Activism

Walter Mondale

Walter Mondale’s Decades-Long Crusade for Fair Housing and the Full Promise of Civil Rights Walter Mondale’s Decades-Long Crusade for Fair Housing and the Full Promise of Civil Rights

To the end of his life, Mondale waged the battle against segregation he had joined as the sponsor of the Fair Housing Act of 1968.

Apr 23, 2021 / John Nichols

Brendan O'Connor

How Border Fascism Explains the Trump Movement How Border Fascism Explains the Trump Movement

Brendan O’Connor, author of Blood Red Lines, discusses a dangerous new strain of far-right nationalism.

Apr 23, 2021 / Q&A / Jared Olson

We Should Shame Frequent Fliers

We Should Shame Frequent Fliers We Should Shame Frequent Fliers

Pre-pandemic travel habits were destroying the earth. They must never be allowed to return.

Apr 23, 2021 / Rafia Zakaria

Earth Day 2021

Earth Day 2021 Earth Day 2021

Environmental activism is love for the planet and love for all living beings.

Apr 22, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

How to Kill the Oil Hydra—and Other Lessons From the Fight Against Keystone XL

How to Kill the Oil Hydra—and Other Lessons From the Fight Against Keystone XL How to Kill the Oil Hydra—and Other Lessons From the Fight Against Keystone XL

What the Indigenous-led victory over Keystone XL tells us about the struggle to stop oil pipelines.

Apr 22, 2021 / Feature / David Treuer

Reparations

Reparations Reparations

Harriet Tubman and Fannie Lou Hamer, leaders and visionaries (Media: found book, photos, shredded money, cotton, rusted padlock and chain.)

Apr 21, 2021 / OppArt / Wilhelmina Grant

These Attacks on Maxine Waters Reveal the Grifter Politics of Republican Dog-Whistlers

These Attacks on Maxine Waters Reveal the Grifter Politics of Republican Dog-Whistlers These Attacks on Maxine Waters Reveal the Grifter Politics of Republican Dog-Whistlers

Kevin McCarthy and Marjorie Taylor Greene would punish Waters for supporting the right to assemble and petition for the redress of grievances.

Apr 21, 2021 / John Nichols

A young schoolboy in a mask, wearing a black jacket with three white stripes and an orange bucket hat, walks past a banner saying “No Olympics” during a protest calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled.

The Tokyo Olympics Are in Trouble The Tokyo Olympics Are in Trouble

The pandemic has driven support for the Summer Olympics in Japan to historically low levels. 

Apr 21, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Chauvin verdict

Chauvin Trial Verdict: All Roads Lead to 38th & Chicago Chauvin Trial Verdict: All Roads Lead to 38th & Chicago

After 10 hours of deliberation, the jury found the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd guilty of murder. But the fight for justice is not over.

Apr 20, 2021 / Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo

Oil Rig

Humanity Faces a Climate Emergency—Shouldn’t That Be News? Humanity Faces a Climate Emergency—Shouldn’t That Be News?

A sense of catastrophe has faded even as the environmental emergency has intensified.

Apr 20, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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