Social Justice

Manhattan Detention Center

These Students Are Teaming Up to Pay Dollar Bails for Detained New Yorkers These Students Are Teaming Up to Pay Dollar Bails for Detained New Yorkers

The Dollar Bail Brigade has freed 78 people and grown into a network of more than 600 volunteers.

Jan 22, 2018 / StudentNation / Mary Akdemir

Tom Brady against the Jaguars

The Progressive Case for the New England Patriots (Seriously) The Progressive Case for the New England Patriots (Seriously)

The team referred to as Team Trump is far more complicated than its critics would admit.

Jan 22, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Women's March

What Happens When Women Fight Back What Happens When Women Fight Back

A year after Donald Trump’s inauguration—and the Women’s March that eclipsed it—women are the best hope to save the country—as long as we stay out of our own way.

Jan 19, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Ravi Ragbir Immigration Protest

ICE Is Going After People Who Were Once Off-Limits ICE Is Going After People Who Were Once Off-Limits

Under Trump, nowhere is safe for undocumented immigrants—not in the shadows and not in the spotlight.

Jan 19, 2018 / Julianne Hing

Immokalee Workers Florida

What Farmworkers Can Teach Hollywood About Ending Sexual Harassment What Farmworkers Can Teach Hollywood About Ending Sexual Harassment

A proven model for creating a safer workplace exists in Florida’s tomato fields.

Jan 18, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann

Women's March on Washington

How Trump Brought Feminism Back With a Vengeance How Trump Brought Feminism Back With a Vengeance

Katha Pollitt, plus Bob Dreyfuss on Russiagate and David Bromwich on Trump’s ruling passions.

Jan 18, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

10 Days to Shake the Twin Cities’ Super Bowl Sunday

10 Days to Shake the Twin Cities’ Super Bowl Sunday 10 Days to Shake the Twin Cities’ Super Bowl Sunday

Organizing against Super Bowl priorities in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Jan 16, 2018 / Audio / Dave Zirin

Anti-SB 4 Protests in Texas

From Seattle to St. Petersburg: Highlights of the Urban Resistance, Year 1 From Seattle to St. Petersburg: Highlights of the Urban Resistance, Year 1

During the darkness of Trump’s first year, cities helped lead the fight for immigrants’ rights, racial justice, and fundamental equality.

Jan 16, 2018 / Cities Rising / Jimmy Tobias

Donald Trump

We Must Denounce Trump’s Racist Actions, Not Just His Racist Words We Must Denounce Trump’s Racist Actions, Not Just His Racist Words

The victories of the civil-rights movement include Medicaid and reforms to our immigration system. Trump targeted both of these, in one day.

Jan 12, 2018 / Dorian T. Warren

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Nothing Would Be More Tragic Than to Turn Back Now Nothing Would Be More Tragic Than to Turn Back Now

This Martin Luther King Day, we should remember that when we stand up and fight back, the seemingly indomitable giants of white supremacy can come down.

Jan 12, 2018 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

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