Activism

Greenhouse Gases

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

LeBron James

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

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

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

Bernie Sanders George Mason

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

Seattle University Students Protest

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

NATO protest

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

New York Liberty Black Lives Matter T-shirts

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 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

Cornel West platform hearings

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

Pro-Choice Rally Supreme Court

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

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