Activism

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The Zapatista Revolution Is Not Over The Zapatista Revolution Is Not Over

1994 saw one of the most significant indigenous rebellions of the 20th century. Today, their political experiment continues.

Sep 9, 2019 / Kurt Hackbarth and Colin Mooers

There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt

There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt

What Extinction Rebellion, the grassroots civil disobedience movement, teaches us about transforming hopelessness into action.

Sep 9, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich

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How Do People in China Really Feel About Hong Kong? It’s Complicated. How Do People in China Really Feel About Hong Kong? It’s Complicated.

Not everyone in China believes the state-run media.

Sep 6, 2019 / Nation contributor

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Joe Biden Doesn’t Sound Very Serious About the Climate Crisis Joe Biden Doesn’t Sound Very Serious About the Climate Crisis

CNN’s climate change town hall was a good moment for activists—and a rough one for the Democratic front-runner.

Sep 5, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter

Take Action Now: Support Workers After Labor Day

Take Action Now: Support Workers After Labor Day Take Action Now: Support Workers After Labor Day

Lend your voice to the struggles of home care workers and food-service workers, then respond to the Odessa shooting.

Sep 4, 2019 / NationAction

Strike!

Strike! Strike!

Unbreakable human solidarity is what we need, and mass strikes are the strategy to get it.

Sep 2, 2019 / Jane McAlevey

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Black Socialists of America Is Putting Anti-Capitalism on the Map Black Socialists of America Is Putting Anti-Capitalism on the Map

Z, the co-founder of BSA, talks with The Nation about building alternatives to capitalism.

Aug 28, 2019 / Q&A / Teddy Ostrow

Indivisible Is Working Hard to Live Up to Its Name

Indivisible Is Working Hard to Live Up to Its Name Indivisible Is Working Hard to Live Up to Its Name

Activists mobilized by this grassroots group had one thing in common: They wanted to fight Trump. Can they agree on what comes next?

Aug 27, 2019 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Clampdown on Housing Rights Activists in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

Clampdown on Housing Rights Activists in Bolsonaro’s Brazil Clampdown on Housing Rights Activists in Bolsonaro’s Brazil

The far-right president’s violent, discriminatory rhetoric has unleashed a rise in attacks on marginalized populations.

Aug 27, 2019 / Feature / Michael Fox

Portland Timbers soccer game protest

A Soccer Game Becomes an Anti-Fascist Demonstration in Portland A Soccer Game Becomes an Anti-Fascist Demonstration in Portland

The Portland Timbers soccer fans defied Major League Soccer, team ownership, and fascism in one glorious night. 

Aug 26, 2019 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

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