Activism

Kathy Switzer

The First Registered Woman to Run the Boston Marathon Is Running Again Today—50 Years Later The First Registered Woman to Run the Boston Marathon Is Running Again Today—50 Years Later

A true trailblazer is finally getting her due.

Apr 17, 2017 / Dave Zirin

International Women's Day Strike in NYC

It’s Time to Resurrect the Counterculture Movement It’s Time to Resurrect the Counterculture Movement

The largest progressive mobilization since the Vietnam era offers a unique opportunity.

Apr 17, 2017 / Ira Chernus

Wall Street sign

Tell the Department of Labor to Side with Retirees Over Wall Street Tell the Department of Labor to Side with Retirees Over Wall Street

The Trump administration is coming after an Obama-era regulation that requires financial advisers to act in their clients’ best interests.

Apr 14, 2017 / NationAction

Protest against DeVos

Reclaiming Public Goods Under Trump Reclaiming Public Goods Under Trump

The Roosevelt Institute is launching the Re:Public Project to fight privatization.

Apr 14, 2017 / StudentNation / Joelle Gamble and Aman Banerji

Wall of Love protest

How Students Made an Off-Campus Protest a Movement How Students Made an Off-Campus Protest a Movement

The Tampa LGBTQ Community’s Wall of Love went from a small group of protesters to a flood of hundreds drowning out hate­—thanks in large part to students.

Apr 13, 2017 / StudentNation / Tyler Gillespie

Claver Drawing

In Paris, a School for Refugees Is Forming the Next Generation of French Citizens In Paris, a School for Refugees Is Forming the Next Generation of French Citizens

The Pierre Claver school asks what it takes for a refugee to become part of a nation—especially now, and especially if that nation is France.

Apr 13, 2017 / StudentNation / Daniel Judt

Wall Street Sign

This Loophole Will Let Hedge-Fund Managers Dodge $18 Billion in Taxes This Year This Loophole Will Let Hedge-Fund Managers Dodge $18 Billion in Taxes This Year

That money could be a whole lot better used.

Apr 12, 2017 / Robert Greenwald and Charles Khan

London protest against militarism in Syria

Building a New Movement Against Militarism Building a New Movement Against Militarism

As Martin Luther King Jr. noted 50 years ago, you can’t fight militarism unless you also fight racism and materialism.

Apr 12, 2017 / Phyllis Bennis and Stephen Miles

Our Addiction to Elections Is Killing American Democracy

Our Addiction to Elections Is Killing American Democracy Our Addiction to Elections Is Killing American Democracy

It’s time to embrace other avenues of political engagement.

Apr 12, 2017 / Daniel M. Shea

Gaza Strip Reading Activism

Most of Gaza’s Libraries Have Been Closed or Destroyed—and You Can Help a New One Get Off the Ground Most of Gaza’s Libraries Have Been Closed or Destroyed—and You Can Help a New One Get Off the Ground

Public libraries in Gaza hold only 70,000 books for a population of 1.8 million.

Apr 11, 2017 / Katha Pollitt

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