Social Justice

Black America’s Lost Generation Speaks Up

Black America’s Lost Generation Speaks Up Black America’s Lost Generation Speaks Up

The teens of the Baltimore riot have never known a reality without crisis. That comes with consequences.

May 5, 2015 / Kai Wright

The Enduring Shame of ‘Separate and Unequal’

The Enduring Shame of ‘Separate and Unequal’ The Enduring Shame of ‘Separate and Unequal’

The unrest in Baltimore is about more than a single death—it’s about the structural racism, inequality, and poverty that have plagued our society for too long.

May 5, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

From the Fight for 15 to the Fifth Circuit, a National Youth Groundswell

From the Fight for 15 to the Fifth Circuit, a National Youth Groundswell From the Fight for 15 to the Fifth Circuit, a National Youth Groundswell

This week, students hit the streets for racial and economic justice.

Apr 24, 2015 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Happy Bloody Earth Day

Happy Bloody Earth Day Happy Bloody Earth Day

The resource wars in Latin America are heating up, and the poor are paying the price.

Apr 22, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Radical Histories: From Sojourner Truth’s ‘Ain’t I A Woman?’ to FDA Approval of the Birth Control Pill

Radical Histories: From Sojourner Truth’s ‘Ain’t I A Woman?’ to FDA Approval of the Birth Control Pill Radical Histories: From Sojourner Truth’s ‘Ain’t I A Woman?’ to FDA Approval of the Birth Control Pill

Do you know the key moments in the struggle for gender equality?

Apr 7, 2015 / The Nation

What Can Stop the Ongoing Assault on Black Families?

What Can Stop the Ongoing Assault on Black Families? What Can Stop the Ongoing Assault on Black Families?

Through a shared desire to balance a critique of racism with a call for personal responsibility, liberals and conservatives have been united in looking with exasperation at the bla...

Apr 7, 2015 / Dani McClain

Katrina vanden Heuvel: A Commitment to Independence Keeps ‘The Nation’ Strong

Katrina vanden Heuvel: A Commitment to Independence Keeps ‘The Nation’ Strong Katrina vanden Heuvel: A Commitment to Independence Keeps ‘The Nation’ Strong

Katrina vanden Heuvel talks to Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez about The Nation’s 150-year legacy of independent journalism.

Apr 2, 2015 / Press Room

A Q&A With Alicia Garza, Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter

A Q&A With Alicia Garza, Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter A Q&A With Alicia Garza, Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter

The force behind the burgeoning movement talks about the resurgent fight for black liberation.

Mar 24, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Want to Rebuild the Left? Take Socialism Seriously

Want to Rebuild the Left? Take Socialism Seriously Want to Rebuild the Left? Take Socialism Seriously

After three decades of neoliberal economic policies and the staggering inequality they have produced, we are witnessing a rebirth of socialist ideals.

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Kshama Sawant

Productive Democracy

Productive Democracy Productive Democracy

It’s time to embrace a new egalitarian politics.

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Joel Rogers

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