This Rio Olympic Medalist Risked His Life to Show Solidarity This Rio Olympic Medalist Risked His Life to Show Solidarity
With one gesture, Ethiopian runner Feyisa Lilesa seized the Olympics spotlight and educated the world.
Aug 25, 2016 / Dave Zirin
One Community’s Resistance Will Be the Rio Olympics’ Longest-Lasting Legacy One Community’s Resistance Will Be the Rio Olympics’ Longest-Lasting Legacy
Vila Autódromo may have suffered mass displacement for the Olympic Games, but they have survived and emerged as a symbol that you can fight Rio’s City Hall and win.
Aug 17, 2016 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
A Tale of Two Pictures A Tale of Two Pictures
Black Lives Matter resists definition and is full of contradictions, but that’s where its power lies.
Aug 8, 2016 / Pop & Circumstance / Joshua Clover
To Fight the Coup, Erdoğan Adopted Tools Pioneered by Protesters To Fight the Coup, Erdoğan Adopted Tools Pioneered by Protesters
The Turkish president and his followers have latched on to social media tools and secular symbols.
Jul 18, 2016 / Breaking News / Dimiter Kenarov
How Student Movements for Racial Justice Can Survive Summer Break How Student Movements for Racial Justice Can Survive Summer Break
Administrators count on summer break to subdue campus activism, but student groups across Seattle aren’t letting that happen.
Jul 12, 2016 / StudentNation / Alia Marsha
Rio’s Police Say ‘Welcome To Hell’ Rio’s Police Say ‘Welcome To Hell’
The Olympics are providing police with an opportunity to push for higher wages. Yet their violence in poor communities goes undiscussed.
Jul 6, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Now That San Francisco’s Police Chief Has Resigned, What’s Next for the Activists Who Fought for His Removal? Now That San Francisco’s Police Chief Has Resigned, What’s Next for the Activists Who Fought for His Removal?
They say their work is about a lot more than just replacing a police chief.
Jun 7, 2016 / Cities Rising / Andrew Klein
Winning Progressive Change Is Easier Than We Think Winning Progressive Change Is Easier Than We Think
Four days of events this month will help us turn civic energy into real, transformative action.
May 18, 2016 / Ralph Nader
Get Ready for a Wave of Green Civil Disobedience, America Get Ready for a Wave of Green Civil Disobedience, America
On Thursday, climate activists in the US began a week of direct action to “Break Free” from fossil fuels.
May 12, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
Dispatch From Rio: An Interview With the Activist Behind the ‘Olympic Anti-Souvenir Shop’ Dispatch From Rio: An Interview With the Activist Behind the ‘Olympic Anti-Souvenir Shop’
The exhibit is meant to highlight the injustices that have arrived along with the summer games.
May 12, 2016 / Dave Zirin