martin Luther King Jr's historic

Keep Going: Our Mission Has Not Changed Keep Going: Our Mission Has Not Changed

We owe it to our forebears, our families, our communities, and future generations to keep fighting for just causes, writes Nina Turner. We, too, shall overcome.

Jan 24, 2025 / Nina Turner

Rhode Island state Senator Cynthia Mendes woke up from her sixth straight night of sleeping in a tent at the Rhode Island Statehouse in Providence, Rhode Island, on December 6, 2021.

“If Not for This, I’d Be Freezing to Death”: The Fight in Providence to Open a Temporary Shelter “If Not for This, I’d Be Freezing to Death”: The Fight in Providence to Open a Temporary Shelter

How a pair of Providence city councilors bucked the mayor—and the trend of homelessness criminalization nationwide—to open an emergency shelter.

Jan 24, 2025 / Thomas Birmingham

President Donald Trump and Linda McMahon, now his nominee for education secretary, at Mar-a-Lago in 2019.

Fixing the Student Loan Crisis Starts With Defending the Department of Education Fixing the Student Loan Crisis Starts With Defending the Department of Education

Borrowers stand to lose more than they could ever gain if the department is shut down.

Jan 24, 2025 / StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks at the People's March in Washington Square Park in New York City on January 18, 2025.

It’s Time to Stand Up Against Trump 2.0 It’s Time to Stand Up Against Trump 2.0

Most Americans voted for someone else in 2024, but as New York City’s public advocate said, “We’re going to have to stand together to get through this.”

Jan 24, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Free Ismail Lghazaoui!

Free Ismail Lghazaoui! Free Ismail Lghazaoui!

Morocco sentenced the Palestine solidarity activist to prison just for protesting. But the trail of his persecution runs from Israel across the Atlantic to New Jersey and Texas.

Jan 22, 2025 / Nasreen Abd Elal and Rayan El Amine

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