Social Justice

Crowd for Youngkin

The Anatomy of a Dog Whistle The Anatomy of a Dog Whistle

Acting outside of our awareness, using frequencies we may not consciously hear, dog whistles evade our better angels on race.

Nov 9, 2021 / Drew Westen

[Greg Casar speaking to a crowd at a protest.]

Texas Progressive Greg Casar Is Organizing to Win in 2022 Texas Progressive Greg Casar Is Organizing to Win in 2022

Austin activists beat an attempt to stir backlash against criminal justice reform Tuesday. Now, one of the city’s top progressives wants to take an organizing agenda to Congress.

Nov 5, 2021 / John Nichols

Governor Gavin Newsom signs SB 796 returning Manhattan Beach land to the Bruce family.

“There Should Be No Statute of Limitations on Stolen Land” “There Should Be No Statute of Limitations on Stolen Land”

Kavon Ward wants to return properties seized by the government to their rightful Black owners. She did it once—now she’s starting a movement.

Nov 4, 2021 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill

A man in a hat kneels while holding a sign that says

What if City Governments Paid Reparations? What if City Governments Paid Reparations?

Evanston, Ill., will lead the way in December, when it awards Black residents the first reparations provided by a municipal government.

Nov 2, 2021 / Mattea Kramer

Students in Classroom

The Use and Disadvantage of Doctrine in the Classroom The Use and Disadvantage of Doctrine in the Classroom

What does the debate over critical race theory in schools tell us about the place of doctrine in education?

Oct 29, 2021 / Column / David Bromwich

Combahee Retreat

“If Black Women Were Free”: An Oral History of the Combahee River Collective “If Black Women Were Free”: An Oral History of the Combahee River Collective

“Here we are, a group of Black lesbian feminist anti-imperialist anti-capitalists trying to do the right thing.”

Oct 29, 2021 / Marian Jones

Minneapolis mayoral candidate Sheila Nezhad.

In Minneapolis, the Movement Heads for the Voting Booth In Minneapolis, the Movement Heads for the Voting Booth

In the city's first municipal election since the murder of George Floyd, activists and organizers are on ballot—and so is the future of the police department.

Oct 28, 2021 / Eamon Whalen

Woman's March NYC

The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now

With the fight for Build Back Better raging, this is no time to shrink from the political fray.

Oct 28, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Jose Vega and Family

Disabled and Abandoned in New York State Prisons Disabled and Abandoned in New York State Prisons

Incarcerated people are being disciplined because their disability makes it impossible to comply with prison rules.

Oct 25, 2021 / Column / Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

Police Car City

Not Allowed to Be a Kid Not Allowed to Be a Kid

As a Black youth, I’ve been surveilled and pushed around by police since elementary school.

Oct 21, 2021 / StudentNation / Amaru Howard

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