Activism

“It’s a Warning, Set to a Dance Beat”: Jon Batiste on His New Song  20 Years After Katrina

“It’s a Warning, Set to a Dance Beat”: Jon Batiste on His New Song 20 Years After Katrina “It’s a Warning, Set to a Dance Beat”: Jon Batiste on His New Song 20 Years After Katrina

The New Orleans jazz great tells Covering Climate Now, “When you make a song, you want to inspire people, but you also want to let them know what they can do.”

Aug 28, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

A person holds a sign supporting transgender veterans at the Unite for Veterans rally on the National Mall in Washington, DC, Friday, June 3, 2025.

Trump’s Staggering Betrayal of Trans Service Members Trump’s Staggering Betrayal of Trans Service Members

Trans people signed up to risk death for a country they well knew would likely never return the favor. And now the government is trying to make their lives hell.

Aug 27, 2025 / Kali Holloway

The 10 Commandments of Defiance were inspired by a similar list created by 17-year-old Arne Sejr during World War II to encourage everyday Danish resistance to Nazi occupiers.

A Guide to the Everyday Acts That Can Gum Up the Fascist Machine A Guide to the Everyday Acts That Can Gum Up the Fascist Machine

Inspired by a Danish anti-Nazi list of 10 commandments, a group of artists and organizers made their own list to encourage ordinary people to resist the Trump administration.

Aug 27, 2025 / Regina Mahone

TACO Golf

TACO Golf TACO Golf

Par for the coarse.

Aug 26, 2025 / OppArt / Daniel Wapner

Kilmar Ábrego García and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, stand surrounded by a crowd of supporters.

The Bravery of Kilmar Ábrego García vs. the Barbarism of Donald Trump The Bravery of Kilmar Ábrego García vs. the Barbarism of Donald Trump

The husband, father, and union worker from Maryland is risking indefinite incarceration in Uganda to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves.

Aug 25, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Demonstrators listen to a go-go band during a “Free DC” protest in Washington, DC, on August 21, 2025.

Letter From DC: Goodbye to John Wall, Hello to Celebrating His Rebel Spirit Letter From DC: Goodbye to John Wall, Hello to Celebrating His Rebel Spirit

The former Washington Wizards point guard retires from the NBA, but the anti-Trump protests embody his swaggy defiance.

Aug 22, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Solidarity Staircase

Solidarity Staircase Solidarity Staircase

The stairways to iconic Park Güell in Barcelona were transformed into a representation of the Palestinian flag , and the plaza above was named “Free Palestine”, as a symbol of supp...

Aug 22, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

The Harvard Graduate Student Union–United Automobile Workers during a rally in 2021.

Trump’s War on Higher Ed Comes to the Bargaining Table Trump’s War on Higher Ed Comes to the Bargaining Table

As two of the nation’s largest private graduate student unions fight for new contracts, their members have been among the most vulnerable to the president’s attacks on universitie...

Aug 21, 2025 / StudentNation / Amann Mahajan

Immigrant shackled and detained outside Union Station in Washington, DC

Monuments to Migration and Labor Monuments to Migration and Labor

In the face of escalating ICE raids, how can we honor and give voice to immigrant laborers?

Aug 19, 2025 / Ánh Adams and Andy Urban

Gaza Protests Spread

Gaza Protests Spread Gaza Protests Spread

Starvation mounts as Netanyahu escalates attacks.

Aug 18, 2025 / OppArt / Andrew Courtney

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