Activism

Lia Thomas

How Women’s Swimming Got So Transphobic How Women’s Swimming Got So Transphobic

Almost no other sport is as hostile to trans athletes—and that's because its culture created the perfect conditions for transphobia to take root.

May 12, 2023 / Frankie de la Cretaz

WGA strikers on the picket line

These Unions Are on the Front Lines Fighting Against the Uberization of Us All These Unions Are on the Front Lines Fighting Against the Uberization of Us All

Some long established unions are challenging Silicon Valley’s agenda by pushing back on AI, surveillance, and wage theft.

May 12, 2023 / Column / Jane McAlevey

Joy, Revolution, and Tear Gas: My May Day In Paris

Joy, Revolution, and Tear Gas: My May Day In Paris Joy, Revolution, and Tear Gas: My May Day In Paris

There was beauty and comradeship everywhere. And there were thousands and thousands of cops.

May 11, 2023 / Kim Kelly

Tiffany Cabán at an NYC climate protest

How to Win a Green New Deal in Your State How to Win a Green New Deal in Your State

New York passed a publicly funded renewable energy program. This is how DSA did it—and how you can too.

May 11, 2023 / Ashley Dawson

Now More Than Ever, We Need to Fight, Not Despair

Now More Than Ever, We Need to Fight, Not Despair Now More Than Ever, We Need to Fight, Not Despair

The never-ending Covid toll, the government’s indifference to this suffering—it’s easy to feel helpless about all of it. But we have to keep resisting.

May 11, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

Indigenous Corn, Indigenous Resistance

Indigenous Corn, Indigenous Resistance Indigenous Corn, Indigenous Resistance

Indigenous lives matter.

May 10, 2023 / OppArt / Mario Gonzalez Chavajay

Protester with sign

Is This the Most Dangerous Right-Wing Think Tank You’ve Never Heard Of? Is This the Most Dangerous Right-Wing Think Tank You’ve Never Heard Of?

Meet the Foundation for Government Accountability.

May 10, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Voters cast ballots on election day in Atlanta, Ga., on November 8, 2022.

A New Southern Strategy to Repair Our Democracy A New Southern Strategy to Repair Our Democracy

In spite of everything stacked against it, a new generation of progressive Southern voters is rising.

May 10, 2023 / Tory Gavito

Evgeniya Berkovich speaks at Snob magazine's Made in Russia 2021 awards ceremony at the Yermolova Moscow Drama Theater.

Hunt Murderers, Not Poets Hunt Murderers, Not Poets

In support of arrested Russian poet Evgenia Berkovich.

May 10, 2023 / The Nation and Katrina vanden Heuvel

Amsterdam climate protest

A Dutch University Just Set a Powerful Precedent for Climate Research A Dutch University Just Set a Powerful Precedent for Climate Research

VU Amsterdam will reject collaborations with fossil fuel companies that fail to demonstrate a commitment to the Paris Agreement.

May 10, 2023 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen

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