Activism

Artists Uplift and Celebrate in Harlem

Artists Uplift and Celebrate in Harlem Artists Uplift and Celebrate in Harlem

The GrandScale Mural Project on 125th Street.

Aug 7, 2024 / OppArt / Evan Bishop

Reproductive justice demonstrators outside the US Supreme Court Building on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

National Abortion Rights Groups Have the Wrong Priorities for Our Movement National Abortion Rights Groups Have the Wrong Priorities for Our Movement

There is an alarming disconnect between the agenda of our most powerful organizations and the real needs of abortion seekers and providers on the ground.

Aug 7, 2024 / Chelsea Williams-Diggs et. al

Our Buildings Were Built for a Different World

Our Buildings Were Built for a Different World Our Buildings Were Built for a Different World

The climate crisis demands that we retrofit them—which won’t happen at scale until architects start seeing themselves as political actors.

Aug 7, 2024 / Column / Kate Wagner

Kamala Harris looking at Joe Biden

Joe Biden’s Lame-Duck Foreign Policy Is a Threat to Kamala Harris—and the World Joe Biden’s Lame-Duck Foreign Policy Is a Threat to Kamala Harris—and the World

A lame-duck president averse to diplomacy poses grave dangers at home and abroad.

Aug 5, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Protesters during a demonstration demanding justice for the victims arrested and killed in the recent violence over quotas in government jobs.

Bengali Youth Speak Out on State Violence Against Student Protesters Bengali Youth Speak Out on State Violence Against Student Protesters

Over 200 have reportedly been killed and around 3,000 arrested during the Bangladesh student protests. As the movement continues, we spoke to young people in both the US and Dhaka...

Aug 5, 2024 / StudentNation / Aina Marzia

Donald Trump sitting on stage at a panel in front of American flag

Donald Trump’s Divide-and-Conquer Scheme for Black America Donald Trump’s Divide-and-Conquer Scheme for Black America

The twisted political agenda behind smearing Kamala Harris as a political and racial chameleon.

Aug 2, 2024 / Jeet Heer

We Want Us Alive and Free

We Want Us Alive and Free We Want Us Alive and Free

Say their names. Homage to Femicide Victims, Barcelona street Art, 2024.

Aug 2, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Supporters of Donald Trump gather outside of the Stonewall Inn as President Joe Biden’s motorcade passes by in New York City.

Why the GOP Removed Anti-Gay Language From Its Platform Why the GOP Removed Anti-Gay Language From Its Platform

Amid many Republicans’ continued hostility to LGBTQ rights in state legislatures, Democrats call the RNC’s removal of opposition to same-sex marriage “political theater.”

Aug 1, 2024 / StudentNation / Liam Beran

We Get to Decide What Is Possible Under a Future Harris Administration

We Get to Decide What Is Possible Under a Future Harris Administration We Get to Decide What Is Possible Under a Future Harris Administration

I, Ilhan Omar, see a bright future under Kamala Harris. This is what it could look like if she wins.

Jul 31, 2024 / Representative Ilhan Omar

A CCTV surveillance camera watches the Olympic crowds with a statue of the Grand Palais Olympic site in the background in Paris on July 22, 2024.

The Olympics Have Turned Paris Into a Panopticon The Olympics Have Turned Paris Into a Panopticon

The omnipresent high-tech surveillance introduced for the Games normalizes incursions on civil liberties.

Jul 31, 2024 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

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