Activism

Protester holding a sign that reads

A Strategic Blueprint to Give Student Debt Relief a Fighting Chance A Strategic Blueprint to Give Student Debt Relief a Fighting Chance

The administration needs to go bold and swift to bring broad relief.

Jul 11, 2023 / Astra Taylor

A sign memorializing Tortuguita, the environmental activist killed by Georgia state troopers in Atlanta in January.

The War on Climate Activism Is Reaching Dangerous New Heights The War on Climate Activism Is Reaching Dangerous New Heights

Governments around the world are increasingly deploying the language and methods of counterterrorism to repress climate movements.

Jul 11, 2023 / Darsen Hover

Megan Rapinoe Kneel

The Megan Rapinoe Era Only Ends When We Stop Fighting Back The Megan Rapinoe Era Only Ends When We Stop Fighting Back

The most important soccer player of her generation is saying goodbye after the 2023 World Cup. But her legacy will persist as long as athletes stand up for those who can’t stand up...

Jul 10, 2023 / Dave Zirin

Still from campaign ad made by an anonymous Ron DeSantis supporter.

Ron DeSantis, American Psycho Ron DeSantis, American Psycho

The Florida governor’s irony-poisoned ad uses far-right memes to sanction homophobic and transphobic violence.

Jul 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Gun Violence in the USA

Gun Violence in the USA Gun Violence in the USA

Thoughts and prayers are NOT enough, we need action now!

Jul 10, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Jana Elementary School

How WWII-Era Radioactive Waste Fueled a New Crisis at a Missouri Elementary School How WWII-Era Radioactive Waste Fueled a New Crisis at a Missouri Elementary School

Conflicting reports of contamination have worried residents of Florissant, a community that continues to suffer from the legacy of the Manhattan Project.

Jul 10, 2023 / StudentNation / Walter Thomas-Patterson

Israeli forces conduct a training drill near Masafer Yatta in February 2021.

The Destruction of This Palestinian Community Was Green-Lighted by Israel’s Supreme Court The Destruction of This Palestinian Community Was Green-Lighted by Israel’s Supreme Court

The Israeli military wants the homes of Masafer Yatta for target practice. And the country’s Supreme Court says that’s totally kosher.

Jul 10, 2023 / Feature / Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham

Two Queens and a Jack

Two Queens and a Jack Two Queens and a Jack

July 4, Philadelphia.

Jul 7, 2023 / Steve Brodner

Biden hands Netanyahu a pen. US and Israeli flags seen in background

In Jenin, as Elsewhere, Netanyahu Knows He Can Count on Washington’s Complicity In Jenin, as Elsewhere, Netanyahu Knows He Can Count on Washington’s Complicity

As America's nonresponse to the attack on Jenin demonstrates, support for Israeli apartheid is fully bipartisan.

Jul 7, 2023 / James Bamford

Elliott Abrams looking pensive

Henry Kissinger, Elliott Abrams, and the Rot of American Foreign Policy Henry Kissinger, Elliott Abrams, and the Rot of American Foreign Policy

Our bipartisan elite is always willing to forgive war crimes by its made men.

Jul 7, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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