Activism

WGA strike

White-Collar Unionization Is Good for All Workers White-Collar Unionization Is Good for All Workers

Some have argued that it creates a class divide in labor—they’ve got it backward.

Jan 29, 2018 / Alex Press

Philadelphia Eagles NFC Championship

The Progressive Case for the Philadelphia Eagles (Seriously) The Progressive Case for the Philadelphia Eagles (Seriously)

The Eagles are a living rebuke to anyone who thinks social consciousness is a distraction from winning or a repellent to fans.

Jan 29, 2018 / Dave Zirin

LAX Protest

Trump’s Xenophobic Vision of America Is Inciting Racist Violence Trump’s Xenophobic Vision of America Is Inciting Racist Violence

Attacks against Muslim, South Asian, Sikh, Hindu, Arab, and Middle Eastern communities in the US were up a staggering 45 percent in 2017.

Jan 27, 2018 / Suman Raghunathan

Anti-deportation protest

The 4 Most Shocking Proposals in the White House Immigration Plan The 4 Most Shocking Proposals in the White House Immigration Plan

Trump’s proposed DACA deal attacks bedrock principles of the immigration system.

Jan 26, 2018 / Julianne Hing

VIDEO: Ursula K. Le Guin on Listening to the Unheard Voices

VIDEO: Ursula K. Le Guin on Listening to the Unheard Voices VIDEO: Ursula K. Le Guin on Listening to the Unheard Voices

The late author on climate change, the definition of progress, and how “the future in science fiction is just a metaphor for now.”

Jan 26, 2018 / The Nation

3 Strategies to Get to a Fossil-Free America

3 Strategies to Get to a Fossil-Free America 3 Strategies to Get to a Fossil-Free America

None of them rely on Washington to do anything useful.

Jan 25, 2018 / Feature / Bill McKibben

Larry Nassar

Larry Nassar’s Imprisonment and Lou Anna Simon’s Resignation Are Not Nearly Enough Larry Nassar’s Imprisonment and Lou Anna Simon’s Resignation Are Not Nearly Enough

An institution turned a blind eye to serial sexual assault. An institution needs to be held accountable.

Jan 25, 2018 / Dave Zirin and David Tigabu

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

A Progressive Reformist Is Leading Mexico’s Presidential Polls—and Washington Is Freaking Out A Progressive Reformist Is Leading Mexico’s Presidential Polls—and Washington Is Freaking Out

The rise of Andrés Manuel López Obrador has sparked hysterical fears of anti-US populism and claims of Russian “interference.”

Jan 25, 2018 / John M. Ackerman

Women's March DC 2018

Women Show How to Run—and Win—Against Trump’s GOP Women Show How to Run—and Win—Against Trump’s GOP

John Nichols, plus Alfred McCoy on Fortress America, and the Rev. William Barber on white nationalism.

Jan 25, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Women's March Crowd NYC 2018

The Most Important Story This Month Was Not the Government Shutdown The Most Important Story This Month Was Not the Government Shutdown

It’s the grassroots activism that could end Republican control of Congress.

Jan 25, 2018 / John Nichols

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