Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance
A new film reminds us of the power of united, nonviolent action.
Dec 8, 2017 / Sarah Aziza
The Honduran Government Is Trying to Steal an Election The Honduran Government Is Trying to Steal an Election
It’s increasingly clear that a majority of voters have had enough of US-backed President Juan Orlando Hernández.
Dec 6, 2017 / Miguel Salazar
A New Poor People’s Campaign Wants to Change How Society Defines Morality A New Poor People’s Campaign Wants to Change How Society Defines Morality
In the wealthiest country in the world, poverty is still taking a devastating toll on millions of people of all races.
Dec 5, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
10 Reasons to Revive the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign 10 Reasons to Revive the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign
Inspired by an initiative cut short by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., moral leaders are planning a wave of civil disobedience.
Dec 4, 2017 / Sarah Anderson
Protesters Against Police Violence Risk the Very Thing They’re Fighting Protesters Against Police Violence Risk the Very Thing They’re Fighting
In Baton Rouge, community members protesting Alton Sterling’s death faced police brutality, unjustified arrests, and jail time—and lasting trauma.
Dec 1, 2017 / Feature / Collier Meyerson
The WNBA’s Maya Moore Wants to End Mass Incarceration The WNBA’s Maya Moore Wants to End Mass Incarceration
WNBA great Maya Moore joins the podcast to talk about the importance of criminal-justice reform.
Nov 30, 2017 / Audio / Dave Zirin
The Sexual Harassment Conversation Needs to Move to the Next Level The Sexual Harassment Conversation Needs to Move to the Next Level
What’s needed are real structural and legal changes to support the victims and curb the predators.
Nov 28, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The New Sewer Socialists Are Building an Equitable Internet The New Sewer Socialists Are Building an Equitable Internet
A blue-collar manufacturing town in southern Appalachia offers a roadmap for reclaiming the Internet’s utopian potential.
Nov 28, 2017 / Cities Rising / Evan Malmgren
Freedom of Thought Freedom of Thought
Individual freedom may well be a particularly American illusion, but can it be used to support progressive politics?
Nov 28, 2017 / Brad Baranowski
A Growing Lawyer ‘Army’ Is Banding Together to Protect Immigrants A Growing Lawyer ‘Army’ Is Banding Together to Protect Immigrants
Immigrants with attorneys are four times more likely to be released from detention.
Nov 23, 2017 / Tania Karas