Activism

Putin’s Support Among the Far Right Is Splintering

Putin’s Support Among the Far Right Is Splintering Putin’s Support Among the Far Right Is Splintering

The new Italian leader is still pro-NATO, but the broader right is divided.

Sep 30, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Climate Change Protest

Around the World, Students Are Ready to Occupy Campuses for Climate Action Around the World, Students Are Ready to Occupy Campuses for Climate Action

Between now and December, activists will form encampments at dozens of schools to demand solutions for the climate crisis.

Sep 30, 2022 / StudentNation / Mira Sydow

Putin Out!

Putin Out! Putin Out!

War crimes mount in Ukraine.

Sep 29, 2022 / OppArt / Robbie Conal

Keir Starmer Might Win Power—but Can He Do Anything With It?

Keir Starmer Might Win Power—but Can He Do Anything With It? Keir Starmer Might Win Power—but Can He Do Anything With It?

The British Labour Party leader is sounding more like a prime minister, but will he be up for the hard fights ahead?

Sep 29, 2022 / Bhaskar Sunkara

Jackson Mississippi’s Poisoned Water

Jackson Mississippi’s Poisoned Water Jackson Mississippi’s Poisoned Water

System failures, systemic racism.

Sep 28, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Little Amal at the 2022 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York City.

We Like the Idea of Asylum Seekers, but Not the Real Thing We Like the Idea of Asylum Seekers, but Not the Real Thing

The 12-foot-tall puppet of a Syrian refugee has been welcomed in New York and around the world. Real refugees? Not so much.

Sep 28, 2022 / Helen Benedict

Biden Rural Americans

Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too Student Debt Cancellation Will Help Rural Communities Too

Critics of Biden's forgiveness plan falsely call it a wealth transfer to the “urban elite.” In 2020, nearly 6.5 million rural Americans owed an average of $35,000 in student loan d...

Sep 27, 2022 / StudentNation / Reed Cleland

Dan Arlin in a blue polo holds his fist up while holding a sign.

Is UPS Retaliating Against Union Activists? Is UPS Retaliating Against Union Activists?

The UPS contract covering nearly 350,000 people expires next year. According to some workers, management has already launched its anti-labor fight.

Sep 27, 2022 / Teddy Ostrow

Bad Fetus

Bad Fetus Bad Fetus

One tough hombr-yo.

Sep 26, 2022 / OppArt / Ruben Bolling

NPR Supreme Court reporter Nina Totenberg wears a face mask with depictions of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

NPR’s Nina Totenberg, Friend of the Reactionary Court NPR’s Nina Totenberg, Friend of the Reactionary Court

How the supposedly liberal media protected a right-wing Supreme Court.

Sep 26, 2022 / Jeet Heer

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