As the Strike Continues, West Virginia Students Stand by Their Teachers As the Strike Continues, West Virginia Students Stand by Their Teachers
The organizers of #SecureOurFuture discuss the teachers’ strike and what they’re doing to support it.
Mar 1, 2018 / StudentNation / Sophie Kasakove
An Open Letter From the Women Leaders of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to Hollywood’s Time’s Up Movement An Open Letter From the Women Leaders of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to Hollywood’s Time’s Up Movement
Join us and help us show the world that there is a price to pay when a corporation turns its back on women calling for an end to sexual violence.
Feb 28, 2018 / Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Open Letter to the State of West Virginia From Its Students Open Letter to the State of West Virginia From Its Students
We understand that this strike is not just a day off from school for us; it is not about pay, it’s about what’s right.
Feb 23, 2018 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Why Are Russian Women Opposed to #MeToo? Why Are Russian Women Opposed to #MeToo?
Anti-feminist discourse is part of the state media’s anti-Western narrative—Russians need to resist it and stand up for their rights.
Feb 23, 2018 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
Waiting for Cuomo: NY Prisoners Hope for Clemency From the Governor Waiting for Cuomo: NY Prisoners Hope for Clemency From the Governor
It’s time for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to live up to his pledge and cut short more prison sentences.
Feb 22, 2018 / Victoria Law
An Interview With Aaron Maybin An Interview With Aaron Maybin
Asking a kid to learn is one thing. Asking a kid to learn when they’re starving is another. Asking a kid to learn when they’re freezing is another.
Feb 21, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Andrew Brandt on Colin Kaepernick and the Business of the NFL Andrew Brandt on Colin Kaepernick and the Business of the NFL
The former Packers executive talks activism in the NFL and the NBA.
Feb 20, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
LeBron James Flips the Script—Again LeBron James Flips the Script—Again
Fox News’s Laura Ingraham’s telling him to “shut up and dribble” elicited a sharp response not only from James but from much of the sports world.
Feb 19, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Austin Just Brought Paid Sick Leave to the South Austin Just Brought Paid Sick Leave to the South
Thanks to a savvy, progressive coalition, Austinites will no longer have to work through heart attacks, flus, and stomach bugs.
Feb 16, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias
Want to Help Fight Mass Incarceration? There’s an App for That Want to Help Fight Mass Incarceration? There’s an App for That
The web service Appolition rounds up your purchases to the nearest dollar and donates the difference to get people out of jail.
Feb 16, 2018 / Arvind Dilawar