Social Justice

Woman and child in Puerto Rico

The Government Created This Zika Vaccine. Why Should Big Pharma Reap the Profits? The Government Created This Zika Vaccine. Why Should Big Pharma Reap the Profits?

Lawmakers are concerned that giving a drug company a monopoly on the promising vaccine could make it unaffordable. 

Jun 20, 2017 / Richard Eskow

robert e lee removal

Inside the Fight to Take Down the Confederate Monuments in New Orleans Inside the Fight to Take Down the Confederate Monuments in New Orleans

Activists are taking on their city’s racist legacy—and winning.

Jun 19, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

The Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline Is Not Over. Here’s How You Can Join

The Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline Is Not Over. Here’s How You Can Join The Fight Against the Dakota Access Pipeline Is Not Over. Here’s How You Can Join

The water protectors and their allies have been taking aim at the project in a way that the companies behind it are sure to notice: by hitting them in their pocketbooks.

Jun 16, 2017 / Skanda Kadirgamar

Jordan Edwards

Systemic Racism Couldn’t Care Less About Your Respectability Politics Systemic Racism Couldn’t Care Less About Your Respectability Politics

What could not save Philando Castile, Jordan Edwards or Richard Collins III is the same thing that I have been told would save me, a young black college student: respectability.

Jun 16, 2017 / StudentNation / Shekinah Mondoua

Republican Legislators Want You to Think Confederate Monuments Aren’t Political

Republican Legislators Want You to Think Confederate Monuments Aren’t Political Republican Legislators Want You to Think Confederate Monuments Aren’t Political

Under the guise of historical preservation, Southern states have passed laws preventing the removal of Confederate symbols.

Jun 15, 2017 / Jonathan S. Blake

Why Is Reproductive Justice Vital in This Political Moment? A New Book Breaks It Down

Why Is Reproductive Justice Vital in This Political Moment? A New Book Breaks It Down Why Is Reproductive Justice Vital in This Political Moment? A New Book Breaks It Down

Loretta Ross is one of the mothers of the reproductive-justice movement. Now she and historian Rickie Solinger have a new book out seeking to introduce the concept to new audi...

Jun 13, 2017 / Dani McClain

Daring to Dream in the Age of Trump

Daring to Dream in the Age of Trump Daring to Dream in the Age of Trump

Resistance is necessary, but it’s not enough to win the world we need.

Jun 13, 2017 / Feature / Naomi Klein

Colin Kaepernick

The NFL’s War Against Colin Kaepernick The NFL’s War Against Colin Kaepernick

Leading media members are carrying on a disinformation campaign against the greatest political lightning rod in sports.

Jun 8, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Cuba Embargo Lifted

Tell Your Senators: Don’t Let Donald Trump Take Our Cuba Policy Backwards Tell Your Senators: Don’t Let Donald Trump Take Our Cuba Policy Backwards

A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill that would guarantee Americans the right to travel to Cuba.

Jun 8, 2017 / NationAction

The Way Forward in France

The Way Forward in France The Way Forward in France

This week’s legislative elections offer an opportunity to steer President Emmanuel Macron in the direction of justice and away from a moneyed autocracy.

Jun 5, 2017 / Jesse McCarthy

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