Social Justice

Bolsonaro University Protest

Take Action Now: Stop Bolsonaro’s Attack on the Amazon Take Action Now: Stop Bolsonaro’s Attack on the Amazon

Help put pressure on the disastrous Brazilian president, then get involved with the environmental movement.

Jul 30, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction

Celebrating the Young Lords—Amid Revolution in Puerto Rico

Celebrating the Young Lords—Amid Revolution in Puerto Rico Celebrating the Young Lords—Amid Revolution in Puerto Rico

We celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of New York City’s Young Lords last Friday—and the timing could not have been more apt.

Jul 29, 2019 / Juan González

What the House Anti-BDS Resolution Reveals About the Palestine Solidarity Movement

What the House Anti-BDS Resolution Reveals About the Palestine Solidarity Movement What the House Anti-BDS Resolution Reveals About the Palestine Solidarity Movement

How can we pierce the Washington bubble and bring Congress into greater congruence with changing public opinion?

Jul 29, 2019 / Phyllis Bennis

Harvard Prison Divest Protests

Harvard Students Are Demanding More Than Divestment From Prison Profiteers Harvard Students Are Demanding More Than Divestment From Prison Profiteers

Reinvestment is an opening to the path to reparative justice.

Jul 26, 2019 / StudentNation / Pearl Bhatnagar and Anneke Gronke

Eco-Apartheid Is Real

Eco-Apartheid Is Real Eco-Apartheid Is Real

The climate crisis is converging with a housing crisis. We need to tackle both with a Green New Deal for Housing.

Jul 26, 2019 / Daniel Aldana Cohen

In Tokyo, International Activists Demand ‘No Olympics Anywhere!’

In Tokyo, International Activists Demand ‘No Olympics Anywhere!’ In Tokyo, International Activists Demand ‘No Olympics Anywhere!’

They are raising their voices against the debt, displacement, and militarization that define the Olympic Games.

Jul 26, 2019 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

US-Mexico Border

A Call to Put an End to Inhumane Conditions at the Border A Call to Put an End to Inhumane Conditions at the Border

An open letter by Ariel Dorfman, Salman Rushdie, Gabriel Byrne, Neil Gaiman, Khaled Hosseini, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Wayétu Moore, Reza Aslan, and more.

Jul 25, 2019 / The Nation

Eric Garner protest

Eric Garner’s Killer Got a Raise—and de Blasio Did Nothing Eric Garner’s Killer Got a Raise—and de Blasio Did Nothing

That and 10 other times the New York City mayor failed to hold Officer Daniel Pantaleo to account.

Jul 25, 2019 / Jumaane D. Williams

AOC Queens Town Hall

AOC Went Back to Where She Came From: New York City AOC Went Back to Where She Came From: New York City

A recent town hall on immigration shows that Ocasio-Cortez’s local support isn’t going anywhere.

Jul 24, 2019 / Celisa Calacal, Acacia Handel, and Molly Minta

Take Action Now: Fight Racism In All Its Forms

Take Action Now: Fight Racism In All Its Forms Take Action Now: Fight Racism In All Its Forms

Support Ilhan Omar, hold your reps accountable, and dig in to racial-justice organizing.

Jul 23, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction

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