Activism & Dissent
Chad Davis (CC BY 4.0)
The Equity Docket: When Only White Bloodshed Moves the Masses
What the death of Keith Porter Jr. and others killed by ICE reveal about racial politics in the United States.
Feb 13, 2026
11:55 AM
Sardi Klein
June Jordan: A Poet of the People
A new play celebrates the life and work of a longtime columnist for The Progressive.
Feb 11, 2026
2:21 PM
Nonviolent Medicaid Army
The Nonviolent Medicaid Army Is Living Martin Luther King Jr.’s Values
The NVMA is taking up the mantle of King’s vision to create a ‘nonviolent army of the poor.’
Feb 5, 2026
4:55 PM
Roman Levin
The Ethnic Cleansing of Ras Ein al-Auja
The clock is ticking before a new Israeli settlement is built on the ruins of this West Bank village.
Jan 30, 2026
3:02 PM
Melinda Tuhus
‘Power in Our Dollar’: Behind the Grassroots Organizing That Beat Avelo Airlines
Organizers of the nationwide movement to boycott an airline that contracted with ICE to conduct deportation flights are celebrating.
Jan 29, 2026
12:37 PM
Chad Davis (CC BY 4.0)
Minneapolis Under Siege
ICE continues terrorizing Minnesotans as organizers respond to the killing of observer Alex Pretti.
Jan 29, 2026
12:23 PM
Titiwoot Weerawong/Vecteezy
The Equity Docket: When Civil Rights Enforcement Turns Upside Down
Trump’s new civil rights war targets DEI and ignores real discrimination.
Jan 27, 2026
4:17 PM
Jason Kerzinski
Louisiana Starbucks Workers: ‘No Contract, No Coffee!’
Baristas in River Ridge, Louisiana, are among more than 1,000 employees who have gone on strike against unfair labor practices.
Jan 15, 2026
3:59 PM
Chad Davis (CC BY 4.0)
Anguish and Anger in Minneapolis
As the community reels from the loss of Renée Nicole Macklin Good, ICE agents continue their campaign of terror.
Jan 14, 2026
10:18 AM
Javier Campos/NurPhoto via AP
In Venezuela, the Grassroots Readies for Resistance
Through communes, street collectives, and militias, the people of Venezuela are fighting back against U.S. imperialism.
Jan 13, 2026
5:11 PM
Cover-Up
Telling Sy Hersh’s Story
A new documentary casts harsh light on government secrecy, failed media oversight, and public backlash.
Dec 26, 2025
3:48 PM
Graphic by Christopher Cruz
‘It Is Sacred Work’: Abortion Clinics Are Stepping Up After the Fall of Roe
Organizations across the country are ensuring people continue to have access to reproductive care.
Nov 25, 2025
3:05 PM
Seattle City Council (CC BY 2.0)
Kshama Sawant Wants to Start a ‘Political Earthquake’
A former Seattle City Council member is bringing her revolutionary socialist politics and firebrand rhetoric to a Congressional primary in Washington State.
Nov 24, 2025
1:30 PM
Jessica Wakeman
This North Carolina Cafe Is Serving Coffee and Opportunity
Deep Time provides employment and community for people who have been impacted by the criminal justice system.
Nov 20, 2025
11:02 AM
Graphic by Christopher Cruz
DEI Rollbacks Are Eroding First-Generation, Low-Income Student Supports
FGLI students at elite universities are feeling the impact of Trump Administration policies and the end of affirmative action, but are finding solace in programs that make campuses more welcoming.
Nov 6, 2025
2:17 PM
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‘We Were All Mistreated’: Flotilla Member Recounts His Experience in Israeli Detention
Eric Lein, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla, describes life on the flotilla and his detainment in Israel.
Nov 4, 2025
4:00 PM
Chad Davis (CC BY 2.0)
The Fight to End Minneapolis’s Use of Israeli Surveillance Technology
Local organizers are pressuring Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to end the city’s ongoing contract with an Israeli company known to aid police surveillance efforts.
Oct 31, 2025
3:01 PM
Mariana Otálora
Mexican American Artists Celebrate Day of the Dead Amid ICE Attacks
Artists in New York City are using their art to strengthen the Mexican community in the face of federal immigration raids.
Oct 31, 2025
2:30 PM
Giacomo Sini
How a Mass Movement on the Italian Coast Disrupted the Israeli Supply Chain
In Livorno, a port city off the coast of Tuscany, a coalition of labor unions, local organizations, and everyday people have blocked container ships from moving cargo.
Oct 27, 2025
11:33 AM
Ashlin Galbraith/Shutterstock
What the ‘No Kings’ Protests Accomplished
Massive displays of resistance build unity and enable moral decontamination.
Oct 21, 2025
12:12 PM
