Activism

Breaking My Silence

Breaking My Silence Breaking My Silence

For years I have written about mass incarceration, while staying mute about drones and other injustices. It is time to connect the dots.

Sep 4, 2013 / Michelle Alexander

From the Sunbelt to Capitol Hill, Students Mass for Racial Justice

From the Sunbelt to Capitol Hill, Students Mass for Racial Justice From the Sunbelt to Capitol Hill, Students Mass for Racial Justice

To commemorate the March on Washington, students sat-in, died-in and boycotted school.

Sep 4, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

March on Washington at 50: Commemoration vs. Movement

March on Washington at 50: Commemoration vs. Movement March on Washington at 50: Commemoration vs. Movement

Representatives of the youth generation were cut from yesterday’s roster of speakers, but that won’t stop them from building a movement on their own.

Aug 29, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

On the Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Fight for Voting Rights

On the Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Fight for Voting Rights On the Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Fight for Voting Rights

The right to vote is under the most sustained attack since 1965, but civil rights activists are fighting back.

Aug 28, 2013 / Ari Berman

Beyond the Boycott of Sochi

Beyond the Boycott of Sochi Beyond the Boycott of Sochi

Doesn’t a truly effective fight for LGBT rights in Russia need to be led by Russians?

Aug 28, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

How Will California’s Prison Hunger Strike End?

How Will California’s Prison Hunger Strike End? How Will California’s Prison Hunger Strike End?

With Governor Jerry Brown taking a hardline position, strikers must turn to the courts, public opinion or the legislature.

Aug 27, 2013 / Tom Hayden

Boycott Sochi? Think Again

Boycott Sochi? Think Again Boycott Sochi? Think Again

Protesters are calling for a global response to Russia's odious anti-LGBT laws, but a strategic response is needed. 

Aug 27, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Martin Luther King and the Two 9/11s

Martin Luther King and the Two 9/11s Martin Luther King and the Two 9/11s

Dr. King’s words in a world awash with surveillance. 

Aug 27, 2013 / Ariel Dorfman

Another Delay for Keystone XL?

Another Delay for Keystone XL? Another Delay for Keystone XL?

An inquiry into conflict-of-interest allegations will likely push the State Department’s decision on the pipeline to 2014. 

Aug 27, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Rahm Emanuel’s Minority-Bashing School Closings Go Forward

Rahm Emanuel’s Minority-Bashing School Closings Go Forward Rahm Emanuel’s Minority-Bashing School Closings Go Forward

A federal trial rules against the forces of decency in Chicago—despite evidence that the closing of 50 schools is racist and illegal.

Aug 26, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

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