Activism

AOC Queens Town Hall

AOC Went Back to Where She Came From: New York City AOC Went Back to Where She Came From: New York City

A recent town hall on immigration shows that Ocasio-Cortez’s local support isn’t going anywhere.

Jul 24, 2019 / Celisa Calacal, Acacia Handel, and Molly Minta

Take Action Now: Fight Racism In All Its Forms

Take Action Now: Fight Racism In All Its Forms Take Action Now: Fight Racism In All Its Forms

Support Ilhan Omar, hold your reps accountable, and dig in to racial-justice organizing.

Jul 23, 2019 / NationAction

Fight for 15

The Fight for $15 Has Created a Road Map for Change The Fight for $15 Has Created a Road Map for Change

The Raise the Wage Act is a winning issue for progressive candidates.

Jul 23, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Tokyo Olympics Protest

The 2020 Olympics Are Likely to Be a Disaster The 2020 Olympics Are Likely to Be a Disaster

After spending a day with Tokyo’s anti-Olympics organizers, it was clear why they are angry about the 2020 Olympics—and that they are ready to fight.

Jul 22, 2019 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Protests in Puerto Rico

Why Half a Million Puerto Ricans Are Protesting in the Streets Why Half a Million Puerto Ricans Are Protesting in the Streets

Battered by scandal and exhausted by austerity, they seek to determine their own political future.

Jul 19, 2019 / Ed Morales

Is Spaceflight Colonialism?

Is Spaceflight Colonialism? Is Spaceflight Colonialism?

Fifty years after Apollo 11, it’s time to revisit the laws of space. 

Jul 19, 2019 / Haris Durrani

Coal power plant

We Need a New Manhattan Project to Combat Climate Change We Need a New Manhattan Project to Combat Climate Change

A threat this expansive requires mobilization on a mass scale.

Jul 18, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt

Jackie Robinson

Half a Century Before Colin Kaepernick, Jackie Robinson Said, ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem.’ Half a Century Before Colin Kaepernick, Jackie Robinson Said, ‘I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem.’

A segregationist senator tried to use Robinson to destroy Paul Robeson. Instead, Robinson called out racism.

Jul 18, 2019 / Peter Dreier

The Street-by-Street Battle Against Climate Change

The Street-by-Street Battle Against Climate Change The Street-by-Street Battle Against Climate Change

While the Trump administration rolls back environmental protections and flouts science, this neighborhood is actually preparing.

Jul 17, 2019 / Audrea Lim

Anti-ICE Rally NYC

Take Action Now: Stop ICE Raids Take Action Now: Stop ICE Raids

Help stop deportations in your community by calling representatives and joining the sanctuary movement.

Jul 16, 2019 / NationAction

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