A Brief History of Women’s Protests A Brief History of Women’s Protests
Starting from Lysistrata.
Jan 19, 2017 / Michelle Dean
We Can’t Just Protest Trump. We Must Defy Him. We Can’t Just Protest Trump. We Must Defy Him.
Frances Fox Piven on strategies of protest, David Cole on freedom of speech, and Katha Pollitt on the Women’s March.
Jan 19, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Bernie Sanders Just Showed the Country How Wrong Tom Price Is for HHS Bernie Sanders Just Showed the Country How Wrong Tom Price Is for HHS
Price tried to spin his way around the moral question of whether health care is a right, but Sanders wouldn’t let him.
Jan 18, 2017 / John Nichols
Can Democrats Count on Demographic Shifts to Put Them Back in Power? Can Democrats Count on Demographic Shifts to Put Them Back in Power?
Has the “rising American majority” merely been delayed by a black swan election? Or does Trump’s victory mean something else is going on?
Jan 18, 2017 / Joshua Holland
In the Age of Donald Trump, the Resistance Will Be Localized In the Age of Donald Trump, the Resistance Will Be Localized
How cities can counter the power of President Trump.
Jan 18, 2017 / Feature / Benjamin Barber
Throw Sand in the Gears of Everything Throw Sand in the Gears of Everything
When it comes to stopping Trump, petitions aren’t going to do it.
Jan 18, 2017 / Feature / Frances Fox Piven
The Congressional Resistance Grows as Dozens of House Members Boycott Trump’s Inauguration The Congressional Resistance Grows as Dozens of House Members Boycott Trump’s Inauguration
More than 10 percent of House members have now announced they will protest rather than celebrate on Inauguration Day.
Jan 17, 2017 / John Nichols
A Racial-Justice Argument Against Killing Dylann Roof A Racial-Justice Argument Against Killing Dylann Roof
When we grant states the right to kill its citizens, we are accepting all forms of state-sanctioned violence.
Jan 16, 2017 / Jen Marlowe
This Weekend, Join Rallies to Protect Immigrants and Save Our Health Care This Weekend, Join Rallies to Protect Immigrants and Save Our Health Care
The fight against Donald Trump’s scary, damaging agenda has already begun.
Jan 13, 2017 / NationAction
The Unbearable Entitlement of Dabo Swinney The Unbearable Entitlement of Dabo Swinney
Clemson’s clueless—and filthy rich—champion coach represents everything wrong with college football.
Jan 12, 2017 / Dave Zirin