Activism

Bill Schuette Winning the Michigan Governor Nomination

An Enemy of Civil Rights Just Won the GOP Nomination for Governor of Michigan An Enemy of Civil Rights Just Won the GOP Nomination for Governor of Michigan

As governor, Bill Schuette would follow in the footsteps of his backer, Donald Trump.

Aug 8, 2018 / Joseph Hogan

US census 2010 letter

Today Is the Deadline to Save the Census Today Is the Deadline to Save the Census

You can also support the #ShutDownGEO protests and confront your senators to demand they reject Brett Kavanaugh.

Aug 7, 2018 / NationAction

senior citizens supporting Medicare at the 1964 Democratic National Convention

How Medicare Was Won How Medicare Was Won

The history of the fight for single-payer health care for the elderly and poor should inform today's movement to win for Medicare for All.

Aug 6, 2018 / Natalie Shure

Elderly woman walks past a mural celebrating Bolivian president Evo Morales

How Evo Morales Stays in Power How Evo Morales Stays in Power

Given the return of a neoliberal right across the region, Morales sees himself as Bolivia’s best defense against the counterrevolutionary trend in Latin America.

Aug 3, 2018 / Hervé Do Alto

Mexico’s Tlatelolco Massacre, and Its Echoes Today

Mexico’s Tlatelolco Massacre, and Its Echoes Today Mexico’s Tlatelolco Massacre, and Its Echoes Today

Elena Poniatowska, author of an iconic book about those killings, says the 2014 Ayotzinapa disappearances are even more appalling.

Aug 3, 2018 / Feature / Michael K. Schuessler

Snack al fresco on the remains of a barricade

The Neglected History of the May ’68 Uprising in France The Neglected History of the May ’68 Uprising in France

We remember the students, the generational conflict, the cultural explosion—but we forget that it was, at heart, a working-class rebellion.

Aug 3, 2018 / Cole Stangler

Pro-choice rally

Why Women Are Sharing Their Abortion Stories Why Women Are Sharing Their Abortion Stories

Even though abortion is technically legal, it can still come with shame, stigma, and fear.

Aug 3, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Climate protesters

What the ‘New York Times’ Climate Blockbuster Missed What the ‘New York Times’ Climate Blockbuster Missed

Nathaniel Rich’s article illustrates American failures, not global ones.

Aug 2, 2018 / Kate Aronoff

Gay Pride New York

Let’s Not Talk About Sex Let’s Not Talk About Sex

A survey says millennials embrace diversity, see bias, but have hang-ups about “homosexuality.”

Aug 2, 2018 / Joshua Holland

Immokalee Workers Florida

Scott Pruitt’s Poison Legacy Goes on Trial Scott Pruitt’s Poison Legacy Goes on Trial

The former EPA chief failed to ban a harmful pesticide. Now farmworkers are fighting back.

Aug 2, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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