Activism

The Key to Taking Back Our Country: Fortify the Front Lines of the Resistance

The Key to Taking Back Our Country: Fortify the Front Lines of the Resistance The Key to Taking Back Our Country: Fortify the Front Lines of the Resistance

17 states and 13 congressional districts on the front lines will determine the political future of this country.

Mar 27, 2017 / Steve Phillips

20 Million at risk of famine

Famine Could Kill 20 Million in Africa and Yemen—Why the Deafening Silence? Famine Could Kill 20 Million in Africa and Yemen—Why the Deafening Silence?

As with the threat to kick 24 million off health care here, unchecked power is bringing humanity to a grave crisis.

Mar 24, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence

womens march signs

How to Turn an Outpouring of Progressive Activism Into a Winning Social Movement How to Turn an Outpouring of Progressive Activism Into a Winning Social Movement

Why the left needs to build power, now.

Mar 23, 2017 / Astra Taylor

Colin Kaepernick

Donald Trump May Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Colin Kaepernick Donald Trump May Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Colin Kaepernick

Trump’s boasts about keeping Colin Kaepernick unemployed may actually help him find work.

Mar 23, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Intersectional Feminism Womens Strike

Actually, Not Everything Is a Feminist Issue Actually, Not Everything Is a Feminist Issue

And that’s okay.

Mar 23, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt

International Women's Strike New York

Can a Feminist Be a Zionist? Our Readers Respond Can a Feminist Be a Zionist? Our Readers Respond

An interview with a Palestinian-American feminist provoked a number of letters from readers.

Mar 22, 2017 / Our Readers and Collier Meyerson

Reviving the Peace Movement for the 21st Century: Responses to Daniel May

Reviving the Peace Movement for the 21st Century: Responses to Daniel May Reviving the Peace Movement for the 21st Century: Responses to Daniel May

Peace advocates consider how the movement can be revitalized for the 21st century.

Mar 22, 2017 / William D. Hartung, Diana Ohlbaum, Lawrence Wittner, Meredith Horowski, and Debbie Almontaser

Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court Nomination Protest

Call Your Senators and Demand That They Reject Neil Gorsuch Call Your Senators and Demand That They Reject Neil Gorsuch

Unlike Trump’s other appointments, Democrats can filibuster a Supreme Court nominee.

Mar 21, 2017 / NationAction

March Madness

NCAA Players Should Strike at the Final Four NCAA Players Should Strike at the Final Four

They have the power to force a change, but only if they refuse to be pawns in someone else’s game.

Mar 21, 2017 / Dave Zirin and Etan Thomas

Borough Hall Trump Ban Protest

The End of the US Empire Can Be a New Beginning for Our Democracy The End of the US Empire Can Be a New Beginning for Our Democracy

Only by understanding how Trump fits within our recent history will the left be able to figure out where we go from here.

Mar 21, 2017 / Daniel Cantor and Barbara Dudley

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