Activism

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport on October 18, 2023.

Gaza, Biden, and a Path Forward Gaza, Biden, and a Path Forward

The president’s approach to Gaza has been a moral and political catastrophe that has made Trump’s return to the White House much more likely. What can be done about that?

Dec 1, 2023 / Max Elbaum and Bill Fletcher Jr.

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The Sensible Dutch Take a Sharp Turn to the Right The Sensible Dutch Take a Sharp Turn to the Right

In an election shocker earlier this week, the far-right anti-immigrant campaigner Geert Wilders emerged as the leader of the largest party in the new parliament.

Dec 1, 2023 / Hans Steketee

Signs

Signs Signs

Torn fabric.

Nov 30, 2023 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

A peace walk in Cologne, Germany, on November 19, 2023.

The Lesson From This War: Peace Is a Public Health Issue The Lesson From This War: Peace Is a Public Health Issue

If public health is about human health and flourishing, then assault, torture, murder, and war are all our business.

Nov 30, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

Protect the Planet

Protect the Planet Protect the Planet

COP28: Representatives from around the world unite to coordinate global climate action with an emphasis on clean energy.

Nov 29, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Representative Jim Banks (R-Ind.) leaves the US Capitol on May 18, 2023.

Congressman Jim Banks’s Pressure on Indiana University to Police Antisemitism Is Duplicitous and Dangerous Congressman Jim Banks’s Pressure on Indiana University to Police Antisemitism Is Duplicitous and Dangerous

Campus debates about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be challenging, fractious—and sometimes triggering. But they are debates, not acts of bigotry.

Nov 29, 2023 / Jeffrey C. Isaac

Home care workers rally at New York’s City Hall on October 18.

Ban the 24-Hour Workday! Ban the 24-Hour Workday!

In some states—New York is one of them—it is still legal to hire someone for a 24-hour shift, but to only pay them for a fraction of those hours.

Nov 29, 2023 / Dawn Kikel

How Ohio Passed the Highest-Stakes Abortion Rights Law Since “Roe” Fell

How Ohio Passed the Highest-Stakes Abortion Rights Law Since “Roe” Fell How Ohio Passed the Highest-Stakes Abortion Rights Law Since “Roe” Fell

The state is now firmly held by Republicans, but organizers found a way to reach voters who are appalled by the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Nov 29, 2023 / Feature / Dani McClain

Brown University Protest for Divestment

“You’re Profiting From Palestinian Deaths”: Student Protesters Confront Brown University’s President “You’re Profiting From Palestinian Deaths”: Student Protesters Confront Brown University’s President

Days after the attempted murder of three Palestinian students in Vermont, Brown University asked the city to drop the charges against members of Jews for Ceasefire Now, but remain...

Nov 29, 2023 / StudentNation / Nicholas Miller

A Historic March in London

A Historic March in London A Historic March in London

“A statement from millions moving as one affirming a single truth: that what is done to one, must be felt by us all.” —Ru Freeman

Nov 28, 2023 / OppArt / Ru Freeman

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