Social Justice

A San Fernando city worker covers a mural of labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez at the Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Park in San Fernando, California, on March 20, 2026.

On Chavez, People, and Power On Chavez, People, and Power

Letter to friends, students, colleagues, and collaborators.

Mar 31, 2026 / Marshall Ganz

Over 200,000 protesters gathered at the No Kings rally in St. Paul, Minnesota, the flagship rally of the March 28 No Kings protests.

Joy, Healing, and the Resolve to Keep Fighting at No Kings in St. Paul Joy, Healing, and the Resolve to Keep Fighting at No Kings in St. Paul

Some 200,000 people crammed the grounds of the state capitol for a celebration of the area’s resilience and defiance of the Trump regime.

Mar 30, 2026 / Joan Walsh

A protester holds a sign reading

No Kings! No Wars! No Kings! No Wars!

The founders of the United States feared monarchically inclined presidents who could wage wars of whim.

Mar 27, 2026 / John Nichols

Students from across Chicago, including representatives from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, gather to protest ICE.

The Immigration Crackdown Hurts More Than Just International Students The Immigration Crackdown Hurts More Than Just International Students

Universities are raising their tuition, offering fewer classes, and axing extracurricular programs to compensate for the dip in international student enrollment.

Mar 27, 2026 / StudentNation / Yong-Yu Huang

Student “ICE Out” protests at UCLA in January 2026.

How Can Universities Protect Their Immigrant Students? How Can Universities Protect Their Immigrant Students?

With federal cuts and heightened fear on campus, first-generation students at schools like UCLA are asking their institutions to defend and expand their right to education.

Mar 23, 2026 / StudentNation / Lucy Wong Ryniejski

Cesar Chavez speaks at a 1988 rally in McFarland, California.

What We Must Learn From the Revelations About Cesar Chavez What We Must Learn From the Revelations About Cesar Chavez

The sexual predations of the late labor leader follow a depressingly familiar pattern in left organizing circles.

Mar 19, 2026 / Mel Buer

Dolores Huerta in her office in Bakersfield, California, on July 21, 2025.

Dolores Huerta: “My Silence Ends Here” Dolores Huerta: “My Silence Ends Here”

The labor movement icon speaks out after revealing that she was sexually assaulted by Cesar Chavez.

Mar 18, 2026 / Dolores Huerta

Inside the “ICE Off Campus” Movement

Inside the “ICE Off Campus” Movement Inside the “ICE Off Campus” Movement

Amid repression from the Trump administration, students nationwide are forming alliances with faculty groups, unions, and alumni to protect undocumented and international students...

Mar 11, 2026 / StudentNation / Heather Chen

Women wait to undergo a medical check in Paris in October 1944.

The Greatest Love Is Grieving The Greatest Love Is Grieving

I spent years as a labor organizer. Marguerite Duras’s war novel taught me that the strongest fighters are always the women hurting the most.

Mar 7, 2026 / Haley Mlotek

I’m a Journalist on SNAP. Here’s What I Saw During the Latest Food Crisis.

I’m a Journalist on SNAP. Here’s What I Saw During the Latest Food Crisis. I’m a Journalist on SNAP. Here’s What I Saw During the Latest Food Crisis.

As for virtually all SNAP recipients, my benefits have never been enough to cover monthly food expenses. Meanwhile, Trump calls any food aid at all “un-American.”

Feb 21, 2026 / Gabbriel Schivone

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