Activism

Child at US border fence

Trump’s Wall—and the Walls of the Future Trump’s Wall—and the Walls of the Future

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on borders, Joan Walsh on Pramila Jayapal, and Harold Meyerson on politics after the shutdown.

Jan 31, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Middlebury Divestment

We Changed Our College’s Mind About Fossil Fuels—You Can, Too We Changed Our College’s Mind About Fossil Fuels—You Can, Too

After Middlebury College rejected its students demands to divest from fossil fuels in 2013, students kept fighting—and now, the school has unanimously voted to divest.

Jan 30, 2019 / StudentNation / Gabe Desmond and Alec Fleischer

Getting It White

Getting It White Getting It White

Just when you thought all was lost…

Jan 30, 2019 / OppArt / Matt Bors

Take Action Now: Say NO to the Trans Service Ban

Take Action Now: Say NO to the Trans Service Ban Take Action Now: Say NO to the Trans Service Ban

Protect trans rights by calling your senators and attending allyship courses.

Jan 29, 2019 / NationAction

Is New York City’s Public Housing Ready for the Next Storm?

Is New York City’s Public Housing Ready for the Next Storm? Is New York City’s Public Housing Ready for the Next Storm?

More than six years after Superstorm Sandy, and in an age of increasing climate uncertainty, the city’s public housing facilities are still dangerously vulnerable.

Jan 29, 2019 / Photo Essay / Sophie Kasakove and Tracie Williams

Martellus Bennett

The Imagination of Martellus Bennett The Imagination of Martellus Bennett

Former Super Bowl champ Martellus Bennett joins the show to talk about his new book, Dear Black Boy.

Jan 29, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Greta Thunberg at Davos 2019

The Climate Kids Are Coming The Climate Kids Are Coming

With a Green New Deal and Student Strikes For Climate, will young people save us yet?

Jan 28, 2019 / Mark Hertsgaard

Ramona Rispton

Remembering Ramona Ripston, the ACLU Leader Who Reimagined Civil Liberties Remembering Ramona Ripston, the ACLU Leader Who Reimagined Civil Liberties

The executive director of the ACLU of Southern California for more than 40 years passed away in November at the age of 91.

Jan 28, 2019 / Danny Goldberg

Sociologist Erik Olin Wright

Erik Olin Wright Inspired the Left to Embrace Real Utopianism Erik Olin Wright Inspired the Left to Embrace Real Utopianism

The brilliant scholar taught radicals to think big about solutions—such as universal basic income.

Jan 24, 2019 / John Nichols

What the LA Teachers Won, and How They Won It

What the LA Teachers Won, and How They Won It What the LA Teachers Won, and How They Won It

Through their historic strike, Los Angeles teachers have taught working people across the country how to fight back and win.

Jan 24, 2019 / Eric Blanc

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