Social Justice

Kilmar Ábrego García and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, stand surrounded by a crowd of supporters.

The Bravery of Kilmar Ábrego García vs. the Barbarism of Donald Trump The Bravery of Kilmar Ábrego García vs. the Barbarism of Donald Trump

The husband, father, and union worker from Maryland is risking indefinite incarceration in Uganda to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves.

Aug 25, 2025 / Dave Zirin

US cofounder and the former president of the Amazon Labor Union Chris Smalls (C) addresses a press conference on the Freedom Flotilla ship “Handala” ahead of the boat's departure for Gaza at a port in Syracuse, Sicily, southern Italy, on July 13, 2025.

Chris Smalls Speaks Out After His Journey to Gaza Chris Smalls Speaks Out After His Journey to Gaza

In an interview, the union organizer talks about joining the Freedom Flotilla, confronting Israeli forces, and solidarity between Palestine and the US labor movement.

Aug 15, 2025 / Ella Fanger

Anne Lamott and the Power of Hope

Anne Lamott and the Power of Hope Anne Lamott and the Power of Hope

‘I will not let them defeat me.’

Aug 13, 2025 / Q&A / Pamela Alma Weymouth

A group of resistance fighters at Lemvig Church. One of them has a Madsen machine gun over his shoulder.

The Danes Resisted Fascism, and So Can We The Danes Resisted Fascism, and So Can We

Danish resistance didn’t arrive all at once during World War II. But taken as a whole, the Danes’ actions are a testament to what’s possible when we work together to fight fascism...

Aug 5, 2025 / Sarah Sophie Flicker

Roberto Clemente poses for a photo in his Pittsburgh Pirates uniform, outside on a baseball diamond.

What Would Roberto Clemente Do? What Would Roberto Clemente Do?

The right fielder would want the baseball players’ union to fight the Trump administration’s campaign of terror against immigrants and their families.

Aug 4, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he departs a House Republican meeting at the US Capitol on May 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump joined conservative House lawmakers to help push through their budget bill after it advanced through the House Budget Committee on Sunday evening.

How the Constant Noise Distracts From the True Peril of Trump’s Misrule How the Constant Noise Distracts From the True Peril of Trump’s Misrule

His policies are making Americans less safe, less healthy, and more dead.

Aug 4, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage

A person dressed in medical scrubs participates in a Pro-Palestine march to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington, DC, on April 5, 2025.

It’s Time for Health Workers to Defy the Law—Again It’s Time for Health Workers to Defy the Law—Again

When the government obstructs care, caregivers must go underground.

Aug 1, 2025 / Eric Reinhart

Ronald Reagan signing the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act.

What We Can Learn About Immigration From an Unlikely Source: Ronald Reagan What We Can Learn About Immigration From an Unlikely Source: Ronald Reagan

Rather than deporting millions of migrants, this Republican president opted for the opposite strategy—legalizing them.

Jul 28, 2025 / Brad Swanson

Zohran Mamdani smiles in front of a microphone with his hand on his chest.

Zohran Mamdani Is Keeping Hope Alive Zohran Mamdani Is Keeping Hope Alive

The doom-obsessed Democratic Party remains as unpopular as ever—but there is another path.

Jul 28, 2025 / Jeet Heer

A community member holds a candle by the “Say Their Names” art installation cemetery with headstones representing Black people killed by police, during a vigil marking the fifth anniversary of George Floyd's death, at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2025.

It Has Never Been Easy to Be Both Black and American It Has Never Been Easy to Be Both Black and American

The administration knows that subduing history as it is doing works to keep people of color in this country disunited and at odds with each other.

Jul 28, 2025 / Keenan Norris

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