Activism

Participants hold signs as Democratic U.S. presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington

The Furor Over Medicare for All Ignores a Key Question The Furor Over Medicare for All Ignores a Key Question

Do we have the courage to make health care a right, not a privilege?

Nov 19, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown

Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown

They met, fell in love, and were nearly torn apart in a country where LGBTQ people are increasingly persecuted.

Nov 19, 2019 / Feature / Nicole Einbinder and Gabriela Bhaskar

Chicago Teachers Strike

The Chicago Teachers Strike Was a Lesson in 21st-Century Organizing The Chicago Teachers Strike Was a Lesson in 21st-Century Organizing

Despite the Janus decision and years of labor losses, the Chicago Teachers Union has figured out how to organize—and win.

Nov 16, 2019 / Sarah Jaffe

Burning Planet

Burning Planet Burning Planet

Fire emergency.

Nov 15, 2019 / OppArt / Alessandra Mondolfi

Bernie and AOC’s Green New Deal for Public Housing Act Would Transform America

Bernie and AOC’s Green New Deal for Public Housing Act Would Transform America Bernie and AOC’s Green New Deal for Public Housing Act Would Transform America

The proposed legislation would cut 5.6 million tons of carbon emissions and create 240,000 jobs.

Nov 14, 2019 / Daniel Aldana Cohen and Julian Brave NoiseCat

A New Way to Memorialize Racial Violence

A New Way to Memorialize Racial Violence A New Way to Memorialize Racial Violence

A proposed public art project in Chicago seeks to preserve the memory of the city’s worst race riot.

Nov 14, 2019 / Arvind Dilawar

Dividing Landscape

Dividing Landscape Dividing Landscape

The border wall is unethical and inhumane.

Nov 13, 2019 / OppArt / Laurie Smith

The EU’s Shame Is Locked Away in Libya

The EU’s Shame Is Locked Away in Libya The EU’s Shame Is Locked Away in Libya

Incarcerated refugees wrote on mattresses with tomato paste: “We condemn EU policy on innocent detainee refugees in Libya.”

Nov 13, 2019 / Jérôme Tubiana

Lula flag free

Lula’s Free, and He’s Promising to Fight Lula’s Free, and He’s Promising to Fight

The former president will boost Brazil’s left, but will he also help unite the far right?

Nov 12, 2019 / Michael Fox

Election 2018 Nevada Voters

Take Action Now: Protect Voting Rights Take Action Now: Protect Voting Rights

Tell your representatives to reinstate key voter protections, and head to the polls on election day to help guard against assaults on voters’ rights.

Nov 12, 2019 / NationAction

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