Bad News: We’re Actually Using More Fossil Fuels Than Ever Bad News: We’re Actually Using More Fossil Fuels Than Ever
Renewable forms of energy are growing far faster than anyone expected. But so is the use of oil, coal, and natural gas.
Jul 14, 2016 / Michael T. Klare
The Media Are Totally Wrong About the Role of Athletes in Black Lives Matter The Media Are Totally Wrong About the Role of Athletes in Black Lives Matter
Walking in the tradition of Muhammad Ali means taking a side, not building a bridge or riding the fence.
Jul 14, 2016 / Dave Zirin
As We Approach the Conventions, Tell the Democratic and Republican Parties to Let the Press Do Its Job As We Approach the Conventions, Tell the Democratic and Republican Parties to Let the Press Do Its Job
Journalists have faced insults and threats, exclusion from campaigns, and harassment from candidates’ supporters.
Jul 12, 2016 / no-paywall / NationAction
How Bernie Sanders Delivered the Most Progressive Platform in Democratic Party History How Bernie Sanders Delivered the Most Progressive Platform in Democratic Party History
I was a Sanders representative to the platform committee. Here’s what I saw.
Jul 12, 2016 / Heather Gautney
How Student Movements for Racial Justice Can Survive Summer Break How Student Movements for Racial Justice Can Survive Summer Break
Administrators count on summer break to subdue campus activism, but student groups across Seattle aren’t letting that happen.
Jul 12, 2016 / StudentNation / Alia Marsha
What a 21st-Century Peace Movement Looks Like What a 21st-Century Peace Movement Looks Like
It's time to address both the violence of militarism abroad and policing at home.
Jul 11, 2016 / Alice Slater
WNBA Teams Show What Black Lives Matter Solidarity Looks Like WNBA Teams Show What Black Lives Matter Solidarity Looks Like
The white men in sports could learn something from these women.
Jul 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Pramila Jayapal for Congress Pramila Jayapal for Congress
A smart organizer and a bold champion of progressive values, Jayapal will help transform Congress.
Jul 11, 2016 / no-paywall / The Editors
What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War
It shows the limits of party politics—and the necessity of social movements to challenge those limits.
Jul 8, 2016 / Phyllis Bennis
The Next Big Fight for the Pro-Choice Movement: Taxpayer-Funded Abortions The Next Big Fight for the Pro-Choice Movement: Taxpayer-Funded Abortions
Once a political “third rail,” the effort to repeal the Hyde Amendment has gone mainstream.
Jul 8, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter