Activism & Dissent
Berlinale
Israel-Palestine Documentary ‘No Other Land’ Soars Above Controversy
After being denounced by German government officials following its February premiere in Berlin, the film has become one of the year’s most acclaimed works. Read more
Dec 19, 2024
11:57 AM
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After Boston University Pauses Ph.D. Applications in Social Sciences and Humanities, Students Voice Concerns for the Future
The announcement came a week after the university and its graduate student union reached a new contract agreement. Read more
Dec 17, 2024
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Amazon MGM Studios
'Nickel Boys' Refuses to Let Us Look Away From America’s Racist Past
Filmmaker RaMell Ross provides viewers no comfort in witnessing racial violence—and the film is all the better for it. Read more
Dec 16, 2024
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Phil Roeder (CC BY 2.0)
How Tennessee’s Ban on Youth Trans Care Could Impact All Children Nationwide
Trans youth can teach us–and the Supreme Court–how to make it right. Read more
Dec 6, 2024
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Joe Piette (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Are Feds Reviving Years-Old Allegations of Antisemitism to Shut Down Campus Protests?
Recently launched DOE investigations into alleged antisemitism concern incidents from as far back as 2013. Read more
Dec 2, 2024
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Haymarket Books
Raising the Next Generation
A new book provides essays for abolitionist parents and caregivers. Read more
Nov 16, 2024
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Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP
Chrystul Kizer Should Remind Us All of the Importance of Preventing Human Trafficking
A young woman’s story highlights the inequity of the legal system. Read more
Oct 14, 2024
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The Modern Day Indian Wars
The courtroom is often the place Native people are attacked today. Read more
Oct 14, 2024
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Michael Shvadron/Israel Defense Forces
Chase Doubles Investment in Israeli Weapons Manufacturer
Following a temporary dip, the United States bank recently increased its investment in Elbit Systems. Read more
Sep 26, 2024
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Kerem Gençer
Police and Protestors Clash Outside of the DNC
Anti-imperialist protestors were met with police lines and arrests during the first two nights of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Read more
Aug 21, 2024
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Shutterstock
Is Tim Walz a Progressive?
The Minnesota governor has a track record of doing the right thing. Read more
Aug 12, 2024
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Zach D. Roberts
To Stop the War in Gaza, Unions Are Showing Us What Solidarity Looks Like
As Netanyahu asked Congress for more aid, thousands of protesters, including union workers, pushed for it to end. Read more
Jul 27, 2024
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Sarah Baum
How the Media Failed the College Student Encampments
The focus on Columbia University has overshadowed the extent of protests—and police brutality—at public schools. Read more
Jun 6, 2024
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U.S. National Archives (Public domain)
Is Joe Biden’s Gaza Policy Leading to a Repeat of 1968?
History has shown Democrats that victory depends on making policy in line with what Americans truly want. Read more
Jun 5, 2024
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Island Press
Ninety Years of a Life to End Wars
H. Bruce Franklin, who was deeply involved in the movement against the Vietnam War, died earlier this month. Read more
May 31, 2024
11:26 AM
Zach D. Roberts
When Trump Went to the South Bronx
Trump rallied in New York for the first time in years, but drew few actual New Yorkers and even fewer protesters. Read more
May 30, 2024
9:26 PM
Raya Sharbain (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The Chilling Effect of Equating Criticism of Israel to Antisemitism
Broadening the federal definition of antisemitism is a disingenuous attempt to quash dissent. Read more
May 18, 2024
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Courtesy of Adrienne Heard
The Possibility of Justice for Terrence Heard
Two bills, currently under consideration in Tennessee, could change sentencing rules that keep many inside prisons for too long. Read more
May 14, 2024
4:57 PM
Punks-B-Gone!
While protests are messy and disruptive, they aren’t nearly as dangerous as the impulse to shut down free expression by sending in riot cops. Read more
May 10, 2024
4:00 PM
Free Speech Updated
College campuses are no place for politics and disruption, and streets are not places to protest deaths on the other side of the world. Read more
May 3, 2024
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