Social Justice

Asma Jahangir Obituary

The Legacy of Asma Jahangir The Legacy of Asma Jahangir

A Pakistani activist and human-rights lawyer, she left a mark on the global fight against inequality.

Feb 14, 2018 / Barbara Crossette

A participant holds a sign saying

Don’t Let Congress Gut the Americans with Disabilities Act Don’t Let Congress Gut the Americans with Disabilities Act

You can also get your friends to call Congress to oppose Trump’s infrastructure plan and support undocumented youth walking from New York City to DC.

Feb 13, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction

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Shoved Aside Again, DACA Activists Keep Fighting Shoved Aside Again, DACA Activists Keep Fighting

To undocumented youth activists, public gestures by Democrats ring hollow.

Feb 9, 2018 / Julianne Hing

Climate change protest

Climate Change Isn’t Just About the Planet Climate Change Isn’t Just About the Planet

It’s about justice: racial, social, socioeconomic, reproductive, and environmental. It’s about immigration reform, LGBTQIA+ rights, and religious freedom.

Feb 7, 2018 / StudentNation / Leehi Yona

Malcolm Jenkins Eagles

‘Fly Eagles Fly’: Activist Players Win the Super Bowl ‘Fly Eagles Fly’: Activist Players Win the Super Bowl

The Philadelphia Eagles proved that standing up for social justice doesn’t deter a team from winning it all.

Feb 7, 2018 / Audio / Dave Zirin

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

A Warm Hello From Your Friendly Neighborhood ICE Agent A Warm Hello From Your Friendly Neighborhood ICE Agent

He’ll deport your kids. Just kidding!

Feb 6, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

Reverend William Barber

White Anti-Racism Must Be Based in Solidarity, Not Altruism White Anti-Racism Must Be Based in Solidarity, Not Altruism

Altruism is too often carried along by the currents of racist capitalism.

Feb 5, 2018 / Jesse A. Myerson

Trump Is Trying to Deport Her—She’s Attending His State of the Union

Trump Is Trying to Deport Her—She’s Attending His State of the Union Trump Is Trying to Deport Her—She’s Attending His State of the Union

Maru Mora Villalpando is one of a dozen activists attending tonight’s speech whose life hang in the balance.

Jan 30, 2018 / Julianne Hing

Las paredes de esta iglesia son lo único que separa a Amanda Morales de la deportación

Las paredes de esta iglesia son lo único que separa a Amanda Morales de la deportación Las paredes de esta iglesia son lo único que separa a Amanda Morales de la deportación

Episodio 1: La historia de una madre indocumentada y su lucha por mantener a su familia unida.

Jan 30, 2018 / Photo Essay / Laura Gottesdiener, Malav Kanuga, and Cinthya Santos Briones

The Walls of this Church Are the Only Thing Standing Between Amanda Morales and Deportation

The Walls of this Church Are the Only Thing Standing Between Amanda Morales and Deportation The Walls of this Church Are the Only Thing Standing Between Amanda Morales and Deportation

Episode 1: The story of one undocumented mother’s struggle to keep her family together.

Jan 30, 2018 / Photo Essay / Laura Gottesdiener, Malav Kanuga, and Cinthya Santos Briones

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