Activism

Social worker distributes clean syringes

‘Sick With Worry’: A GOP Bill to Eliminate Public-Service Loan Forgiveness Threatens Social-Work Sector ‘Sick With Worry’: A GOP Bill to Eliminate Public-Service Loan Forgiveness Threatens Social-Work Sector

Ending the loan-forgiveness program would disproportionately hurt women.

Mar 19, 2018 / Raina Lipsitz

student walkout capitol

How to Organize to Win How to Organize to Win

Rebuilding the democratic infrastructure is too important to leave up to the consultocracy.

Mar 16, 2018 / Marshall Ganz

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Black Americans Face ‘Impossible Choices’ at Election Time. Alicia Garza Wants to Change That. Black Americans Face ‘Impossible Choices’ at Election Time. Alicia Garza Wants to Change That.

The co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement talked to The Nation about her initiative to engage skeptics and build political power among black communities.

Mar 16, 2018 / Collier Meyerson

Human Rights Are Not Enough

Human Rights Are Not Enough Human Rights Are Not Enough

We must also embrace the fight against economic inequality.

Mar 16, 2018 / Feature / Samuel Moyn

CIW Freedom Fast

These Farmworkers Know How to End Sexual Harassment in the Fields. Will Wendy’s Listen? These Farmworkers Know How to End Sexual Harassment in the Fields. Will Wendy’s Listen?

Members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers are fasting to pressure Wendy’s to join a breakthrough fair-food program that’s raised wages and made workplace harassment obsolete.

Mar 15, 2018 / Rinku Sen

It Has Been 210 Days Since Amanda Morales Last Saw the Sun

It Has Been 210 Days Since Amanda Morales Last Saw the Sun It Has Been 210 Days Since Amanda Morales Last Saw the Sun

For the undocumented mother of three, taking sanctuary in a church seemed the best way to keep her family together.

Mar 15, 2018 / Feature / Cinthya Santos Briones, Laura Gottesdiener, and Malav Kanuga

The Women of Wages for Housework

The Women of Wages for Housework The Women of Wages for Housework

A new book edited by Silvia Federici and Arlen Austin helps  capture the excitement and ideas of a movement that had modest origins but spread around the world within several ...

Mar 14, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jaffe

Protest against Publix Supermarkets

Support the Farmworkers Fasting to End Sexual Assault in Wendy’s Supply Chain Support the Farmworkers Fasting to End Sexual Assault in Wendy’s Supply Chain

You can also join a campaign to collect stories from the 2008 financial crisis.

Mar 13, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

Michael Bennett and Colin Kaepernick

Why Athlete Activists Matter Why Athlete Activists Matter

Former NBA player Etan Thomas talks about his new book, We Matter: Athletes and Activism.

Mar 13, 2018 / Audio / Dave Zirin

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Escaping Hate: A Trans Woman’s Journey North Escaping Hate: A Trans Woman’s Journey North

Alexandra Acevedo fled Honduras—one of the most dangerous places on earth to be queer—to find safety and the freedom to be herself.

Mar 13, 2018 / Michael Snyder

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