Activism

What Grows?

What Grows? What Grows?

Prelude to after the fire. (Mural, outside PS1 in Queens, NY)

Jun 28, 2023 / OppArt / Layqa Nuna Yawar, Tatyana Fazlaizadeh, and Nani Chacon

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

After the Deluge: Turkey Extends Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Rule After the Deluge: Turkey Extends Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Rule

With his opposition defeated and demoralized, Turkey's autocratic president now has a free hand.

Jun 28, 2023 / Kaya Genç

The Long and Sometimes Lost History of Trans

The Long and Sometimes Lost History of Trans The Long and Sometimes Lost History of Trans

To borrow a phrase from the photographer and activist Samra Habib, “We have always been here”—or, at least, people somewhat like us have always been here.

Jun 28, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Stephanie Burt

A sculpture called “Anything to Say,” which features life-sized bronze figures of whistleblowers (left-right) Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, and Chelsea Manning, is unveiled at Parliament Square, London, during a protest for Assange’s release from prison.

Julian Assange and Arnon Milchan: The Lopsided Scales of American Justice Julian Assange and Arnon Milchan: The Lopsided Scales of American Justice

One has boasted of espionage. The other revealed massive government wrongdoing. So why is the whistleblower in jail?

Jun 27, 2023 / James Bamford

Jennifer Carroll Foy standing at a podium in front a sign that reads

Virginians Are Fighting Climate Change Through Down-Ballot Races Virginians Are Fighting Climate Change Through Down-Ballot Races

Twenty of the 25 candidates supported by a pro-environment political group won their primaries.

Jun 27, 2023 / Madeline Ostrander

Sean O'Brien at a Bernie Sanders ralley

Contract Talks by Teamsters and the UAW Have the Potential to Change Our Politics Contract Talks by Teamsters and the UAW Have the Potential to Change Our Politics

Upcoming negotiations by these two unions could swing the 2024 election—and help rebuild democracy.

Jun 27, 2023 / Column / Jane McAlevey

School Zone

School Zone School Zone

Quiet time.

Jun 26, 2023 / OppArt / Darrin Bell

In the Attacks on Trans Rights, We’re Seeing the Rise of a New Confederacy

In the Attacks on Trans Rights, We’re Seeing the Rise of a New Confederacy In the Attacks on Trans Rights, We’re Seeing the Rise of a New Confederacy

These legislative assaults constitute the spear tip of a nation within a nation, threatening the foundations of democracy.

Jun 26, 2023 / Feature / Nan D. Hunter

Resources: What You Can Do

Resources: What You Can Do Resources: What You Can Do

The activists connecting patients to abortion care need you.

Jun 24, 2023 / The Nation

Douglass

Douglass Douglass

Cioppino.

Jun 23, 2023 / Steve Brodner

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