Social Justice

The Most Important Protest of the 2016 Election

The Most Important Protest of the 2016 Election The Most Important Protest of the 2016 Election

1,400 activists have been arrested at Democracy Awakening and Democracy Spring, but few in the media have covered it. 

Apr 18, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter and Ari Berman

Democracy Spring

Hundreds of People Are Getting Arrested For Democracy This Week Hundreds of People Are Getting Arrested For Democracy This Week

The Democracy Spring protests in DC are building the power needed to break our politics free of its corporate choke-hold.

Apr 14, 2016 / John Cavanagh

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Can Restorative Justice Change the Way Schools Handle Sexual Assault? Can Restorative Justice Change the Way Schools Handle Sexual Assault?

Students and schools are exploring its promise and challenges.

Apr 14, 2016 / StudentNation / Alexandra Brodsky

Pope Francis

Mr. Sanders Goes to the Vatican Mr. Sanders Goes to the Vatican

Bernie may be Jewish, but he seems to have found an echo of his politics in the Catholic Church’s call for social justice—especially under Pope Francis.

Apr 14, 2016 / Edouard Tétreau

A Radical Alliance of Black and Green Could Save the World

A Radical Alliance of Black and Green Could Save the World A Radical Alliance of Black and Green Could Save the World

But first the two movements will have to rediscover their shared roots in a fundamental critique of an economy and a society that value things more than lives.

Apr 14, 2016 / Feature / James Gustave Speth and J. Phillip Thompson III

Chinese Americans Want NYPD Officer Peter Liang Held Accountable, Too

Chinese Americans Want NYPD Officer Peter Liang Held Accountable, Too Chinese Americans Want NYPD Officer Peter Liang Held Accountable, Too

The historical racism directed at Chinese people is deeply felt, but the conviction of Peter Liang was never an appropriate example of systemic racism.

Apr 13, 2016 / Alex T. Tom and Alix Mariko Webb

The Welcome Rebellion in the Democratic Party

The Welcome Rebellion in the Democratic Party The Welcome Rebellion in the Democratic Party

The rambunctious political discussions currently roiling the Democratic party will only make it stronger come November.

Apr 12, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Juvenile Jails

The Battle Against Prisons for Kids The Battle Against Prisons for Kids

We’re feeding children into a system that breaks them.

Apr 11, 2016 / Natasha Lennard

From Prisoners to the President

From Prisoners to the President From Prisoners to the President

A collection of 2008 letters to President-elect Obama shows that even though many incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people cannot vote they do have a stake in our country.

Apr 8, 2016 / Marlon Peterson

Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley Calls for the NBA to Move the 2017 All-Star Game, and Makes My Head Spin Charles Barkley Calls for the NBA to Move the 2017 All-Star Game, and Makes My Head Spin

Charles Barkley is not consistent in who he stands up for. But like it or not, he’s relevant.

Apr 7, 2016 / Dave Zirin

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