Activism

MeToo McDonald's

McDonald’s Workers Walk Out Over Sexual Harassment McDonald’s Workers Walk Out Over Sexual Harassment

“Hold the burgers, hold the fries, keep your hands off our thighs.”

Sep 18, 2018 / Rebecca Grant

A group of women are seen wearing black veils and black tape over their mouths outside of the fourth day of Brett Kavanaugh's hearing before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building Friday.

Take Direct Action to Stop Brett Kavanaugh Take Direct Action to Stop Brett Kavanaugh

You can also spread the word about protests against Trump’s plans to indefinitely detain immigrant children and demand justice for Puerto Rico.

Sep 18, 2018 / NationAction

Macron Bastille Day

Is France Finally Reckoning With Its Brutal Past? Is France Finally Reckoning With Its Brutal Past?

Macron's acknowledgement of French torture during the Algerian war was unprecedented—but what comes next?

Sep 18, 2018 / Karina Piser

Volunteers gather at the Julia Salazar campaign headquarters

The Reason Julia Salazar Won The Reason Julia Salazar Won

A core of true believers were the backbone of her campaign. How should they handle accounts of her dishonesty?

Sep 18, 2018 / Annie Shields

Brianna Black on Campus

For Black College Students, Balancing Activism and Mental Health Takes Work For Black College Students, Balancing Activism and Mental Health Takes Work

College for black students is more than just obtaining a degree. It’s also about permeating structures and spaces in which we were never originally included—and that can take a tol...

Sep 18, 2018 / StudentNation / Brianna Reddick

15-an-hour minimum wage protest

Fighting for $15 in the Twin Cities Fighting for $15 in the Twin Cities

Minneapolis recently enacted a minimum-wage bump—will St. Paul be next?

Sep 18, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Florida voter registration

Florida Just Won a Historic Voting-Rights Victory Florida Just Won a Historic Voting-Rights Victory

Now, with the passage of Amendment Four, more than a million ex-felons—nearly 10 percent of the state’s population—will be able to vote.

Sep 18, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky

Kavanaugh hearing protests

Why You Should Engage in Nonviolent Civil Disobedience on Monday Why You Should Engage in Nonviolent Civil Disobedience on Monday

Stopping Brett Kavanaugh will require our bodies and souls.

Sep 17, 2018 / Ady Barkan

Broken Ice Caps in Alaska

Alaska Is Ready to Move Beyond Big Oil Alaska Is Ready to Move Beyond Big Oil

Yet “climate disconnect” continues—even in the state most impacted by climate change.

Sep 14, 2018 / Kate Troll

Protest Against IMF in Argentina

The IMF’s ‘Large Brain, Unhealthy Ego, and Tiny Conscience’ The IMF’s ‘Large Brain, Unhealthy Ego, and Tiny Conscience’

The reforms to the IMF since the global financial crisis have amounted to window dressing.

Sep 14, 2018 / Lauren Carasik

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