Activism

Richard Trumka

Richard Trumka, 1949–2021 Richard Trumka, 1949–2021

The labor leader practiced “true solidarity”—from his days as an anti-apartheid activist to his bold embrace of immigrant rights and Black Lives Matter.

Aug 5, 2021 / John Nichols

Vaxing and Waning

Vaxing and Waning Vaxing and Waning

Now you tell me!

Aug 5, 2021 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes, Clay Bennett, and Rob Rogers

Social media activist, Gul Bukhari, wearing a blue and white printed shirt and pink lip stick, while speaking. She is sitting on a gray couch.

Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in Pakistan Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in Pakistan

The country’s famously boisterous press is sinking into the silence of the grave.

Aug 5, 2021 / Hasan Ali

Mural

Your Crown Won’t Fall Your Crown Won’t Fall

Mural seen in Wicker Park, Ill.

Aug 4, 2021 / OppArt / Robyn Krakkem

Erica Malunguinho

Why Brazil’s First Trans State Legislator Built a Refuge for Black Queer and Trans People Why Brazil’s First Trans State Legislator Built a Refuge for Black Queer and Trans People

Erica Malunguinho, an artist, educator, and politician, is fighting for an inclusive future.

Aug 3, 2021 / Q&A / Thomas Jean Lax

Canada's Crystal Emmanuel

A Covid Surge and Record Heat Have Created a Cursed Olympic Games A Covid Surge and Record Heat Have Created a Cursed Olympic Games

The “2020” Tokyo Olympics are being held in dangerous heat during a deadly pandemic. 

Aug 3, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Image

Lock Down (Again?) Lock Down (Again?)

Creating a safe haven.

Aug 2, 2021 / OppArt / Roz Chast

What It Takes

What It Takes What It Takes

Exit through the grift shop. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of July 26.

Jul 30, 2021 / Steve Brodner

Voting rights

New York City’s Radical Proposal for Noncitizen Voting New York City’s Radical Proposal for Noncitizen Voting

The “Our City, Our Vote” bill would add almost 1 million new potential voters to the rolls—the largest addition of voters in this country in half a century.

Jul 30, 2021 / John Washington

Nurses Know Better Than Kevin McCarthy: Bring Masks Back

Nurses Know Better Than Kevin McCarthy: Bring Masks Back Nurses Know Better Than Kevin McCarthy: Bring Masks Back

The National Nurses United union is pleading that masks be “universal, in all settings, for all people, regardless of vaccination status.”

Jul 29, 2021 / John Nichols

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