Social Justice

Michael Bennett

How Sports Can Unlearn Toxic Masculinity How Sports Can Unlearn Toxic Masculinity

Cleaning up youth sports culture in America and standing alongside teammates of color.

Sep 19, 2017 / Audio / Dave Zirin

Can Black Lives Matter Win in the Age of Trump?

Can Black Lives Matter Win in the Age of Trump? Can Black Lives Matter Win in the Age of Trump?

You could be forgiven for thinking the movement has gone quiet. But you’d be wrong.

Sep 19, 2017 / Feature / Dani McClain

Michael Bennett of the Seattle Seahawks

Seattle to Michael Bennett: We’ve Got Your Back Seattle to Michael Bennett: We’ve Got Your Back

At a time when other NFL teams are discouraging player protests, the Seahawks are welcoming it.

Sep 18, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Black Lives Matter, Standing Rock

How Do We Build a Racial Justice Movement Too Powerful to Ignore? How Do We Build a Racial Justice Movement Too Powerful to Ignore?

A panel on race and resistance in Trump’s America, featuring Alicia Garza, Walter Mosley, Steve Phillips, Joan Walsh, and Mark Hertsgaard.

Sep 15, 2017 / Audio / Mark Hertsgaard

Anti-ICE Protests

How to Stand in Solidarity With Undocumented Immigrants How to Stand in Solidarity With Undocumented Immigrants

As politicians debate the fate of Dreamers, we all need to join the fight.

Sep 15, 2017 / no-paywall / John Washington

Body autonomy

My Body, My Choice: Why the Principle of Bodily Autonomy Can Unite the Left My Body, My Choice: Why the Principle of Bodily Autonomy Can Unite the Left

From disability rights to Black Lives Matter to the environmental movement, bodily autonomy can bring together disparate strands of the American left.

Sep 13, 2017 / David M. Perry

Shreveport lynching

On White Identity Politics and American Terrorism On White Identity Politics and American Terrorism

We cannot move forward until white citizens claim their history. 

Sep 12, 2017 / Kai Wright

Bernie on TPP

The Progressives in the Democratic Party Keep Marching Forward The Progressives in the Democratic Party Keep Marching Forward

Savvy Democrats and progressives must focus on driving a bold new agenda and winning in 2018 and 2020.

Sep 12, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Borough Hall

Brooklyn Is America’s Next Shot at Electing a Progressive Prosecutor Brooklyn Is America’s Next Shot at Electing a Progressive Prosecutor

Reform comes first and foremost in the Democratic primary.

Sep 11, 2017 / Jake Bittle

A rally to support Muslim Americans

Too Many Americans Think Patriotism Means Racism and Xenophobia Too Many Americans Think Patriotism Means Racism and Xenophobia

And our communities are facing hate violence at levels that rival the aftermath of 9/11 as a consequence.

Sep 11, 2017 / Suman Raghunathan

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