4 Disabled People Dead in Another Week of Police Brutality 4 Disabled People Dead in Another Week of Police Brutality
Police don’t need better training; they need to stop treating noncompliance as justification for violence.
Sep 22, 2017 / David M. Perry
My Body, My Choice: Why the Principle of Bodily Autonomy Can Unite the Left My Body, My Choice: Why the Principle of Bodily Autonomy Can Unite the Left
From disability rights to Black Lives Matter to the environmental movement, bodily autonomy can bring together disparate strands of the American left.
Sep 13, 2017 / David M. Perry
Support People With Disabilities Facing Harvey Support People With Disabilities Facing Harvey
You can also take action to defend DACA and join a march to confront white supremacy.
Aug 29, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
We’re Failing Our Test Run for the Age of CRISPR We’re Failing Our Test Run for the Age of CRISPR
We’re on the cusp of being able to genetically shape our offspring, but without accurately informing would-be parents, genetic diversity will become a code for poverty.
Aug 29, 2017 / David M. Perry
Disability-Rights Activists Are the Real Heroes of the Health-Care Fight Disability-Rights Activists Are the Real Heroes of the Health-Care Fight
They put their bodies on the line to save Medicaid and Obamacare.
Jul 28, 2017 / John Nichols
Russia v. Health Care (and Everything Else) Russia v. Health Care (and Everything Else)
Vying for the media’s attention.
Jul 28, 2017 / Leslie Savan
Take Action Now: Support Nonviolent Direct Action and Join the Fight for Net Neutrality Take Action Now: Support Nonviolent Direct Action and Join the Fight for Net Neutrality
Check out three meaningful actions you can take this week.
Jul 4, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
Lenin Lives! (in Latin America) Lenin Lives! (in Latin America)
Lenín Moreno, expected to win Ecuador’s presidential election runoff, practically vibrates Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.”
Mar 17, 2017 / Greg Grandin
#BlackDisabledLivesMatter #BlackDisabledLivesMatter
Why we need to talk about both race and disability when addressing police brutality.
Nov 30, 2016 / Britney Wilson
People With Disabilities Aren’t Entitled to the Minimum Wage People With Disabilities Aren’t Entitled to the Minimum Wage
Antiquated labor laws treat people with disabilities as second-tier employees.
Sep 7, 2016 / Michelle Chen