Social Justice

Men Still Explain Things to Me Men Still Explain Things to Me

Facts still don’t get in their way.

Aug 20, 2012 / Rebecca Solnit

Attacks on Chile’s Indigenous Peoples Thwart Efforts at Land Reparations

Attacks on Chile’s Indigenous Peoples Thwart Efforts at Land Reparations Attacks on Chile’s Indigenous Peoples Thwart Efforts at Land Reparations

The indigenous Mapuche people have been trying to reclaim their ancestral lands for the past ten years, but Chilean authorities have only reacted with force.

Aug 13, 2012 / Brittany Peterson

How to Launch a Mass Movement for Economic Justice

How to Launch a Mass Movement for Economic Justice How to Launch a Mass Movement for Economic Justice

Progressive leaders are rolling out a bold plan to push Washington off the austerity path. But can they deliver?

Aug 8, 2012 / Feature / William Greider

Undocumented Immigrants Ride Through the South, Headed for a DNC Coming Out

Undocumented Immigrants Ride Through the South, Headed for a DNC Coming Out Undocumented Immigrants Ride Through the South, Headed for a DNC Coming Out

Why would a group of people who are ineligible to vote engage in electoral politics? We talk to a rider on the “UndocuBus” to find out.

Aug 7, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch

Full Employment is Possible! Robert Pollin (VIDEO) Full Employment is Possible! Robert Pollin (VIDEO)

The world’s best president could roll back every last anti-organizing law and set organizers on a mission to sign up every last employed American. Still, the standing pool ...

Jul 30, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Having AIDS Is Not a Crime: A DC March Demands an End to Discriminatory Police Tactics Having AIDS Is Not a Crime: A DC March Demands an End to Discriminatory Police Tactics

Outside the International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC, thousands of activists took to the White House to call for an end to the laws that drive the epidemic.

Jul 27, 2012 / Melissa Gira Grant

Protest Greets the International AIDS Conference in DC Protest Greets the International AIDS Conference in DC

With the return of the largest global AIDS conference to the US after a two decade absence, marginalized groups are still fighting for a seat at the table.

Jul 24, 2012 / Melissa Gira Grant

Destroying the Commons Destroying the Commons

How the Magna Carta Became a Minor Carta.

Jul 23, 2012 / Noam Chomsky

Minnesota Voter ID Amendment Draws Youth Activists Minnesota Voter ID Amendment Draws Youth Activists

Minnesota’s voter ID is creating a new generation of activists fighting for social justice. Miracle Randle is one of them.

Jul 18, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch

Man Sets Himself on Fire During Tel Aviv March Man Sets Himself on Fire During Tel Aviv March

The act triggered further protest against inequality and the cost of housing.

Jul 16, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

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