Alan Grayson Says the House Sit-In for Gun Safety Is About More Than Terror Lists Alan Grayson Says the House Sit-In for Gun Safety Is About More Than Terror Lists
Reached on the floor of the House, Grayson disputed civil libertarians’ concerns about preventing people on the no-fly list from buying guns.
Jun 23, 2016 / Joshua Holland
Jasmine Abdullah: ‘If I Don’t Do This, I’m Going to Die’ Jasmine Abdullah: ‘If I Don’t Do This, I’m Going to Die’
A conversation with the Black Lives Matter organizer jailed for “lynching” in Pasadena.
Jun 20, 2016 / Reniqua Allen
6 Reasons Why Students Didn’t Graduate This Year—and What They’re Doing About It 6 Reasons Why Students Didn’t Graduate This Year—and What They’re Doing About It
The end of school is a cause for celebration. It’s also a reminder of discrimination and violence.
Jun 20, 2016 / StudentNation / Shiba Bandeeba, Clarissa Brooks, Michael Davis, Naseem Gibson, Darrell Moore, Axel Herrera Ramos, and Luke Risher
Why Are Mexican Teachers Being Jailed for Protesting Education Reform? Why Are Mexican Teachers Being Jailed for Protesting Education Reform?
They’re peacefully resisting US-style neoliberal measures intended to crush the unions—a backbone of Mexico’s social-justice movements.
Jun 17, 2016 / David Bacon
Let’s Make Gun Control a Gay Issue Let’s Make Gun Control a Gay Issue
It’s time to glitter bomb the NRA. Who’s in?
Jun 16, 2016 / Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
The Right Wing Has a Solution for Poverty The Right Wing Has a Solution for Poverty
Pretend it doesn’t exist.
Jun 15, 2016 / Rebecca Vallas
House Democrats Are So Fed Up With the GOP’s Failure to Act on Guns That They Walked Out on the Speaker House Democrats Are So Fed Up With the GOP’s Failure to Act on Guns That They Walked Out on the Speaker
Walkouts, chants, and demands for action on gun violence rock the first House session after an attack on an LGBTQ club.
Jun 14, 2016 / John Nichols
The Orlando Massacre Demands Not Another Moment of Silence but a New Moment of Action The Orlando Massacre Demands Not Another Moment of Silence but a New Moment of Action
The president is right: This is “something we should politicize.”
Jun 13, 2016 / John Nichols
Muhammad Ali’s Funeral Was His Last Act of Resistance Muhammad Ali’s Funeral Was His Last Act of Resistance
The powerful gather in Louisville to pay their respects to someone they tried to destroy, but couldn’t.
Jun 10, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The Soldier Whose War Continued Long After He Came Home The Soldier Whose War Continued Long After He Came Home
Tomas Young was shot and paralyzed just five days after he arrived in Iraq—but that was only the beginning of his story.
Jun 9, 2016 / Mark Wilkerson