In the Midst of Chaos, an Invincible Arab Spring In the Midst of Chaos, an Invincible Arab Spring
This month’s protests in Syria, Iraq, and Egypt prove that what began in 2010 was just the beginning of a long revolution.
Oct 10, 2019 / Tesbih Habbal and Muzna Hasnawi
‘I’m Only 6 Years Old. I Don’t Want the World To End Yet.’ ‘I’m Only 6 Years Old. I Don’t Want the World To End Yet.’
Strikers took to the streets around the world today to demand climate action now.
Sep 20, 2019 / Alice Markham-Cantor
23 Reasons to Climate Strike Today 23 Reasons to Climate Strike Today
Take to the streets.
Sep 19, 2019 / Bill McKibben
There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt
What Extinction Rebellion, the grassroots civil disobedience movement, teaches us about transforming hopelessness into action.
Sep 9, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich
A Soccer Game Becomes an Anti-Fascist Demonstration in Portland A Soccer Game Becomes an Anti-Fascist Demonstration in Portland
The Portland Timbers soccer fans defied Major League Soccer, team ownership, and fascism in one glorious night.
Aug 26, 2019 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Why There’s No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests Why There’s No End in Sight to the Hong Kong Protests
The authorities are using unprecedented police brutality and selective arrests to silence pent-up public demands for more democratic governance.
Aug 21, 2019 / Ilaria Maria Sala
Everything You Think You Know About ‘Free Speech’ Is a Lie Everything You Think You Know About ‘Free Speech’ Is a Lie
How far-right operatives manufactured the “crisis” of free speech with books, think tanks—and billions of dollars.
Aug 20, 2019 / P.E. Moskowitz
Why Puerto Rico’s Cops Ignore the Constitution at Night Why Puerto Rico’s Cops Ignore the Constitution at Night
Around 11 pm, after declaring the First Amendment no longer applicable, police repeatedly shot tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters.
Jul 30, 2019 / Rima Brusi
Celebrating the Young Lords—Amid Revolution in Puerto Rico Celebrating the Young Lords—Amid Revolution in Puerto Rico
We celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of New York City’s Young Lords last Friday—and the timing could not have been more apt.
Jul 29, 2019 / Juan González
We Need a New Manhattan Project to Combat Climate Change We Need a New Manhattan Project to Combat Climate Change
A threat this expansive requires mobilization on a mass scale.
Jul 18, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt