Activism

Where in America Are Black People Safe From Racism? Nowhere.

Where in America Are Black People Safe From Racism? Nowhere. Where in America Are Black People Safe From Racism? Nowhere.

Starbucks’ “Race Together” campaign rings false as cases of police brutality multiply.

Mar 19, 2015 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith

March 18, 1871: The Paris Commune is Established

March 18, 1871: The Paris Commune is Established March 18, 1871: The Paris Commune is Established

The Nation was appalled when “grossly ignorant” laborers and “schemers and visionaries” took over the French capital.

Mar 18, 2015 / The Almanac / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

The Laura Kipnis Melodrama

The Laura Kipnis Melodrama The Laura Kipnis Melodrama

In the dead serious discussion about student sexual vulnerability, there’s no place for cheeky provocateurs.

Mar 16, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg

Black Comedy in the Maldives

Black Comedy in the Maldives Black Comedy in the Maldives

Why was former president and climate-justice hero Mohamed Nasheed sentenced to prison on terrorism charges?

Mar 16, 2015 / Mark Hertsgaard

From Selma to Madison, a Generation Demands Justice

From Selma to Madison, a Generation Demands Justice From Selma to Madison, a Generation Demands Justice

Across the country, students and communities of color rise.

Mar 16, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The University of Wisconsin’s Point Guard Says Change the Mascot

The University of Wisconsin’s Point Guard Says Change the Mascot The University of Wisconsin’s Point Guard Says Change the Mascot

Bronson Koenig is using his newfound national platform to speak out against mistreatment of Native Americans.

Mar 16, 2015 / Brian Ward

The Most Beautiful Animal You’ve Never Seen

The Most Beautiful Animal You’ve Never Seen The Most Beautiful Animal You’ve Never Seen

How the $20 billion illegal animal trade has pushed the saola—and countless other species—to the brink of extinction.

Mar 16, 2015 / William deBuys

Who Has Abortions?

Who Has Abortions? Who Has Abortions?

We can, and should, support trans men and other gender-non-conforming people without erasing women from the fight for reproductive rights.

Mar 13, 2015 / Subject to Debate / Katha Pollitt

Bold Progressive Donna Edwards Enters Key Senate Race

Bold Progressive Donna Edwards Enters Key Senate Race Bold Progressive Donna Edwards Enters Key Senate Race

The Maryland congresswoman who led the way in opposing Citizens United bids for the newly open seat.

Mar 12, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols

New York University

NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract

Rank-and-file organizing pays dividends for the nation’s only private graduate student union.

Mar 11, 2015 / Avi Asher-Schapiro

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