Activism

Greta Thunberg Wall Mural

Greta Thunberg Wall Mural Greta Thunberg Wall Mural

The portrait on a wall in Bristol, England, of 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who created awareness among her peers by launching a school boycott movement to ...

Sep 17, 2019 / OppArt / Jody Thomas

Union members picket outside a General Motors facility in Langhorne, Pa., Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. More than 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers walked off General Motors factory floors or set up picket lines early Monday as contract talks with the company deteriorated into a strike.)

Striking GM Workers Deserve Our Support Striking GM Workers Deserve Our Support

Despite the many obstacles and tarnished national UAW leadership, everyone needs the workers in this strike to win.

Sep 16, 2019 / Jane McAlevey

99% for Bernie

Occupy the White House Occupy the White House

The Bernie Sanders campaign is the next phase of a movement that started eight years ago in Zuccotti Park.

Sep 16, 2019 / Jonathan Smucker

How to Fight Brett Kavanaugh

How to Fight Brett Kavanaugh How to Fight Brett Kavanaugh

Removing a Supreme Court justice is nearly impossible—but Democrats can still weaken his power.

Sep 16, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Naomi Klein: ‘We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism’

Naomi Klein: ‘We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism’ Naomi Klein: ‘We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism’

The No Logo author talks about solutions to the climate crisis, Greta Thunberg, birth strikes, and how she finds hope.

Sep 15, 2019 / Natalie Hanman

‘Dream Big, Fight Hard’: Ady Barkan Will Inspire You

‘Dream Big, Fight Hard’: Ady Barkan Will Inspire You ‘Dream Big, Fight Hard’: Ady Barkan Will Inspire You

The dying activist tells The Nation how he wants to be remembered.

Sep 13, 2019 / Editorial / Christopher Shay

Trump’s Asylum Crackdown Intensifies the Fight for Refugee Rights

Trump’s Asylum Crackdown Intensifies the Fight for Refugee Rights Trump’s Asylum Crackdown Intensifies the Fight for Refugee Rights

Current policy makes a painful line of work even harder, but these attorneys aren’t giving up.

Sep 12, 2019 / Jack Herrera

More Than a Wall: Photos of 30 Years of Life Along the US-Mexico Border

More Than a Wall: Photos of 30 Years of Life Along the US-Mexico Border More Than a Wall: Photos of 30 Years of Life Along the US-Mexico Border

Successive US administrations have sought to turn the borderlands into a land of death—but these photos prove it is very much a land of the living.

Sep 12, 2019 / Photo Essay / David Bacon

Fighting Poverty

Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People

No new census data, policy paper, or talking point will do it. That’s why the Poor People’s Campaign is building “a movement that votes.”

Sep 11, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

Democrats Need a Feisty Fighter on Climate Change

Democrats Need a Feisty Fighter on Climate Change Democrats Need a Feisty Fighter on Climate Change

Democrats would be wise to ignore much of the punditry’s pearl-clutching about being too bold.

Sep 10, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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