Activism

Cage Outrage

Cage Outrage Cage Outrage

Demonstration, Trump Hotel, New York City, June 2019.

Jul 11, 2019 / OppArt / George de Castro-Day

USWNT Parade

Megan Rapinoe and the USWNT Are the Heroes America Needed Megan Rapinoe and the USWNT Are the Heroes America Needed

The World Cup champion team cannot be bossed or bought.

Jul 10, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Protesters in Hong Kong

The American Left Is Failing Hong Kong The American Left Is Failing Hong Kong

Why is Marco Rubio doing more than the Democratic Party to support the people of Hong Kong?

Jul 10, 2019 / Rosemarie Ho

Black People Don’t Need Murals To Remember Injustice

Black People Don’t Need Murals To Remember Injustice Black People Don’t Need Murals To Remember Injustice

Critics of a San Francisco school’s decision to paint over art forget that people of color have a bright future, not just a tragic past.

Jul 9, 2019 / Jennifer Wilson

Women's March, Washington DC

Supermajority Aims to Amplify Women’s Voices Across Race, Class, and Generation Supermajority Aims to Amplify Women’s Voices Across Race, Class, and Generation

The new activist group is building on the inspiring energy of progressive women in the Trump era.

Jul 9, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Census Is Not Just About Numbers, It’s About Empowerment

The Census Is Not Just About Numbers, It’s About Empowerment The Census Is Not Just About Numbers, It’s About Empowerment

It is one of the deepest commitments of our Constitution and a radical tool for democratizing America.

Jul 9, 2019 / John Nichols

Megan Rapinoe and team

The World Cup Champion USWNT Showed America What True Patriotism Is The World Cup Champion USWNT Showed America What True Patriotism Is

This World Cup has demonstrated on the largest possible stage the competing forms of patriotism that exist in the United States.

Jul 8, 2019 / Dave Zirin

VIDEO: A General Strike Is Possible, but We Have to Work for It

VIDEO: A General Strike Is Possible, but We Have to Work for It VIDEO: A General Strike Is Possible, but We Have to Work for It

Jane McAlevey, The Nation’s strikes correspondent, explains how strikes will be vital in confronting runaway income inequality and the climate crisis.

Jul 3, 2019 / The Nation

Hong Kong extradition protesters

South Korean Protest Music Is Inspiring Hong Kong’s Demonstrators South Korean Protest Music Is Inspiring Hong Kong’s Demonstrators

Music has been an integral part of Korea’s long march toward democracy. Today, it’s an inspiration for freedom throughout Asia.

Jul 3, 2019 / T.K. Park

The US Is Making a Mockery of Its Asylum Obligations

The US Is Making a Mockery of Its Asylum Obligations The US Is Making a Mockery of Its Asylum Obligations

Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy sends asylum seekers into dangerous border towns where they struggle to keep safe.

Jul 3, 2019 / John Washington

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