Activism

These Tenants Are Leading the Largest Rent Strike in LA History

These Tenants Are Leading the Largest Rent Strike in LA History These Tenants Are Leading the Largest Rent Strike in LA History

Residents of three buildings in Central Los Angeles are refusing to pay rent until their landlord agrees to fair rent increases.

Aug 20, 2018 / Cities Rising / Armando Aparicio and David Zlutnick

Southerners on New Ground

The Next Generation of Southern Organizing The Next Generation of Southern Organizing

By providing a playbook for young organizers, Southerners on New Ground encourages college students not simply to stay involved, but to see themselves as leaders in the fight for a...

Aug 17, 2018 / StudentNation / Robin Happel

Nicaraguan Demonstrators

‘An Eternal Night of Persecution and Death’: Activists Speak Out About Nicaragua’s Crackdown ‘An Eternal Night of Persecution and Death’: Activists Speak Out About Nicaragua’s Crackdown

Despite mass killings and newly authoritarian laws, a diverse opposition says the movement to oust Ortega is far from over.

Aug 17, 2018 / Maia Hibbett

Ken Loach

‘If We Don’t Understand Class Struggle, We Don’t Understand Anything’ ‘If We Don’t Understand Class Struggle, We Don’t Understand Anything’

Filmmaker Ken Loach on populism, the gig economy, and the importance of transnational solidarity in his movies and beyond.

Aug 16, 2018 / Q&A / Lorenzo Marsili

Aretha Franklin—Musical Genius, Truth Teller, Freedom Fighter

Aretha Franklin—Musical Genius, Truth Teller, Freedom Fighter Aretha Franklin—Musical Genius, Truth Teller, Freedom Fighter

Angela Davis, whose bond Franklin offered to post in 1970, says that the singer’s work “helped to shape and deepen a collective consciousness anchored in a yearning for freedom.”

Aug 16, 2018 / Editorial / Farah Jasmine Griffin

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Trump Quietly OK’s Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges Trump Quietly OK’s Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges

By rescinding an Obama-era regulation, the administration is giving a green light to agribusiness on protected lands.

Aug 16, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Pro-choice rally

Keep Up the Fight to Defeat Brett Kavanaugh Keep Up the Fight to Defeat Brett Kavanaugh

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Aug 15, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

Mourning the Violence of Its Past, Oklahoma City Is Moving Forward

Mourning the Violence of Its Past, Oklahoma City Is Moving Forward Mourning the Violence of Its Past, Oklahoma City Is Moving Forward

An innovative civic-education organization is inspiring students of a once-progressive state.

Aug 15, 2018 / Field Notes / Elizabeth Pochoda

Christine Hallquist Isn’t Just the First Transgender Candidate for Governor—She’s Also a Visionary Progressive

Christine Hallquist Isn’t Just the First Transgender Candidate for Governor—She’s Also a Visionary Progressive Christine Hallquist Isn’t Just the First Transgender Candidate for Governor—She’s Also a Visionary Progressive

The history-making candidate says that Vermonters will elect her because of her platform.

Aug 15, 2018 / John Nichols

The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Effect

The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Effect The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Effect

The Democratic party’s new rock star is storming the country on behalf of insurgent populists.

Aug 15, 2018 / Feature / John Nichols

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