Activism

Protestors in Philidelphia march through the street

After Philadelphia Police Shot and Killed Walter Wallace After Philadelphia Police Shot and Killed Walter Wallace

The city erupted in the usual pattern of peaceful protest followed by looting. Then something strange happened.

Nov 3, 2020 / Gene Seymour

Why You Should Be Watching the Film ‘Z’ Right Now

Why You Should Be Watching the Film ‘Z’ Right Now Why You Should Be Watching the Film ‘Z’ Right Now

Costa Gavras’s classic antifascist thriller reminds us that the moment of reckoning constitutes not the end of the story, but the beginning.

Nov 3, 2020 / Margaret Spillane

How Many Cameras Does One Protest Need?

How Many Cameras Does One Protest Need? How Many Cameras Does One Protest Need?

Livestreamers and citizen journalists are providing constant, steady footage of the protests for Black Lives. Is that a good thing?

Nov 3, 2020 / Photo Essay / Rian Dundon and Magnum Foundation

Honoring Day of the Dead

Honoring Day of the Dead Honoring Day of the Dead

Vote like your life depends on it. Trump’s mishandling the pandemic resulted in 225k deaths to date.

Nov 2, 2020 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

LaTosha Brown

This Election, Black Women Are Leading the Way—Again This Election, Black Women Are Leading the Way—Again

With voting rights under attack, activists like Stacey Abrams and LaTosha Brown are continuing the struggle that leaders like Fannie Lou Hamer helped ignite.

Nov 2, 2020 / Keisha N. Blain

The Great Pumpkin

The Great Pumpkin The Great Pumpkin

Scary orange thing.

Oct 31, 2020 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández, Felix Sockwell, and Edel Rodriguez

Abbie Hoffman

Why I Hope Trump Does Not Watch ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Why I Hope Trump Does Not Watch ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’

We don’t need the president to get any more ideas in his addled mind about how to punish American cities and activists.

Oct 30, 2020 / Jon Wiener

Bills Come Due

Bills Come Due Bills Come Due

Dead reckoning. Scenes from our series "The Greater Quiet" for the week of October 26.

Oct 30, 2020 / Steve Brodner

A crowd of protesters, several with Chilean flags

Short of a General Strike, How Can Labor Stop Trump From Stealing the Election? Short of a General Strike, How Can Labor Stop Trump From Stealing the Election?

Lessons from Chile’s uprising—and from the 2000 Florida recount fight.

Oct 30, 2020 / Jane McAlevey

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