Activism

Macklemore was unceremoniously ousted from Ed Sheeran’s tour for supporting Palestinians.

The First Amendment Applies to Concert Stages Too The First Amendment Applies to Concert Stages Too

Protests like that of Macklemore on Palestine should never be silenced by billionaire owners.

Oct 13, 2026 / John Nichols

Latino Pride: Honoring Heritage, Challenging Columbus Day

Latino Pride: Honoring Heritage, Challenging Columbus Day Latino Pride: Honoring Heritage, Challenging Columbus Day

Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates Latino culture and pride while prompting reflection on Columbus Day and Indigenous recognition.

Oct 12, 2026 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Turkish police detain dozens of LGBTQ rights protesters in Ankara, on September 15, 2026.

Turkey Is Brutally Oppressing Queer People. Here’s What You Need to Know. Turkey Is Brutally Oppressing Queer People. Here’s What You Need to Know.

The government’s sweeping crackdown on the LGBTQ community is an escalation of a decades-long pattern.

Oct 12, 2026 / Levent Pişkin

Melania to the Rescue!

Melania to the Rescue! Melania to the Rescue!

Countdown.

Oct 9, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Cornell students gathered for a week of community action after a lawsuit filed by a former student alleging that she was gang-raped by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity sparked outrage.

Inside Cornell’s Week of Protest Inside Cornell’s Week of Protest

“We won’t be silenced anymore. Our university needs to start protecting us, like they should’ve with Jane Doe and all other survivors on campus.”

Oct 9, 2026 / StudentNation / Jeannine Chiang

Anti-riot police officers face protesting students outside the secondary school Le Corbusier in northern Paris on October 1, 2026.

Has France’s Government Overplayed Its Hand? Has France’s Government Overplayed Its Hand?

The speed and scale of the police response mark a dangerous new normal.

Oct 8, 2026 / June Loper and Harrison Stetler

A supporter holds a campaign brochure supporting Democratic US Senate candidate Angie Nixon in Miami, Florida, on August 15, 2026. The brochure reads, in Spanish, “Change can’t wait.”

Florida Isn’t Red. Democrats Just Stopped Showing Up. Florida Isn’t Red. Democrats Just Stopped Showing Up.

With more than 900,000 Puerto Rican voters, Florida can be won in 2026 and put in play for 2028. Give Angie Nixon the chance she deserves.

Oct 7, 2026 / Camille Rivera

A crowd gathered around a 12-foot cardboard version of Claes Oldenburg’s lipstick sculpture to protest their university and government.

Yale’s Protest Tradition Is Back Yale’s Protest Tradition Is Back

For the first time in more than 50 years, Yale students gathered around an iconic sculpture to protest their university and their government.

Oct 7, 2026 / StudentNation / Zachary Clifton

Resistance to Netanyahu Takes to the Streets in New York

Resistance to Netanyahu Takes to the Streets in New York Resistance to Netanyahu Takes to the Streets in New York

Demonstrators gather near the United Nations in New York on September 24, 2026, protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and its policies.

Oct 5, 2026 / OppArt / Gwendolen Cates

President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2026, in New York City.

Donald Trump vs. Bernie Sanders—2 Sharply Different Views of America’s Role in the World Donald Trump vs. Bernie Sanders—2 Sharply Different Views of America’s Role in the World

One is an imperial gangster; the other seeks to create a world “not based on greed but based on justice, on decency.”

Oct 5, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

x