Global Justice Movement

Police officers gathered in Hong Kong during coronavirus pandemic

What’s Next for Asia’s Social Movements? What’s Next for Asia’s Social Movements?

The pandemic gives states an excuse to clamp down on the opposition, but it will also allow protesters to build solidarity with their communities.

May 13, 2020 / Nithin Coca

Hong Kong activists 1970s

The Radical ’70s Magazine That Shaped the Hong Kong Left The Radical ’70s Magazine That Shaped the Hong Kong Left

Caught between China and colonial rule, this grassroots collective pushed to change the terms of the debate.

Apr 17, 2020 / Promise Li

Candi Brings Plenty prays outside SD capitol

To Stop Anti-Trans Legislation, Abolish the Settler State To Stop Anti-Trans Legislation, Abolish the Settler State

Candi Brings Plenty, a two-spirit activist, is redefining indigenous justice.

Mar 27, 2020 / Q&A / Tal Milovina

Medical workers striking

‘I Am Willing to Take a Bullet for You. Are You Willing to Go on Strike for Me?’ ‘I Am Willing to Take a Bullet for You. Are You Willing to Go on Strike for Me?’

The government won’t listen. The police keep cracking down. So Hong Kong protesters are trying a new tactic: They’re forming unions.

Mar 12, 2020 / Jun Pang and Nickolas Tang

‘Ruin Our Territory—for What?’

‘Ruin Our Territory—for What?’ ‘Ruin Our Territory—for What?’

A massive standoff over a pipeline through Wet’suwet’en land is pushing Canada to confront how it deals with Indigenous rights.

Mar 5, 2020 / Jillian Kestler-D’Amours

Student protestors

Hong Kong Is Still Waiting for Its Feminist Uprising Hong Kong Is Still Waiting for Its Feminist Uprising

Women and girls in the ongoing protest movement are up against a deeply unequal society.

Feb 25, 2020 / Jessie Lau

elliot abrams

Confirmed: Elliott Abrams’s Defense of Mass Murder Was Based on Lies Confirmed: Elliott Abrams’s Defense of Mass Murder Was Based on Lies

The reporters who covered the El Mozote massacre were right all along.

Jan 30, 2020 / Eric Alterman

Lunar New Year Celebration

This Lunar New Year, Demand Solidarity This Lunar New Year, Demand Solidarity

As tension with China continues to mount, it’s time for Chinese Americans to become a more powerful force for progressive change.

Jan 24, 2020 / Tobita Chow

Bernie Sanders Won’t Play Your Game

Bernie Sanders Won’t Play Your Game Bernie Sanders Won’t Play Your Game

Instead of accepting Trump’s trade deal and compromises on saving the planet, Sanders said in Tuesday’s debate, “We need some corporate responsibility here.”

Jan 15, 2020 / John Nichols

Priya gopal insurgent empire

The West Does Not Have a Copyright on Justice The West Does Not Have a Copyright on Justice

British scholar Priyamvada Gopal discusses the hidden histories of anticolonialism.

Dec 10, 2019 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini

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