Activism

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Disability-Rights Activists Are the Real Heroes of the Health-Care Fight Disability-Rights Activists Are the Real Heroes of the Health-Care Fight

They put their bodies on the line to save Medicaid and Obamacare. 

Jul 28, 2017 / John Nichols

Trump addressing senators

Trump’s Main Policy Is Destruction—Ours Must Be More Than Resistance Trump’s Main Policy Is Destruction—Ours Must Be More Than Resistance

The time to create alternatives is now.

Jul 28, 2017 / Column / Kai Wright

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Letters From the August 14-21, 2017, Issue Letters From the August 14-21, 2017, Issue

The real crime… Reconstructing/deconstructing… Eating the environment…

Jul 27, 2017 / Our Readers

Anti-Trump protest in NYC

How Are We Going to Survive the Next 42 Months of Trump? How Are We Going to Survive the Next 42 Months of Trump?

Many progressives are depressed and angry. But there are also glimmers of hope.

Jul 27, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Donald Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops Is Not a Distraction

Donald Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops Is Not a Distraction Donald Trump’s Ban on Transgender Troops Is Not a Distraction

It’s the point.

Jul 26, 2017 / Richard Kim

Donald Trump Prayer Circle

A Response to the Evangelicals Who Support Trump: Have You Read the Bible Lately? A Response to the Evangelicals Who Support Trump: Have You Read the Bible Lately?

Two prominent ministers make a Christian case for government intervention in economic inequality.

Jul 26, 2017 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Young Sanders supporters in Brooklyn

Corbyn and Sanders Show That Neoliberalism Has Failed to Privatize Hope Corbyn and Sanders Show That Neoliberalism Has Failed to Privatize Hope

A generation trained to be selfish is anything but. 

Jul 26, 2017 / Ronald Aronson

Take Action Now: Emergency Action to Save Health Care and Support Undocumented Immigrant Activists in Texas

Take Action Now: Emergency Action to Save Health Care and Support Undocumented Immigrant Activists in Texas Take Action Now: Emergency Action to Save Health Care and Support Undocumented Immigrant Activists in Texas

Check out three meaningful actions you can take this week. 

Jul 25, 2017 / NationAction

Colin Kaepernick answers questions at a news conference on August 26, 2016.

Inside Colin Kaepernick’s Trip to Africa Inside Colin Kaepernick’s Trip to Africa

Scholar Ameer Loggins recounts their experiences on the continent.

Jul 25, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Liu Xiaobo Memorial

What Liu Xiaobo’s Death Says About China’s Two Futures What Liu Xiaobo’s Death Says About China’s Two Futures

China’s president has crafted an increasingly progressive image for himself abroad, while stifling dissent at home.

Jul 25, 2017 / Gina Anne Tam and Jeffrey Wasserstrom

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