Activism

Marilyn Schroeder, center, gathers with other protesters to oppose the Republican tax plan.

GOP Senators Want to Pass Their Tax Plan This Week. Take Action to Stop Them GOP Senators Want to Pass Their Tax Plan This Week. Take Action to Stop Them

You can also share the stories of immigrant youth fighting for the DREAM Act.

Nov 28, 2017 / NationAction

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The New Sewer Socialists Are Building an Equitable Internet The New Sewer Socialists Are Building an Equitable Internet

A blue-collar manufacturing town in southern Appalachia offers a roadmap for reclaiming the Internet’s utopian potential.

Nov 28, 2017 / Evan Malmgren

Freedom of Thought

Freedom of Thought Freedom of Thought

Individual freedom may well be a particularly American illusion, but can it be used to support progressive politics?

Nov 28, 2017 / Brad Baranowski

The Christian Legal Army Behind ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’

The Christian Legal Army Behind ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’ The Christian Legal Army Behind ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’

A special investigation into the rise of Alliance Defending Freedom.

Nov 28, 2017 / Feature / Sarah Posner

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A Growing Lawyer ‘Army’ Is Banding Together to Protect Immigrants A Growing Lawyer ‘Army’ Is Banding Together to Protect Immigrants

Immigrants with attorneys are four times more likely to be released from detention.

Nov 23, 2017 / Tania Karas

Eli Lilly & Co.

Oppose Alex Azar, President Trump’s Pick for Health and Human Services Secretary Oppose Alex Azar, President Trump’s Pick for Health and Human Services Secretary

While he was at Eli Lilly, the company more than tripled the price of its best-selling insulin.

Nov 22, 2017 / NationAction

Don’t Let the Koch Brothers Buy ‘Time’ Magazine

Don’t Let the Koch Brothers Buy ‘Time’ Magazine Don’t Let the Koch Brothers Buy ‘Time’ Magazine

A former Time editor condemns the billionaires’ bid to buy a stalwart advocate of climate action.

Nov 22, 2017 / Charles Alexander

TPS Protests

The Trump Administration Strips Residency Protections for 50,000 Haitians The Trump Administration Strips Residency Protections for 50,000 Haitians

And more communities are in danger of losing Temporary Protected Status soon.

Nov 22, 2017 / Julianne Hing

LAX Trump protesters

The Resistance to Trump: Year 1 The Resistance to Trump: Year 1

David Cole on stopping Trump, Lawrence O’Donnell on 1968, and Steven Hahn on Hillbilly Elegy.

Nov 22, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Jail Cell Madison

Do Nothing and Help Dismantle Our Broken Criminal-Justice System Do Nothing and Help Dismantle Our Broken Criminal-Justice System

A new “slacktivist” app mines cryptocurrency to pay for bail funds.

Nov 21, 2017 / Natasha Lennard

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