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MeToo McDonald's

McDonald’s Workers Walk Out Over Sexual Harassment McDonald’s Workers Walk Out Over Sexual Harassment

“Hold the burgers, hold the fries, keep your hands off our thighs.”

Sep 18, 2018 / Rebecca Grant

A group of women are seen wearing black veils and black tape over their mouths outside of the fourth day of Brett Kavanaugh's hearing before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building Friday.

Take Direct Action to Stop Brett Kavanaugh Take Direct Action to Stop Brett Kavanaugh

You can also spread the word about protests against Trump’s plans to indefinitely detain immigrant children and demand justice for Puerto Rico.

Sep 18, 2018 / NationAction

Macron Bastille Day

Is France Finally Reckoning With Its Brutal Past? Is France Finally Reckoning With Its Brutal Past?

Macron's acknowledgement of French torture during the Algerian war was unprecedented—but what comes next?

Sep 18, 2018 / Karina Piser

Buffalo Bills Davis

True Grit: Vontae Davis Retires at Halftime True Grit: Vontae Davis Retires at Halftime

Knowing that a barrage of criticism would be heading his way, Vontae Davis still walked away in the middle of a game on Sunday, rocking the NFL.

Sep 18, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Trump with arms crossed

Donald Trump Is Actively Obstructing Justice Donald Trump Is Actively Obstructing Justice

Nixon faced impeachment for “interfering or endeavoring to interfere with the conduct of investigations.” That is what Trump is now doing.

Sep 18, 2018 / John Nichols

Volunteers gather at the Julia Salazar campaign headquarters

The Reason Julia Salazar Won The Reason Julia Salazar Won

A core of true believers were the backbone of her campaign. How should they handle accounts of her dishonesty?

Sep 18, 2018 / Annie Shields

Yemen Bombing

The War From Hell—Supported by the United States The War From Hell—Supported by the United States

Americans and Saudis are creating their own enemy in Yemen.

Sep 18, 2018 / Rajan Menon

Brianna Black on Campus

For Black College Students, Balancing Activism and Mental Health Takes Work For Black College Students, Balancing Activism and Mental Health Takes Work

College for black students is more than just obtaining a degree. It’s also about permeating structures and spaces in which we were never originally included—and that can take a tol...

Sep 18, 2018 / StudentNation / Brianna Reddick

NYPL Reading Room

Want to Defend Democracy? Start With Your Public Library. Want to Defend Democracy? Start With Your Public Library.

Public libraries are critical within the public sphere and, when fully supported, represent the best of government at work.

Sep 18, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

15-an-hour minimum wage protest

Fighting for $15 in the Twin Cities Fighting for $15 in the Twin Cities

Minneapolis recently enacted a minimum-wage bump—will St. Paul be next?

Sep 18, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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