Activism

Since Trump’s Victory, Democratic Socialists of America Has Become a Budding Political Force

Since Trump’s Victory, Democratic Socialists of America Has Become a Budding Political Force Since Trump’s Victory, Democratic Socialists of America Has Become a Budding Political Force

Why an army of young people is joining DSA.

Dec 21, 2017 / Feature / Anna Heyward

The 2017 Progressive Honor Roll

The 2017 Progressive Honor Roll The 2017 Progressive Honor Roll

Resistance was the watchword this year. These honorees not only refused to go backward; they challenged old orthodoxies.

Dec 20, 2017 / Feature / John Nichols

No DREAM, No Deal

No DREAM, No Deal No DREAM, No Deal

How many Democrats will do what’s right and refuse to pass a budget unless Congress authorizes a clean Dream Act?

Dec 19, 2017 / Steve Phillips

Supporters of the Dream Act protest in Washington, DC.

Support the Dreamers Risking Deportation to Make Congress Take Action Support the Dreamers Risking Deportation to Make Congress Take Action

You can also call your senators to demand that they reject the GOP tax bill.

Dec 19, 2017 / NationAction

Redskins helmets

The Washington Redhawks Culture Jam The Washington Redhawks Culture Jam

Jacqueline Keeler joins the show to talk native mascotry.

Dec 19, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

(Bryan Cox / ICE via AP)

How a Group of Immigration Attorneys Stopped a Deportation Flight to Cambodia How a Group of Immigration Attorneys Stopped a Deportation Flight to Cambodia

ICE is seeking to deport Cambodian Americans at unprecedented speed.

Dec 19, 2017 / Julianne Hing

Doug Jones

The Left Helped Jones Defeat Moore. It Could Help More Democrats in 2018. The Left Helped Jones Defeat Moore. It Could Help More Democrats in 2018.

The Democrats must work harder to build grassroots infrastructure and offer voters a bolder vision proudly based on progressive values.

Dec 19, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

New Orleans Saints players take the knee

2017 in Sports and Politics: The Return of the Backlash 2017 in Sports and Politics: The Return of the Backlash

Following an old script, right-wing racist minions spent this year trying to make athlete activists pay a price for being conscious.

Dec 19, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Roy Moore

With Apologies to B.D. With Apologies to B.D.

Who beat Roy Moore?

Dec 13, 2017 / D.D. Guttenplan

ICE detention facility

An HIV-Positive Gay Asylum Seeker Staged a 7-Day Hunger Strike in an ICE Detention Facility An HIV-Positive Gay Asylum Seeker Staged a 7-Day Hunger Strike in an ICE Detention Facility

Protesting prolonged detention, substandard medical care, and parole denial, Jesus Rodriguez Mendoza may soon stop eating again.

Dec 12, 2017 / John Washington

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