Syriza on the Brink Syriza on the Brink
Greece’s anti-austerity party continues to struggle to resolve the country’s fiscal crisis.
Jun 4, 2015 / Maria Margaronis
If You’re Worried About the Trans-Pacific Partnership, You Need to Call Congress Today If You’re Worried About the Trans-Pacific Partnership, You Need to Call Congress Today
We have a real chance to stop a trade deal that threatens to be disastrous for the environment, jobs, and Internet freedom.
Jun 3, 2015 / NationAction
Ecuador’s Battle for Environmental Justice Against Chevron Ecuador’s Battle for Environmental Justice Against Chevron
For more than two decades, impoverished indigenous people have been seeking restitution from the oil giant for polluting their region.
Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / James North
A Q&A With Opal Tometi, Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter A Q&A With Opal Tometi, Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter
A conversation about building an inclusive movement, the importance of identity, and how to shift the narrative of justice away from jailing killer cops.
Jun 2, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith
‘Tech’ Is Political—How We Respond to It Needs to Be Just as Political ‘Tech’ Is Political—How We Respond to It Needs to Be Just as Political
New technologies will not solve our problems: People acting collectively will.
May 27, 2015 / Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor
How the Irish Became the World’s Leading Gay Activists How the Irish Became the World’s Leading Gay Activists
Defying conventional wisdom, the huge win by the Yes Equality campaign involved young and old, rural and urban, Catholic and non-Catholic voters.
May 27, 2015 / Margaret Spillane
The Fight to Free Chelsea Manning The Fight to Free Chelsea Manning
It continues in the courts of law and public opinion—but justice is expensive.
May 27, 2015 / Charles Davis and Foreign Policy In Focus
In Spain’s Seismic Elections, ‘It’s the Victory of David Over Goliath’ In Spain’s Seismic Elections, ‘It’s the Victory of David Over Goliath’
The country’s political landscape has changed beyond recognition, with left-wing parties gaining everywhere.
May 26, 2015 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
Emma Sulkowicz and the Benefit of the Doubt Emma Sulkowicz and the Benefit of the Doubt
Another victim of Emma Sulkowicz’s alleged rapist has come forward, with a message for everyone who has doubted the mattress-carrying activist.
May 22, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
#SayHerName Shows Black Women Face Police Violence, Too—and Pregnancy and Motherhood Are No Refuge #SayHerName Shows Black Women Face Police Violence, Too—and Pregnancy and Motherhood Are No Refuge
Today's national day of action hopes to draw attention to the lives of black women and girls lost to police violence.
May 21, 2015 / Dani McClain