Activism

Cleve Jones speaking at a rally in 2022.

“It Is Up to Us to Be the Leaders We Need to Save Our Country” “It Is Up to Us to Be the Leaders We Need to Save Our Country”

Veteran activist Cleve Jones on the importance of immediately and effectively carrying forward the promise of No Kings rallies and marches.

Oct 21, 2025 / Cleve Jones

A sign at the No Kings rlly in Brewster, New York.

In Purple Hudson Valley District, No Kings Turnout Doubles In Purple Hudson Valley District, No Kings Turnout Doubles

Brewster’s rally drew more than 4,000 people for a rousing refutation of Donald Trump. Should the district’s GOP House Representative Mike Lawler, up for reelection in November, w...

Oct 20, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Views From the “No Kings” Protests

Views From the “No Kings” Protests Views From the “No Kings” Protests

We asked six student writers—in Indiana, Alaska, Alabama, and more—to report on the demonstrations in their area.

Oct 20, 2025 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Protesters rally during the No Kings national day of protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 18, 2025.

No Kings Day Was a Joyous Carnival for Democracy No Kings Day Was a Joyous Carnival for Democracy

Millions of Constitution-loving Americans peacefully protested Trump’s authoritarian presidency. The GOP responded with military theatrics, threats, and scatological “jokes.”

Oct 20, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Protesters from No Kings! Day march in Vermont

No Violence at No Kings Day No Violence at No Kings Day

More millions will show up for this and future demonstrations if collective joy, humor, satire, and nonviolent action prevail.

Oct 17, 2025 / Deirdre English

Demonstrators march down Pennsylvania Avenue during the final leg of the We Are America March, on September 19, 2025, in Washington,DC.

From Maine to the Marianas, Americans Will Cry: “No Kings!” From Maine to the Marianas, Americans Will Cry: “No Kings!”

Millions will take to the streets this Saturday to remind Donald Trump that we don’t have monarchs in this country.

Oct 17, 2025 / John Nichols

Federal agents clash with anti-ICE protesters at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on October 12, 2025, in Portland, Oregon.

Portland’s Theater-of-the-Absurd Protests Reflect the Ridiculousness of Trump’s Lies Portland’s Theater-of-the-Absurd Protests Reflect the Ridiculousness of Trump’s Lies

If you can’t beat a federal administration at its own violent game, you can at least make it look foolish.

Oct 17, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Anti-ICE protesters clash with federal agents at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Oregon.

The Right Is Lying About Left-Wing Violence The Right Is Lying About Left-Wing Violence

The Trump administration is using an imagined enemy—“antifa”—to justify turning ICE into an ultra-violent, unaccountable army invading US cities.

Oct 16, 2025 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit

Human rights defenders ride aboard a vessel departing from Tunisia’s northern port of Bizerte on September 14, 2025, to join the last boats taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, bound for the Gaza Strip to break Israel’s blockade on the Palestinian territory.

A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla

A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.

Oct 16, 2025 / Alex Colston

Rico Nasty backstage at Knitting Factory, 2018.

The Sonic Risks of PUP and Rico Nasty The Sonic Risks of PUP and Rico Nasty

On their new albums, the punk rockers and rapper break all the rules.

Oct 16, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen

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