Activism

Let’s Make Gun Control a Gay Issue

Let’s Make Gun Control a Gay Issue Let’s Make Gun Control a Gay Issue

It’s time to glitter bomb the NRA. Who’s in?

Jun 16, 2016 / Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

Pulse nightclub

Targeting Queer People of Color in the Name of ‘National Security’ Targeting Queer People of Color in the Name of ‘National Security’

Too many queer communities of color are trapped between vigilante violence on the one hand and state oppression on the other.

Jun 16, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Orlando LGBT vigil

Life and Death in Gay Orlando Life and Death in Gay Orlando

Nadine Smith on Gay Orlando before, and after, Saturday’s attack; plus Harold Meyerson on what’s next for Hillary and Bernie, and Adam Hochschild on the Spanish Civil War.

Jun 16, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Growing Up With Climate Change Growing Up With Climate Change

My generation will be the first to have lived an entire lifetime in a climate changed world. We witnessed the first climate impacts. We will experience the worst. We were born into…

Jun 15, 2016 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin

Call the Top 20 Recipients of NRA Cash in Congress

Call the Top 20 Recipients of NRA Cash in Congress Call the Top 20 Recipients of NRA Cash in Congress

They might be able to prevent the next Orlando—if they get out of the way of gun-control legislation.

Jun 15, 2016 / Alex Lubben and Jessica Corbett

We Need a Radical Movement for Gun Control

We Need a Radical Movement for Gun Control We Need a Radical Movement for Gun Control

When the normal political system fails, it’s time to act up!

Jun 15, 2016 / The Editors

Girl Holds Sign Honoring Ali

‘Sleep Easy, My Brother’ ‘Sleep Easy, My Brother’

Muhammad Ali's funeral was an unforgettable celebration of a man who gave people the courage to speak their truth.

Jun 15, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Paul Ryan

The Right Wing Has a Solution for Poverty The Right Wing Has a Solution for Poverty

Pretend it doesn’t exist.

Jun 15, 2016 / Rebecca Vallas

Orlando Vigil

A Mother of an Orlando Victim Asks Just 1 Thing A Mother of an Orlando Victim Asks Just 1 Thing

The majority of Americans, including gun owners, support banning assault weapons—why don’t the politicians?

Jun 15, 2016 / Brave New Films

Candlelit vigil for Orlando shooting

Gay Pride, Ramadan, and Solidarity After Orlando Gay Pride, Ramadan, and Solidarity After Orlando

Those of us who join both celebrations know the promise—and the challenge—of a shared struggle.

Jun 14, 2016 / Muneer I. Ahmad

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