Activism

Constance Malcolm, mother of Ramarley Graham, speaks mother Patricia Hartley, right, holds a sign.

Join Ramarley Graham’s Family as They Continue Their Fight for Police Accountability Join Ramarley Graham’s Family as They Continue Their Fight for Police Accountability

The officer who killed Ramarley Graham was allowed to resign. Support his family’s campaign to make sure ALL the other officers involved are fired.

Apr 10, 2017 / NationAction

Syria demonstration. Protestors from the Stop the War Coalition take part in a demonstration outside Downing Street, in Westminster, London on Friday, April 7, 2017.

Demand That Congress Cancel Its Recess to Rein in Trump’s Illegal War in Syria Demand That Congress Cancel Its Recess to Rein in Trump’s Illegal War in Syria

The same man who slammed the door on Syrian refugees used the plight of Syrian children to justify the bombing.

Apr 7, 2017 / NationAction

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Letters From the April 24/May 1, 2017, Issue Letters From the April 24/May 1, 2017, Issue

Hamilton!, the article (and a back-and-forth)… Small-town resistance… The Lone Star State sends its regards…

Apr 6, 2017 / Our Readers

hans morgenthau teach in

Teach-Ins Helped Galvanize Student Activism in the 1960s. They Can Do So Again Today. Teach-Ins Helped Galvanize Student Activism in the 1960s. They Can Do So Again Today.

Then as now, the origin of a national political movement was in the initially obscure actions of ordinary individuals.

Apr 6, 2017 / Marshall Sahlins

Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court Nomination Protest

Keep Fighting the Nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court Keep Fighting the Nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court

And hold your senators accountable for their vote on the “nuclear” option. 

Apr 5, 2017 / NationAction

Carli Lloyd and women's team

US Women’s Soccer Just Scored a Big Win US Women’s Soccer Just Scored a Big Win

The US women’s national soccer team has a new contract, and it’s important for a number of reasons.

Apr 5, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Donald Trump

The Senate Should Censure Trump The Senate Should Censure Trump

It’s been done once before, against Andrew Jackson. Trump has disgraced the office of the presidency, so it’s time to do it again.

Apr 5, 2017 / William Greider

Kalief Browder Rikers Closing

Rikers Island Might Finally Close—and We Have Organizers to Thank for That Rikers Island Might Finally Close—and We Have Organizers to Thank for That

The infamous jail is the site of dozens of horrifying stories of prisoner mistreatment.

Apr 4, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Anti-war protest at White House

America Is a Nation at War With Itself America Is a Nation at War With Itself

After years on the front lines, war and peace have become inextricable parts of a conflicting American cultural identity.

Apr 4, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt

Mining protests in El Salvador

El Salvador Votes for Water Over Gold El Salvador Votes for Water Over Gold

Against overwhelming odds, an international grassroots campaign has won the world’s first comprehensive ban on metals mining.

Apr 4, 2017 / Robin Broad and John Cavanagh

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