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
A smart organizer and a bold champion of progressive values, Jayapal will help transform Congress.
Jul 11, 2016 / The Editors
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
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
There Are 15,000 Nuclear Weapons Still Posing an Intolerable Threat to Humanity There Are 15,000 Nuclear Weapons Still Posing an Intolerable Threat to Humanity
These mayors are trying to change that.
Jul 8, 2016 / Mayor Frank Cownie
Black Lives Still Must Matter, Even After Dallas Black Lives Still Must Matter, Even After Dallas
But the attack is a reminder that no life will be safe and truly valued until we also confront the broader American culture of violence.
Jul 8, 2016 / Kai Wright
The Pro-Choice Movement Is Finally Winning! The Pro-Choice Movement Is Finally Winning!
A new generation of activists have started talking about abortion as a normal event in women’s lives—and that’s made a huge difference.
Jul 6, 2016 / Katha Pollitt
This Keystone Activist Is Bringing the Tactics That Defeated the Pipeline Into the Democratic Party This Keystone Activist Is Bringing the Tactics That Defeated the Pipeline Into the Democratic Party
Until now, the movement against climate change hasn’t waded into party politics. With the 2016 election, that’s changing.
Jul 1, 2016 / Madeline Ostrander
America Needs a New Peace Movement—Especially if Clinton Wins in November America Needs a New Peace Movement—Especially if Clinton Wins in November
Another escalation, especially in Syria, is the present danger.
Jun 30, 2016 / Tom Hayden
An Iowa Court Blocks 20,000 Ex-Offenders From Voting An Iowa Court Blocks 20,000 Ex-Offenders From Voting
Nearly 6 million Americans can’t vote because of discriminatory felon-disenfranchisement laws.
Jun 30, 2016 / Ari Berman