Society

The Selfless Servant Leadership of the African-American Women of the Civil-Rights Movement

The Selfless Servant Leadership of the African-American Women of the Civil-Rights Movement The Selfless Servant Leadership of the African-American Women of the Civil-Rights Movement

These women didn’t stand on ceremony; they accepted the risks of activism and fought for worlds where others might have freedoms that they themselves would never enjoy.

Apr 25, 2018 / Feature / Janet Dewart Bell

Border Patrol US/Mexico

Over 7,000 Bodies Have Been Found at the US-Mexican Border Since the ’90s Over 7,000 Bodies Have Been Found at the US-Mexican Border Since the ’90s

And that’s an underestimate.

Apr 24, 2018 / Todd Miller

No Muslim Ban

As the Muslim Ban Goes Before SCOTUS, Share the Stories of Its Victims As the Muslim Ban Goes Before SCOTUS, Share the Stories of Its Victims

You can also support farmworkers and domestic workers fighting sexual harassment in their workplaces and get your community registered to vote.

Apr 24, 2018 / NationAction

Syringes

New York Could Open the First Safe Injection Site in the US New York Could Open the First Safe Injection Site in the US

As the death toll from the opioid crisis rises, the city is exploring a humane alternative.

Apr 24, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Minimum wage protest

Will Democrats Have an Antidote to Trump’s Fake Populism? Will Democrats Have an Antidote to Trump’s Fake Populism?

The old ideas have failed, big-money politics has been exposed as corrupted, and the battle on what comes next is joined.

Apr 24, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Stefanie ProjectLETS

Mental-Health Care on College Campuses Is Broken—This Group Aims to Change That Mental-Health Care on College Campuses Is Broken—This Group Aims to Change That

With chapters in eight universities across the country, Project LETS makes mental-health care more accessible for students in need.

Apr 23, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne

80 Days That Changed America

80 Days That Changed America 80 Days That Changed America

Fifty years later, Bobby Kennedy’s passionate, inspiring, and tragic presidential campaign still fascinates. Two new projects explain why.

Apr 23, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Jack Johnson

Donald Trump and Jack Johnson Would Have Despised One Another Donald Trump and Jack Johnson Would Have Despised One Another

Who is Trump to “pardon” anyone, least of all Jack Johnson?

Apr 23, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Untied State of America

Untied State of America Untied State of America

Thou Shalt NOT Kill

Apr 23, 2018 / OppArt / Jody Zellman

This Gun-Control Activist Helped Plan the March for Our Lives. Now She’s Running for Congress.

This Gun-Control Activist Helped Plan the March for Our Lives. Now She’s Running for Congress. This Gun-Control Activist Helped Plan the March for Our Lives. Now She’s Running for Congress.

Lucy McBath, whose son was shot and killed in 2012, has jumped into the primary to take on Karen Handel in Georgia’s sixth district.

Apr 20, 2018 / Joan Walsh

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