Activism

The Future of Democratic Socialism Starts Here

The Future of Democratic Socialism Starts Here The Future of Democratic Socialism Starts Here

Scenes from this year’s Young Democratic Socialists of America conference in Chicago.

Feb 19, 2020 / Alan Maass

Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue

Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue

Progressive Texans will need to leverage coalitions and grassroots enthusiasm in November.

Feb 18, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Letters From the March 2/19, 2020, Issue Letters From the March 2/19, 2020, Issue

A scoutlandish story!… Love supreme… No more war… Street smarts…

Feb 18, 2020 / Letters / Our Readers

Bloomfield High School athletes Terry Miller, second from left, and Andraya Yearwood, far left, compete in the 55-meter dash at the Connecticut girls Class S indoor track meet in New Haven, Connecticut, February 2019.

In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play? In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play?

A shadowy, right-wing legal outfit is using sports as a cudgel to smash trans rights.

Feb 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Audia Jones

Audia Jones Wants to Redefine Criminal Justice in Texas Audia Jones Wants to Redefine Criminal Justice in Texas

Disappointed in her old boss, a former district attorney is running to be the Harris County district attorney on one of the most progressive platforms of 2020.

Feb 17, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Fernandez

Author Richard Powers poses for a portrait

Richard Powers on the Standing of Trees Richard Powers on the Standing of Trees

The author of The Overstory hikes through the Great Smoky Mountains  and discusses giving personhood to nonhumans.

Feb 17, 2020 / Drinks On The Nation / Zoë Carpenter

A Portland counterprotestor holds a sign that says

The Importance of Being Anti-Fascist The Importance of Being Anti-Fascist

Anti-fascists keep showing up, because ignoring hate doesn’t make it go away.

Feb 14, 2020 / Cari Luna

Against Despair: A Case for Optimism After the Impeachment Trial

Against Despair: A Case for Optimism After the Impeachment Trial Against Despair: A Case for Optimism After the Impeachment Trial

There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. 

Feb 14, 2020 / Anna Galland

A woman with her great-granddaughter

Appalachia Gets Special Funding. The Black Rural South Deserves It Too. Appalachia Gets Special Funding. The Black Rural South Deserves It Too.

Kennedy made rural poverty a focus of his presidential campaign. This year’s candidates could do the same—this time, in the Black Belt region.

Feb 14, 2020 / Greg Kaufmann

Dwyane Wade poses for a photo with his wife, Gabrielle Union, nephew, Dahveon Morris, and children, Kaavia James Union Wade, Zaire Wade, Xavier Wade and Zaya Wade after his final career home game in April, 2019 in Miami, Florida.

Dwyane Wade’s Love for His Daughter Is an Act of Resistance Dwyane Wade’s Love for His Daughter Is an Act of Resistance

The Wade-Union family is doing nothing less than modeling for the country how to love your trans child.

Feb 13, 2020 / Dave Zirin

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