Activism

Trump’s Geriatric Race War

Trump’s Geriatric Race War Trump’s Geriatric Race War

In an aging America, the central question becomes what do retirees fear most: racial diversity or the pandemic?

Jun 29, 2020 / Jeet Heer

What Does It Really Mean to Invest In Black Communities?

What Does It Really Mean to Invest In Black Communities? What Does It Really Mean to Invest In Black Communities?

As the call grows to “divest and invest,” it is essential that we not exchange the violence of the police for the violence of finance capitalism.

Jun 29, 2020 / Feature / Destin Jenkins

Doing the Dirty Work

Doing the Dirty Work Doing the Dirty Work

Bill Barr unleashed the National Guard on peaceful protesters in Washington D.C.

Jun 29, 2020 / OppArt / Colleen Quinn

Protesters

How to Cover an Uprising (Without Causing Harm) How to Cover an Uprising (Without Causing Harm)

Journalists are biased toward sharing information. That’s our job. But we have to recognize that doing our jobs can mean doing harm—and that part of our jobs should be editorial ha...

Jun 26, 2020 / Cynthia Greenlee

Avery brundage

Racist IOC President Avery Brundage Loses His Place of Honor Racist IOC President Avery Brundage Loses His Place of Honor

The decision to remove his bust from the San Francisco Asian Art Museum was long overdue.

Jun 25, 2020 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Senate Candidate Andrew Romanoff’s Campaign for Climate Justice

Senate Candidate Andrew Romanoff’s Campaign for Climate Justice Senate Candidate Andrew Romanoff’s Campaign for Climate Justice

A Colorado progressive, with an urgent Green New Deal message, is closing the gap in a key Democratic primary for the US Senate.

Jun 25, 2020 / John Nichols

LGBTQI Rights Are Human Rights

LGBTQI Rights Are Human Rights LGBTQI Rights Are Human Rights

The Supreme Court ruled a landmark civil rights law protects gay and transgender workers from workplace discrimination.

Jun 25, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Hong Kong’s Cartoonists Aren’t Giving Up on Dissent

Hong Kong’s Cartoonists Aren’t Giving Up on Dissent Hong Kong’s Cartoonists Aren’t Giving Up on Dissent

As the city braces for a new law that could stifle free speech, local artists are still spurring on the protest movement.

Jun 25, 2020 / Rachel Cheung

Kent Ford raises his fist

‘We Can’t Be Duped by Petty Reforms’: A Q&A With a Black Panther ‘We Can’t Be Duped by Petty Reforms’: A Q&A With a Black Panther

Kent Ford, who founded the Portland, Ore., chapter of the Black Panther Party, says we’re finally seeing Fred Hampton’s multiracial coalition in action.

Jun 25, 2020 / Jules Boykoff

Protesters holding up their hands

Black Lives Matter Protests Are Everywhere, Even in the Unlikeliest Places Black Lives Matter Protests Are Everywhere, Even in the Unlikeliest Places

While massive crowds and police crackdowns rocked major cities, countless other demonstrations occurred in small cities and towns—even in conservative areas with no history of prot...

Jun 25, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter

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