Georgia Can’t Block New Voters From Registering in the Ossoff-Handel Runoff Georgia Can’t Block New Voters From Registering in the Ossoff-Handel Runoff
In a big win for voting rights, a federal court overturns the state’s 90-day registration deadline.
May 5, 2017 / Ari Berman
MLB and Boston Sports Fans Have to Stand Up to Racism in the Stands MLB and Boston Sports Fans Have to Stand Up to Racism in the Stands
Racism in Boston sports will only change when the fans confront it.
May 3, 2017 / Dave Zirin
‘We Must Actively Stand Up’: John Angelos’s Response to Racism at Fenway Park ‘We Must Actively Stand Up’: John Angelos’s Response to Racism at Fenway Park
The Baltimore Orioles COO has had enough of racism at the ballpark and enough of a society that is breeding more and more hate.
May 2, 2017 / Dave Zirin
7 Things Donald Trump Gets Absolutely Wrong About Andrew Jackson 7 Things Donald Trump Gets Absolutely Wrong About Andrew Jackson
Trump imagines Jackson, a slaveholder, as a “big hearted” statesman who could have averted the Civil War.
May 1, 2017 / John Nichols
Monday’s May Day Marches Could Be the Biggest in Years Monday’s May Day Marches Could Be the Biggest in Years
Ten years after immigrants took to the streets in unprecedented numbers, organizers expect another major showing.
Apr 28, 2017 / Julianne Hing
No One Talks About Life After Deportation; These Mexican Activists Are Changing That No One Talks About Life After Deportation; These Mexican Activists Are Changing That
A network of migrant activists is helping deportees and returnees readjust to life in the country.
Apr 28, 2017 / Laura Weiss
Professors and University Staff Call For Campuses to Shut Down on May Day Professors and University Staff Call For Campuses to Shut Down on May Day
Students, staff, faculty, and administrators are asking the university community to take action in solidarity with A Day Without Immigrants.
Apr 27, 2017 / StudentNation / NationAction
Local Activists’ Voices Drive New Effort to Invest in Girls and Women of Color Local Activists’ Voices Drive New Effort to Invest in Girls and Women of Color
The work that the NoVo Foundation wants to fund is already happening, though it may not yet have the benefit of big-foundation money.
Apr 26, 2017 / StudentNation / Dani McClain
Clinton and Obama Laid the Groundwork for Donald Trump’s War on Immigrants Clinton and Obama Laid the Groundwork for Donald Trump’s War on Immigrants
Trump’s rhetoric is shocking, but his immigration policy is nothing new.
Apr 25, 2017 / Aviva Chomsky
Meet the Radical Workers’ Cooperative Growing in the Heart of the Deep South Meet the Radical Workers’ Cooperative Growing in the Heart of the Deep South
Cooperation Jackson is trying to build an alternative economy for the city’s majority-black residents.
Apr 24, 2017 / P.E. Moskowitz