Activism

A statue of Nathan Hale In front of Connecticut Hall on Yale University campus.

What Do Elite Universities Owe Their Students? What Do Elite Universities Owe Their Students?

As the Ivies push graduates into careers in consulting, finance, and tech, organizers with the Class Action movement are questioning their schools’ corporate partnerships.

Dec 8, 2025 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia

President Donald Trump receives the FIFA Peace Prize from Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA, during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on December 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

FIFA Kisses Up to Trump With a “Peace Prize” FIFA Kisses Up to Trump With a “Peace Prize”

With the world’s soccer fans watching, Gianni Infantino, the great toady to the globe’s oligarchs, handed a made-up award to the increasingly violent US president.

Dec 5, 2025 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

San Diego Bishop-Designate Michael Pham, center left, and Father Scott Santarosa, center right, stand next to other faith leaders in front of the Edward J. Schwartz federal building on June 20, 2025, in San Diego, California.

San Diego’s Clergy Offer Solace to Immigrants—and a Shield Against ICE San Diego’s Clergy Offer Solace to Immigrants—and a Shield Against ICE

In no other US city has the faith community mobilized at such a large scale to defend immigrants against the federal government.

Dec 5, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

University of California workers rallying at UC Berkeley in November 2025.

As Universities Fold to Trump, This Union Is Still Fighting for International Students As Universities Fold to Trump, This Union Is Still Fighting for International Students

While the University of California has often followed Trump's demands, union organizers have made protecting immigrants a top priority during contract negotiations.

Dec 5, 2025 / StudentNation / Emma Murphree and Emily Putnam

Cori Bush, left; Kat Abughazaleh, right.

Can These Politician Activists Make it to Congress? Can These Politician Activists Make it to Congress?

Cori Bush and Kat Abughazaleh discuss how to win in politics without selling out.

Dec 5, 2025 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

People participate in the Queer Liberation March in New York City on June 29, 2025.

Why Palestine Matters So Much to Queer People Why Palestine Matters So Much to Queer People

Palestinian identity can “upend the whole world order, if done right, if spun right, if we activate it enough. And I think queerness is a very similar kind of identity.”

Dec 5, 2025 / Jad Salfiti

Woman, Life, Freedom

Woman, Life, Freedom Woman, Life, Freedom

Posters in support of the people of Iran displayed at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France.

Dec 3, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

An AI security camera demo at an event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Can We Opt Out of Facial Recognition Technology? Can We Opt Out of Facial Recognition Technology?

I traveled through airports and reported in sports stadiums this year. At each, I was asked to scan my face for security.

Nov 29, 2025 / Nicholas Russell

Disability rights activists Judy Heumann (1947–2023) (left) and Alice Wong (1974–2025) (center), along with another person, as they talk together at the opening of the San Francisco Main Library’s “Patient No More” exhibit on June 17, 2017.

A Tribute to an Oracle, Alice Wong A Tribute to an Oracle, Alice Wong

Alice had the ability to look to the future and a world where laws and attitudes did not keep disabled people poor, pitied, and isolated.

Nov 26, 2025 / Rebecca Cokley

A man is detained by CBP officers

How North Carolina Rose Up Against Trump’s Latest Anti-Immigrant Crackdown How North Carolina Rose Up Against Trump’s Latest Anti-Immigrant Crackdown

“Operation Charlotte’s Web” may mobilize North Carolina’s working-class Latino members and allies to shift the political balance of power at the local, state, and national levels....

Nov 25, 2025 / Chris Kromm

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