Racism and Discrimination

A protest outside McDonald's

Sexual Assault When You’re on the Margins: Can We All Say #MeToo? Sexual Assault When You’re on the Margins: Can We All Say #MeToo?

To effectively combat sexual harassment, we must understand how a survivor’s identity shapes his or her ability to tell a boss, sue a company, or even join the hashtag #metoo.

Oct 19, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

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Letters From the November 6, 2017, Issue Letters From the November 6, 2017, Issue

Kneeling down, rising up… The wrong idol… False flag… Digital redistricting?… A worthy candidate… From the stacks…

Oct 19, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers

America Is Waking Up to the Injustice of Cash Bail

America Is Waking Up to the Injustice of Cash Bail America Is Waking Up to the Injustice of Cash Bail

Seventy percent of people in jail haven’t been convicted of a crime. They just can’t afford bail.

Oct 19, 2017 / Feature / Bryce Covert

Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do.

Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do. Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do.

Demand debt forgiveness, show up for protests, and donate.

Oct 17, 2017 / no-paywall / Ariana Rosas Cárdenas

With Trump’s Latest Muslim Ban Blocked, Take Action to Defeat It for Good

With Trump’s Latest Muslim Ban Blocked, Take Action to Defeat It for Good With Trump’s Latest Muslim Ban Blocked, Take Action to Defeat It for Good

You can also demand that Congress save the Iran nuclear deal and share your net neutrality story.

Oct 17, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Values Voter Summit

The Values Voters Summit Props Up Our White-Supremacist Corporate Oligarchy The Values Voters Summit Props Up Our White-Supremacist Corporate Oligarchy

These Christian nationalists serve only the wealthiest Americans and take every opportunity to hurt the poor.

Oct 17, 2017 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Join Chicago Activists in Their Fight Against a $95 Million Police-Training Academy

Join Chicago Activists in Their Fight Against a $95 Million Police-Training Academy Join Chicago Activists in Their Fight Against a $95 Million Police-Training Academy

They are demanding that the funds be spent on resources like schools, clinics, and housing.

Oct 16, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

Rohingya Bangladesh

A Hero Turned Villain: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Annihilation of Myanmar’s Rohingya A Hero Turned Villain: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Annihilation of Myanmar’s Rohingya

They potentially face the final two stages of genocide—mass annihilation and erasure from the country’s history.

Oct 13, 2017 / Neve Gordon

What’s Behind India’s ‘Beef Lynchings’?

What’s Behind India’s ‘Beef Lynchings’? What’s Behind India’s ‘Beef Lynchings’?

Bans on cow slaughter have become a pretext for violence against the country’s Muslim minority.

Oct 13, 2017 / Feature / Amitava Kumar

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Letters From the October 30, 2017, Issue Letters From the October 30, 2017, Issue

Thoughts on What Happened… Down with epistocracy… BLM articles matter… In Manning veritas… English lessons…

Oct 12, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers

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