Remembering Bogdan Denitch Remembering Bogdan Denitch
He is survived by countless young people who were inspired by his life and politics.
Apr 5, 2016 / Ian Williams
The Panama Papers Expose the Hidden Wealth of the World’s Super-Rich The Panama Papers Expose the Hidden Wealth of the World’s Super-Rich
This massive leak will boost the global movement to recapture trillions of the hidden wealth of nations.
Apr 5, 2016 / Chuck Collins
How a $15 Minimum Wage Went From ‘Extreme’ to Enacted How a $15 Minimum Wage Went From ‘Extreme’ to Enacted
Across the country, activists and low-wage workers are showing that the changes we need will come if people organize and force them.
Apr 5, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Threat of Nuclear Weapons Is Greater Today Than It Was During the Cold War The Threat of Nuclear Weapons Is Greater Today Than It Was During the Cold War
“There is no rational reason to feel secure today.”
Apr 4, 2016 / James Carden
Louisiana Is Starting to Rise Up Against Big Oil Louisiana Is Starting to Rise Up Against Big Oil
The Obama administration held its biggest oil lease sale yet—and then the protesters showed up.
Apr 1, 2016 / David Helvarg
A High-Pressure Pipeline Next to a Nuclear Power Plant… What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A High-Pressure Pipeline Next to a Nuclear Power Plant… What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The construction of a gas pipeline within 1500 feet of Indian Point’s nuclear reactors could spell disaster for New York.
Mar 31, 2016 / Alison Rose Levy and Ellen Cantarow
Meet the Long-Forgotten Organizer Who Inspired Cesar Chavez to Become an Activist Meet the Long-Forgotten Organizer Who Inspired Cesar Chavez to Become an Activist
In 1952, Fred Ross appeared at Chavez’s door. The meeting changed Chavez’s life—and farmworker history.
Mar 31, 2016 / Gabriel Thompson
We Are Judged by How We Treat the Helpless and the Poor We Are Judged by How We Treat the Helpless and the Poor
On his 89th birthday, it’s worth remembering how complicated and controversial Cesar Chavez really was.
Mar 31, 2016 / Richard Kreitner
How Did a Homeless Fast-Food Worker End Up Dead in a Jail Cell? How Did a Homeless Fast-Food Worker End Up Dead in a Jail Cell?
Jeffery Pendleton was arrested on a Tuesday. By Sunday, he was dead.
Mar 30, 2016 / Michelle Chen
There Is No Truly Anti-Racist Presidential Candidate There Is No Truly Anti-Racist Presidential Candidate
But once there are real consequences for not having an anti-racist platform, things will be different.
Mar 25, 2016 / Mychal Denzel Smith