The Fierce Urgency of Nina Simone Now The Fierce Urgency of Nina Simone Now
Perhaps her real audience was not her contemporaries in the civil rights generation, but their grandchildren.
Jul 2, 2015 / Syreeta McFadden
Patti Smith’s Summer of Rebellion Patti Smith’s Summer of Rebellion
The veteran rocker is giving Europe “a masterclass in focused protest rock that puts younger artists to shame.”
Jul 2, 2015 / John Nichols
July 2, 1964: President Lyndon Johnson Signs the Civil Rights Act July 2, 1964: President Lyndon Johnson Signs the Civil Rights Act
"The legislation will provide a framework of achievable goals within which agitation, demonstrations and picketing will tend to take place."
Jul 2, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Remembering Praful Bidwai Remembering Praful Bidwai
Praful Bidwai used rigorous journalism to advance progressive change.
Jul 1, 2015 / Mark Kesselman
A Moral Case for Climate Action A Moral Case for Climate Action
Pope Francis understands that the choice to confront the climate crisis now lies with the people.
Jul 1, 2015 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin
African Artistry and Anger at the Women’s World Cup African Artistry and Anger at the Women’s World Cup
In a fashion both powerful and heartbreaking, the three African teams have left an indelible impression on the 2015 Women’s World Cup
Jul 1, 2015 / Shireen Ahmed and Dave Zirin
The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That
Abounaddara has been chronicling the hidden moments of the war, week after week.
Jun 29, 2015 / Moustafa Bayoumi
Shouldn’t Home Care Workers Earn a Living Wage? Shouldn’t Home Care Workers Earn a Living Wage?
Massachusetts’s disability and senior care workers just got a major pay raise.
Jun 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Undetermined Legacy of ‘Obergefell v. Hodges’ The Undetermined Legacy of ‘Obergefell v. Hodges’
Beyond legalizing same-sex marriage, Justice Kennedy’s opinion made profound arguments about liberty under the Constitution and advanced a novel jurisprudence of dignity.
Jun 29, 2015 / Nan D. Hunter
Why the Same-Sex Marriage Decision Is a Victory for Romance Why the Same-Sex Marriage Decision Is a Victory for Romance
Kennedy’s gay marriage ruling may have been schmaltzy, but such sentimentality about marriage enabled today’s triumph.
Jun 29, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg