Activism & Dissent
Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis Facebook
The Equity Docket: If They Find Me in a Tree, Know It Wasn’t Me
Modern day unsolved deaths bear the hallmarks of nineteenth and twentieth century lynchings.
Sep 3, 2026
4:29 PM
Hagerstown Rapid Response Facebook
When ICE Moves Into the Office Next Door
Local activists push back against expansion of immigration enforcement workspaces.
Sep 2, 2026
5:01 PM
Zach D. Roberts
In Defense of Voting Rights
Thousands protested disenfranchisement efforts on the sixty-third anniversary of the March on Washington.
Sep 2, 2026
4:38 PM
Ashana Bigard
A Giant Who Walked Among Us
Remembering the civil rights leader and New Orleans icon Jerome Smith.
Aug 27, 2026
4:23 PM
Graphic by Zoe Lago
The Grassroots Climate Lawyers Taking the EPA to Court
Behind a legal campaign to meet the Trump Administration’s gutting of environmental protections with slow, granular resistance.
Aug 26, 2026
6:13 PM
Zoe Lago
Art for the People
The enduring history of the freeway murals in Los Angeles, and their future at the 2028 Olympics.
Aug 24, 2026
12:49 PM
Natasha Egan
The Art of Resistance Four Years After Dobbs
Artists across the country have channeled rage and disappointment at the overturn of Roe v. Wade into activism.
Aug 12, 2026
12:00 AM
Connecticut Foodshare
Anti-Hunger Groups in Connecticut Champion Long-Term Solutions
As the Trump Administration makes it harder to receive SNAP, organizations in the state are advocating for state-funded food assistance.
Aug 3, 2026
1:16 PM
NBC Universal
How ‘The Odyssey’ Was Lost In Translation
Modern translations and adaptations of the Greek epic poem reveal as much about our present politics as that of the past.
Jul 30, 2026
3:29 PM
SecretName101 (CC BY 4.0)
Ben Wikler’s Roadmap for Success
Wisconsin wunderkind lays out a strategy for Democrats to reclaim power, state by state.
Jul 30, 2026
3:15 PM
Geoff Livingston (CC BY 2.0)
Remaking Democracy
Authors Danielle Chynoweth and Elizabeth Adams discuss democracy as an engine of change.
Jul 28, 2026
4:38 PM
Chad Davis (CC BY 4.0)
After Training Legal Observers, Minnesota Group Turns to Defending Democracy
A key organization in training legal observers during Operation Metro Surge starts democracy defense trainings as the next priority in protecting our communities.
Jul 24, 2026
1:27 PM
Illustration by Christopher Cruz
Pride Is More Than a Celebration
June and July are about queer joy and resilience. It’s crucial we use the month and its festivities to fight for liberation.
Jul 10, 2026
6:33 PM
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Finding a Voice Behind Bars
A small press offers writers support in telling stories of life during and after incarceration.
Jul 6, 2026
5:14 PM
Illustration by Rachel Monk
Why Is Illinois Failing to Hold ICE Agents Accountable?
Many blue states aren’t prosecuting crimes committed by federal agents during targeted immigration enforcement campaigns.
Jun 16, 2026
2:01 PM
Patrick Siebert (CC BY 2.0)
The Anti-Defamation League Was Rotten From the Start
A new history of the 113-year-old advocacy group highlights its lifelong history of Zionist antagonism toward the left.
Jun 12, 2026
3:29 PM
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Seeing History Through the Lens of Courage
What Minnesota sculpture can teach us about courage, narrative, and the risk of mistaking a moment for a movement.
May 29, 2026
11:23 AM
Guillaume de Germain/Unsplash
A Sordid History of Stolen Korean Children
Paige Towers’s new book ‘What They Stole: A Familicide Rooted in Intercountry Adoption’ takes a searing look at international adoption.
May 26, 2026
1:51 PM
Zach Caddy
Showing Up, Shutting It Down
Chicago's May Day events commemorate a past general strike, and test the waters for a future one.
May 7, 2026
12:00 AM
Coalition to Save the Ridglan Dogs
The Battle to Close Ridglan Farms
How protests over the treatment of beagles bred for research has paved the way for the dogs to end up in loving homes.
Apr 30, 2026
5:15 PM
