Social Justice

Steph Curry NBA

Why the NBA Is in Revolt Against Trump Why the NBA Is in Revolt Against Trump

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver tried to head off a political awakening, and instead stoked its flames. 

Feb 20, 2017 / Dave Zirin

A young man holds up a sign at a recent rally against the repeal of the ACA

Your Members of Congress Are Going Home. Greet Them by Demanding Health Care for All Your Members of Congress Are Going Home. Greet Them by Demanding Health Care for All

It’s the perfect time to pay them a visit. 

Feb 17, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

Free Press activists rally for net neutrality.

Net Neutrality Is in Danger. Tell the FCC Why We Need It Net Neutrality Is in Danger. Tell the FCC Why We Need It

Our new FCC chairman has said that net neutrality’s “days are numbered.”

Feb 16, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

Immigrant New York sign at JFK

New York Courts Are Failing Non-English Speakers New York Courts Are Failing Non-English Speakers

Nearly three-fourths of surveyed legal-aid attorneys reported some of their cases had been adjourned due to lack of language services.

Feb 16, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Immigrant strike

Today’s ‘Day Without Immigrants’ Is Giving Trump What He Wants Today’s ‘Day Without Immigrants’ Is Giving Trump What He Wants

Immigrants across the country are showing that America can’t run without immigrants.

Feb 16, 2017 / Julianne Hing

Journalists watch GOP debate

The Trump Administration’s Other War on the Media The Trump Administration’s Other War on the Media

Trump wants to give his corporate allies full control of our media ecosystem. A people-powered movement demanding an open and free Internet is what it will take to stop him.

Feb 14, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Greenhouse Gases

Progressives Need to Get Over Themselves and Support This GOP-Backed Carbon-Tax Plan Progressives Need to Get Over Themselves and Support This GOP-Backed Carbon-Tax Plan

Purist objections scuttled Washington State’s market-friendly carbon tax plan in November. Let’s not let that happen at the national level.

Feb 14, 2017 / Blog / Charles Komanoff

“Historic Thousands on Jones Street

Over 80,000 People Joined the Biggest-Ever Moral March in North Carolina Over 80,000 People Joined the Biggest-Ever Moral March in North Carolina

Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II compares the rising tide of protest to what Dr. King called a “marvelous new militancy” in the 1960s.

Feb 13, 2017 / Paul Blest

PP counter protest

Planned Parenthood Asked These Pro-Choice Activists Not to Rally Outside Its Clinic. Here’s Why They Did Anyway. Planned Parenthood Asked These Pro-Choice Activists Not to Rally Outside Its Clinic. Here’s Why They Did Anyway.

Under Trump, strategies have diverged.

Feb 13, 2017 / Julia Mead

Shell No Protest

Climate Disobedience in the Time of Trump Climate Disobedience in the Time of Trump

Ken Ward and Emily Johnston are willing to spend decades in prison for shutting down tar-sands oil pipelines. They want you to understand why.

Feb 13, 2017 / Wen Stephenson

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