Social Justice

Michael Bennett and Colin Kaepernick

Why Athlete Activists Matter Why Athlete Activists Matter

Former NBA player Etan Thomas talks about his new book, We Matter: Athletes and Activism.

Mar 13, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

For Women’s History Month, Here Are 6 Women to Remember

For Women’s History Month, Here Are 6 Women to Remember For Women’s History Month, Here Are 6 Women to Remember

These women fought, often in obscurity, for justice and equality. 

Mar 12, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne

What Happens After the Progressive Revolution Comes to a City Like Durham?

What Happens After the Progressive Revolution Comes to a City Like Durham? What Happens After the Progressive Revolution Comes to a City Like Durham?

On the challenges of governing a bright-blue city in the middle of a hot-red state.

Mar 12, 2018 / Barry Yeoman

Protesters Against Sessions CA Immigration Suit

Here’s How California Is Resisting Jeff Sessions on Immigration Policy Here’s How California Is Resisting Jeff Sessions on Immigration Policy

It’s fighting back with street protests—led by the state’s top politicians—and high-powered lawyers in the courts.

Mar 8, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky

Teaching Class Solidarity

Teaching Class Solidarity Teaching Class Solidarity

A growing movement is finding creative ways to educate teens about economic justice.

Mar 8, 2018 / Feature / Caroline Preston

WV Teachers Strike

West Virginia Teachers Are Resurrecting the State’s Rich History of Labor Activism West Virginia Teachers Are Resurrecting the State’s Rich History of Labor Activism

But with politicians skirting an overdue reckoning with the energy industry, more struggles are ahead.

Mar 6, 2018 / Elizabeth Catte

Beto O'Rourke Texas

Democratic Party Establishment, It’s Time to Respect Insurgent Progressives Democratic Party Establishment, It’s Time to Respect Insurgent Progressives

Democrats should not revive a doomed strategy of excessive caution and deference to the permanent consultant class.

Mar 6, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The End of March Madness?

The End of March Madness? The End of March Madness?

Sportswriter Patrick Hruby makes the case for athlete compensation and NCAA systemic change.

Mar 6, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

#SecureOurFuture

As the Strike Continues, West Virginia Students Stand by Their Teachers As the Strike Continues, West Virginia Students Stand by Their Teachers

The organizers of #SecureOurFuture discuss the teachers’ strike and what they’re doing to support it.

Mar 1, 2018 / StudentNation / Sophie Kasakove

Protest against Publix Supermarkets

An Open Letter From the Women Leaders of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to Hollywood’s Time’s Up Movement An Open Letter From the Women Leaders of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to Hollywood’s Time’s Up Movement

Join us and help us show the world that there is a price to pay when a corporation turns its back on women calling for an end to sexual violence.

Feb 28, 2018 / Coalition of Immokalee Workers

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