Activism & Dissent
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Attorneys Criticize Arrest of Milwaukee Judge Dugan As ‘Bad for Justice’
After a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge was arrested on Friday for obstructing justice and harboring an individual, legal experts fear a potential chilling effect.
Apr 29, 2025
4:33 PM
Christopher Penler/Shutterstock
What the Doxxing of Student Activists Means For the First Amendment
Is ICE following the lead of rightwing websites to suppress pro-Palestinian speech and activism?
Apr 24, 2025
2:46 PM
Watermelon Pictures
Documentary Co-Starring Political Prisoner Mahmoud Khalil Goes Behind the Barricades
‘The Encampments,’ executive produced by Macklemore, presents pro-peace, pro-Palestine students’ perspectives and struggles.
Apr 21, 2025
12:53 PM
Kerem Gençer
‘Palestine Is Not for Sale, Donald Trump Belongs in Jail!’
Protesters paraded from the U.S. Capitol to ICE headquarters in Washington, D.C., decrying the Trump Administration’s abuse of power to intimidate and crack down on pro-Palestinian voices.
Apr 17, 2025
2:30 PM
Hartmut Schmidt (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Two Radical Lives With Race at the Center
In 'An Ordinary White' and 'A Continuous Struggle,' racial consciousness spurs two very different paths into radical politics.
Apr 15, 2025
11:51 AM
Zach D. Roberts
People Across the United States Demand ‘Hands Off’
Largest rallies in years indicate growing anger with the Trump Administration.
Apr 9, 2025
4:03 PM
SWinxy (CC BY 4.0)
The Unseen Cost of Political Crackdowns
I watched as a loved one was unfairly arrested and detained in Turkey—now, I’m watching the same thing happen to families in the U.S.
Apr 7, 2025
8:00 AM
Peter Simon
‘Far Out: Life On & After the Commune’: An Interview with Harvey Wasserman
A new nonfiction film recounts urban “drop-outs” who returned to the land, igniting the movements for organic farming, U.S. grassroots anti-nuclear activism, and more.
Apr 3, 2025
8:00 AM
Eid Suleiman
My Fifteen Minutes As a Palestinian
After being unlawfully arrested and mistaken for a Palestinian while doing journalism in the West Bank, peace activist and Progressive contributor Sam Stein feared for his life at the hands of Israeli soldiers.
Mar 28, 2025
3:25 PM
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Pentagon Restores Purged Jackie Robinson Article After Outcry
“Everyone at the Defense Department loves Jackie Robinson,” said a representative two hours after defending the deletion as a strike against “woke cultural Marxism.”
Mar 26, 2025
11:40 AM
Leslie Peterson (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Suppressing Environmental Protest Just Got Easier
A court’s decision against Greenpeace threatens all activist organizations.
Mar 24, 2025
2:30 PM
The Dark, McCarthyist History of Deporting Activists
Donald Trump is using decades-old laws to expel critics and opponents.
Mar 21, 2025
5:09 PM
Syndi Pilar/SOPA Images/AP
ICE Takes Columbia Student As Political Prisoner Amid Free Speech Crackdown
The Trump Administration’s detainment of a lawful permanent resident has frightening implications for Palestinian solidarity activists nationwide.
Mar 18, 2025
5:58 PM
Christopher Penler/Shutterstock
Is Growing Islamophobia a Symptom of Democracy in Decline?
Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest is the latest flashpoint in the global culture war–and it’s likely to have frightening implications.
Mar 14, 2025
12:31 PM
Graphic by Christopher Cruz
The End of the Endless Frontier
As the Trump Administration cuts funding for scientific research, a rift between junior and senior scientists is widening.
Mar 13, 2025
3:17 PM
Understanding the Life and Work of James Baldwin: In Conversation with Colm Tóibín
The Irish author talks about his new book on James Baldwin, his influences, and his enduring legacy.
Mar 5, 2025
2:12 PM
Kerem Gençer
‘We Stick Together’: Residents of Historically Black Suburb Protect Themselves After Neo-Nazi Rally
Residents say it’s no coincidence that Lincoln Heights was the site of a recent white supremacist march.
Mar 3, 2025
4:30 PM
Nyki Duda
Pro-Palestinian Student Protests Are Nothing New
Sixteen years ago, I participated in a pro-Palestinian solidarity protest not unlike what university students are facing expulsion and legal action for today.
Mar 3, 2025
4:12 PM
Zach D. Roberts
A Flurry of Anti-Trump Capitol Rallies, in Photos
Throughout February, government employees and activists have rallied outside the U.S. Capitol on behalf of USAID, the CFPB, and other programs Trump hopes to cut.
Feb 19, 2025
3:34 PM
Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office © City of New York, 2024
Midwest Dispatch: Luigi Mangione Sits Behind Bars. Where is the Revolution?
We need a movement to end the exploitation and crimes done by health care corporations. The “Free Luigi” fever didn’t get us far enough.
Jan 28, 2025
2:25 PM
