Activism

Is Our Generation Ready to Take Up the Torch That John Lewis Lit?

Is Our Generation Ready to Take Up the Torch That John Lewis Lit? Is Our Generation Ready to Take Up the Torch That John Lewis Lit?

As legends like Lewis pass away, I wonder whether we’re prepared to become the new elders. 

Jul 23, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal

Why Portland Became the Test Case for Trump’s Secret Police

Why Portland Became the Test Case for Trump’s Secret Police Why Portland Became the Test Case for Trump’s Secret Police

Right-wing groups and media laid the groundwork for federal intervention long before this summer’s protests.

Jul 22, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter

An Ankh Hoodie Tribute to Trayvon Martin

An Ankh Hoodie Tribute to Trayvon Martin An Ankh Hoodie Tribute to Trayvon Martin

Replica of Trayvon Martin’s hoodie created out of ceramic representations of the ancient Egyptian symbol for eternal life.

Jul 22, 2020 / OppArt / Angelique Scott

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George Goehl Talks Deep Canvassing During the Age of Covid George Goehl Talks Deep Canvassing During the Age of Covid

“Something magical happens in the space of a deep canvass conversation. Some trust opens up,” says the People’s Action director.

Jul 22, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Poor People’s Campaign

A New America Is Possible—Now A New America Is Possible—Now

It’s high time to finally end poverty and systemic racism, mitigate climate change, and halt this country’s ever-growing militarism.

Jul 22, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Portrait of John Lewis with Edmund Pettus Bridge in background

John Lewis’s Fight for Justice Continues With Miracle Boyd John Lewis’s Fight for Justice Continues With Miracle Boyd

Those who criticize young activists today as too radical or impatient should remember the John Lewis of 1963.

Jul 21, 2020 / Barbara Ransby

Black Lives Mattered, and Matter

Black Lives Mattered, and Matter Black Lives Mattered, and Matter

A long history of fighting for social justice continues.

Jul 21, 2020 / OppArt / Art Hazelwood

Federal officers

When ‘Law and Order’ Means Maximum Chaos When ‘Law and Order’ Means Maximum Chaos

As federal agents brutalize protesters in Portland, Trump threatens to unleash the same tactics across the country.

Jul 21, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Roberto Mangabeira Unger’s Alternative Progressive Vision

Roberto Mangabeira Unger’s Alternative Progressive Vision Roberto Mangabeira Unger’s Alternative Progressive Vision

We spoke to the Harvard law professor and philosopher about his incisive articulation of a different kind of progressivism.

Jul 21, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up

Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up Michael Bennett Thinks the NFL Is Starting to Wake Up

In his first extended interview since our national uprising against racist violence, Bennett touches on the NFL, the importance of history, and what we can all do to reclaim societ...

Jul 20, 2020 / Dave Zirin

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