Activism

A Graduate School of Arts and Sciences flag on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

We Don’t Have to Hand It to Harvard We Don’t Have to Hand It to Harvard

The university’s lawsuit against the Trump administration was widely celebrated, but our school has been quietly complying with federal demands around Palestine for weeks.

Apr 28, 2025 / StudentNation / Christopher Malley and Nathaniel Moses

Reproductive Rights Are Human Rights

Reproductive Rights Are Human Rights Reproductive Rights Are Human Rights

Vision of progress.

Apr 24, 2025 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

Trans rights supporters march in London after the UK Supreme Court's anti-trans ruling.

The UK’s Anti-Trans Ruling Is a Defeat for All Women The UK’s Anti-Trans Ruling Is a Defeat for All Women

Even the self-described feminists celebrating the Supreme Court’s attempt to banish trans people from womanhood will pay a heavy price.

Apr 23, 2025 / Sophie Lewis

Harmony Cummings holds a sign outside the office of Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) during a Time to Thrive rally organized by the Colorado Green New Deal coalition to demand support for the THRIVE act on March 31, 2021, in Denver.

A Silent Climate Majority A Silent Climate Majority

Most of the world’s people want stronger climate action—but don’t realize they’re the majority.

Apr 23, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

A man holds a placard reading

The Game-Changing Truth That Could Save the Planet The Game-Changing Truth That Could Save the Planet

Dispelling the myth that climate action is unpopular could push the world over a social tipping point and lead to unstoppable progress.

Apr 22, 2025 / Damian Carrington

Pope Francis greets Bolivian native children next to Bolivian President Evo Morales on July 8, 2015.

Pope Francis Upheld the Spirit of Liberation Theology Pope Francis Upheld the Spirit of Liberation Theology

In his criticisms of the church and defiance of traditionalists, Pope Francis continued the legacy of a movement the Vatican itself tried to silence.

Apr 21, 2025 / Greg Grandin

Supporters of transgender youth demonstrate outside Children's Hospital Los Angeles on February 6, 2025, in the wake of President Donald Trump's executive order threatening to pull federal funding from healthcare providers who offer gender-affirming care to children.

The Rise of Medical Fascism The Rise of Medical Fascism

The US medical profession’s long history of complicity with state violence has prepared it for compliance with Trump’s authoritarian orders.

Apr 21, 2025 / Eric Reinhart

John Lewis, American Wisdom

John Lewis, American Wisdom John Lewis, American Wisdom

Vision of progress.

Apr 21, 2025 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors smiling with hands on hips in front of game watchers at at the Moda Center.

Can Steve Kerr Light an Anti-Trump Fire in the Sports World? Can Steve Kerr Light an Anti-Trump Fire in the Sports World?

The coach of the Golden State Warriors stands up to bullies like Donald Trump. Let’s hope that others in the NBA will follow suit.

Apr 18, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Presidential timber? United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain speaks to guests at an election-night watch party.

Shawn Fain for President! Shawn Fain for President!

Centrist Democrats hate the union leader because he puts the working class first.

Apr 18, 2025 / Jeet Heer

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