Activism

‘They Saw Us as a Threat When All We Wanted Was Fair Treatment’

‘They Saw Us as a Threat When All We Wanted Was Fair Treatment’ ‘They Saw Us as a Threat When All We Wanted Was Fair Treatment’

Almost 80 percent of the Cherry-Todd Electric Cooperative’s members are Native Americans—why were there so few on the board?

Sep 26, 2018 / Audrea Lim

Protesters demonstrate in Russell Building to oppose the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on September 24, 2018.

Take Action to Support Survivors and Oppose Brett Kavanaugh Take Action to Support Survivors and Oppose Brett Kavanaugh

Republicans continue to rush Kavanaugh’s confirmation and dismiss the serious allegations.

Sep 25, 2018 / NationAction

London protest against militarism in Syria

Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy Progressives Must Seize Their Momentum to Articulate a Saner Foreign Policy

A clear message is needed: Enough with endless wars and the global oligarchy.

Sep 25, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump in a Car MAGA

The Last Stand of the Angry White Man The Last Stand of the Angry White Man

Author and activist Kevin Powell joins the show to talk racism, feminism, Serena Williams, and hip-hop.

Sep 25, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Jackie Robinson

Whither the Jackie Robinson Project? Whither the Jackie Robinson Project?

As the centennial of Robinson’s birth approaches, George Washington University plans to cut a project that, through the study of his life, advances our knowledge of the intersectio...

Sep 24, 2018 / Dave Zirin

The Fight Against Brett Kavanaugh Is Just Beginning

The Fight Against Brett Kavanaugh Is Just Beginning The Fight Against Brett Kavanaugh Is Just Beginning

After occupying Senator Chuck Grassley’s office last week, activists vow to keep the uprising going.

Sep 24, 2018 / Gabriel Thompson

Am I Next?

Am I Next? Am I Next?

Violence, as inflicted on the land and on the body. “No Mechanism for handling sexual harassment complaints in the Navajo Nation.”

Sep 21, 2018 / OppArt / Sierra Edd

Refugees welcome in Germany sign

Germany’s Faith-Based Sanctuary Activists Have Created a National Movement Germany’s Faith-Based Sanctuary Activists Have Created a National Movement

But it’s under growing pressure from politicians waging war on the right to asylum.

Sep 19, 2018 / Caitlin L. Chandler

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

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