Social Justice

The Airport Lawyers Who Stood Up to Trump Are Under Attack

The Airport Lawyers Who Stood Up to Trump Are Under Attack The Airport Lawyers Who Stood Up to Trump Are Under Attack

The Department of Justice is perverting a rule to shut down immigrant-rights lawyers.

May 19, 2017 / Rachel B. Tiven

tech worker pi day

Can Engineers Change Silicon Valley’s Political Agenda? Can Engineers Change Silicon Valley’s Political Agenda?

An interview with Maciej Cegłowski from Tech Solidarity.

May 17, 2017 / Ben Tarnoff

Bethune-Cookman University students

Why I Turned My Back on Betsy DeVos During Graduation Why I Turned My Back on Betsy DeVos During Graduation

I would change nothing. I began at my university to learn, and I now depart it to serve.

May 16, 2017 / StudentNation / Tyler Durrant

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick vs. Systemic Oppression Colin Kaepernick vs. Systemic Oppression

We talk to Colin Kaepernick at his recent Know Your Rights Camp with an in-depth report about the camp, and give historical context to Kaepernick’s activism.

May 16, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Ibtihaj Muhammad

‘I Wouldn’t Be Able to Sleep at Night if I Closed My Mouth on Social Issues’ ‘I Wouldn’t Be Able to Sleep at Night if I Closed My Mouth on Social Issues’

Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad speaks to The Nation about why being a representative figure is more often a blessing than a burden.

May 15, 2017 / Dave Zirin

What I Learned From Susan Burton, a Modern-Day Harriet Tubman

What I Learned From Susan Burton, a Modern-Day Harriet Tubman What I Learned From Susan Burton, a Modern-Day Harriet Tubman

Reading her life story will change the way you view the world.

May 11, 2017 / Michelle Alexander

Black Mothers National Bailout Day

This Mother’s Day, Black Lives Matter Activists Will Give More Than 30 Women Their Freedom This Mother’s Day, Black Lives Matter Activists Will Give More Than 30 Women Their Freedom

These women are in jail not because they’ve been convicted of a crime but because they can’t pay to get back to their lives as they await trial.

May 9, 2017 / Dani McClain

Summer of Love

We Have Seen Times This Dark Before—Here’s How We Fought Back We Have Seen Times This Dark Before—Here’s How We Fought Back

1967 offers many lessons for those who want to counter Trumpism.

May 9, 2017 / Danny Goldberg

Anti-Trump “No Ban, No Wall” Demonstration

Not Just Cities: We Can Become a Sanctuary Nation Not Just Cities: We Can Become a Sanctuary Nation

Now is the time to defend America’s undocumented, to stand for justice in the face of intolerance. 

May 9, 2017 / Robert Greenwald and Angel Padilla

Adam Jones

The Baltimore Orioles’ John Angelos on Standing Up to Racism In Sports The Baltimore Orioles’ John Angelos on Standing Up to Racism In Sports

The Orioles COO explains how sports can help fight racism in our society, and why it’s important to speak out against hate.

May 9, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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