Activism

Bernie Sanders & Kristin Gillibrand Medicare for All

Medicare for All Needs a Change of Message Medicare for All Needs a Change of Message

Single payer is essential, but most voters still don’t get that.

Jun 6, 2019 / Colin McAuliffe

Refugee child in Hungary

Open Borders Must Be Part of Any Response to the Climate Crisis Open Borders Must Be Part of Any Response to the Climate Crisis

The alternative is the death of millions and a world fractured by nationalism.

Jun 6, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich

Former Vice President Joe Biden

When Joe Biden Collaborated With Segregationists When Joe Biden Collaborated With Segregationists

The candidate’s years as an anti-busing crusader cannot be forgotten—or readily forgiven.

Jun 6, 2019 / Editorial / Jonathan Kozol

Rosalie Fish

Rosalie Fish Runs for the Murdered and Missing Rosalie Fish Runs for the Murdered and Missing

The track-and-field runner from Washington State caused photos of her to go viral, to raise awareness about a “genocide” against Indigenous women. 

Jun 6, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Varshini Prakash

Varshini Prakash of the Sunrise Movement on Climate Justice, the Green New Deal, and Revolution Varshini Prakash of the Sunrise Movement on Climate Justice, the Green New Deal, and Revolution

“We didn’t ask to have the responsibility of protecting human civilization on our shoulders. But we’re stepping up to the plate.”

Jun 4, 2019 / Editorial / Wen Stephenson

People participate in a

Take Action Now: Stop the Tide of Gun Violence Take Action Now: Stop the Tide of Gun Violence

Get involved with the grassroots movement for gun control, plus show your support for holding Big Tech accountable.

Jun 4, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction

Force-Feeding Is Cruel, Painful, and Degrading—and American Prisons Won’t Stop

Force-Feeding Is Cruel, Painful, and Degrading—and American Prisons Won’t Stop Force-Feeding Is Cruel, Painful, and Degrading—and American Prisons Won’t Stop

In a Colorado supermax facility, hunger-striking inmates have been force-fed and barred from sharing their ordeal with the outside world. A prisoner breaks his silence for the firs...

Jun 4, 2019 / Feature / Aviva Stahl

Women Are Not OvaryActing!

Women Are Not OvaryActing! Women Are Not OvaryActing!

Street activism, photographed on West 22nd Street, New York City.

Jun 4, 2019 / OppArt / George de Castro-Day

Beijing, after the Tiananmen Square massacre

Surviving Tiananmen: The Price of Dissent in China Surviving Tiananmen: The Price of Dissent in China

Remembering the Tiananmen Movement is not just about repression—it’s about hope.

Jun 4, 2019 / Rowena He

La represión de Ecuador al aborto está encarcelando mujeres

La represión de Ecuador al aborto está encarcelando mujeres La represión de Ecuador al aborto está encarcelando mujeres

Durante décadas, fue considerado un asunto privado. Ahora, según una investigación de The Nation, las mujeres que terminan sus embarazos (de manera voluntaria o no) se enfrentan a ...

May 31, 2019 / En español / Zoë Carpenter

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