Social Justice

USA women's hockey

The US Women’s Ice Hockey Team Is on Strike—and the Solidarity Is Stunning The US Women’s Ice Hockey Team Is on Strike—and the Solidarity Is Stunning

The effort to find “replacement players” is backfiring.

Mar 28, 2017 / Dave Zirin

MLK March on Washington

The Civil Rights Movement Had One Powerful Tool That We Don’t Have The Civil Rights Movement Had One Powerful Tool That We Don’t Have

Without it, activists will have to find new ways to bring about change in 2017.

Mar 27, 2017 / Jon Else

20 Million at risk of famine

Famine Could Kill 20 Million in Africa and Yemen—Why the Deafening Silence? Famine Could Kill 20 Million in Africa and Yemen—Why the Deafening Silence?

As with the threat to kick 24 million off health care here, unchecked power is bringing humanity to a grave crisis.

Mar 24, 2017 / Patrick Lawrence

womens march signs

How to Turn an Outpouring of Progressive Activism Into a Winning Social Movement How to Turn an Outpouring of Progressive Activism Into a Winning Social Movement

Why the left needs to build power, now.

Mar 23, 2017 / Astra Taylor

Colin Kaepernick

Donald Trump May Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Colin Kaepernick Donald Trump May Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Colin Kaepernick

Trump’s boasts about keeping Colin Kaepernick unemployed may actually help him find work.

Mar 23, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Intersectional Feminism Womens Strike

Actually, Not Everything Is a Feminist Issue Actually, Not Everything Is a Feminist Issue

And that’s okay.

Mar 23, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt

International Women's Strike New York

Can a Feminist Be a Zionist? Our Readers Respond Can a Feminist Be a Zionist? Our Readers Respond

An interview with a Palestinian-American feminist provoked a number of letters from readers.

Mar 22, 2017 / Our Readers and Collier Meyerson

Borough Hall Trump Ban Protest

The End of the US Empire Can Be a New Beginning for Our Democracy The End of the US Empire Can Be a New Beginning for Our Democracy

Only by understanding how Trump fits within our recent history will the left be able to figure out where we go from here.

Mar 21, 2017 / Daniel Cantor and Barbara Dudley

Creating Technology by the People, for the People

Creating Technology by the People, for the People Creating Technology by the People, for the People

An interview with Thenmozhi Soundararajan.

Mar 20, 2017 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

Standing Rock in Seattle

These Cities Are Pulling Billions From the Banks That Support the Dakota Access Pipeline These Cities Are Pulling Billions From the Banks That Support the Dakota Access Pipeline

From Seattle to San Francisco, Albuquerque to Raleigh, cities are joining the fight to defund the controversial pipeline.

Mar 20, 2017 / Jimmy Tobias

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