Activism

Climate Justice and Economic Justice Are Not in Conflict

Climate Justice and Economic Justice Are Not in Conflict Climate Justice and Economic Justice Are Not in Conflict

Redistribution will have to be a big part of any program that effectively tackles the climate crisis.

Feb 8, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Trump

Trump’s ‘Caravan’ Is a Made-up Monster Fabricated by the Far Right Trump’s ‘Caravan’ Is a Made-up Monster Fabricated by the Far Right

How a group of white nationalists lobbied the President to turn desperate refugees into the enemy.

Feb 8, 2019 / Ian Allen

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez outside the Capitol Building.

Young People Really, Really Want a Green New Deal Young People Really, Really Want a Green New Deal

New polling data show that millennials are more enthusiastic than older generations about radical efforts to save the planet and create jobs.

Feb 7, 2019 / Sean McElwee and John Ray

Socialism Is More Popular Than You Think, Mr. President

Socialism Is More Popular Than You Think, Mr. President Socialism Is More Popular Than You Think, Mr. President

Most surveys show Trump would lose in a matchup against a democratic socialist named Bernie Sanders.

Feb 6, 2019 / John Nichols

Democracy Spring

The United States Is a Progressive Nation With a Democracy Problem The United States Is a Progressive Nation With a Democracy Problem

Voter suppression contributes to the myth that America is made up of centrists.

Feb 6, 2019 / David M. Perry

Super Bowl 2019 Venue in Atlanta

The Worst Super Bowl Ever The Worst Super Bowl Ever

 Melissa Jacobs joins the show to talk Super Bowl.

Feb 6, 2019 / Audio / Dave Zirin

The Making of Our Polluted Age

The Making of Our Polluted Age The Making of Our Polluted Age

Three new books examine how the rise of coal, oil, and gas has permanently remade our world.

Feb 6, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Bill McKibben

Trump

It Wasn’t a Green New Deal State of the Union Address, So What’s the Point? It Wasn’t a Green New Deal State of the Union Address, So What’s the Point?

Trump’s cynical speech spoke to the past, not the future.

Feb 5, 2019 / John Nichols

I’m an 18-Year-Old Gun-Reform Activist and School-Shooting Survivor—Here’s Why I Still Have Hope

I’m an 18-Year-Old Gun-Reform Activist and School-Shooting Survivor—Here’s Why I Still Have Hope I’m an 18-Year-Old Gun-Reform Activist and School-Shooting Survivor—Here’s Why I Still Have Hope

We’re not doing this because we want to. We’re doing it because we have to.

Feb 5, 2019 / Feature / Mollie Davis

Yellow Vests

France’s Yellow Vest Movement Comes of Age France’s Yellow Vest Movement Comes of Age

At its first “Assembly of Assemblies” in late January, this grassroots democratic revolt brought together many people who had never participated in politics.

Feb 5, 2019 / Harrison Stetler

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