Social Justice

After Death of Radical Mayor, Mississippi’s Capital Wrestles With His Economic Vision

Mayor Chokwe Lumumba implemented only the first steps of his plan to address Jackson's extreme income inequality, which most seriously affected black residents. Now the city faces a choice between vastly different approaches to economic development.

Laura Flanders | Apr 2, 2014

Activism

Legalization is a Human Rights Issue: Latin America Steps Up Resolve to End the Drug Wars

On the heels of pot legalization in Washington and Colorado, the movement for less punitive drug policy is coalescing at every level. Its new leaders could come from the very countries that have suffered the most.

Wendy Call | Mar 22, 2014

Activism

Edward Snowden’s TED Talk Offers Guided Tour of NSA Leaks

The former NSA contractor, who is living in asylum in Russia, spoke from the screen of a wheeled robot.

Mar 22, 2014

Activism

The “Twilight” Manifesto: What Pop Culture Gets Wrong—and Right—About Masculinity

Blockbuster series like Twilight have left their mark on a generation of girls, but what message are they sending boys? Here are a few to look out for.

Leigh Finke | Mar 21, 2014

Survivors of solitary confinement. Photos by Terry Foss.

Criminal justice reform

An End to “The Hole”?: 6 Signs that Solitary Confinement Reform Is Coming

Much of the momentum in the movement to reform the use of solitary confinement in the United States comes from the work of prisoners themselves.

Nur Lalji | Mar 21, 2014

Russian Aggression Deserves a Response, But U.S. Lacks Credibility to Lead It

The United States cannot legitimately lead an international response to the illegal Russian aggression in Ukraine until it abides by international law itself.

Stephen Zunes | Mar 18, 2014

Tacoma rally. Photo by Alex Garland Photography.

Immigrant Detainees’ Hunger Strike Targets Legal “Grey Area”

A hunger strike in a Washington state detention facility draws attention to a facility where most U.S. laws don't apply.

Ray Stoeve | Mar 15, 2014

Activism

These Seattle Teachers Boycotted Standardized Testing—and Sparked a Nationwide Movement

Parents, students, and teachers all over the country have joined the revolt to liberate our kids from a test-obsessed education system.

Diane Brooks | Mar 15, 2014

Bryson Spencer delivers water in West Virginia. Photo by Jackson Kusiak.

Activism | Water

W. Virginia’s Grassroots Response to Water Crisis: A Movement in the Making?

Community responses to the Elk River chemical spill draw on West Virginia's long, proud history of grassroots work for environmental and economic justice.

Dana Kuhnline | Mar 14, 2014

Costa Rican Gold Miner photo by Chuck Andolino

People Over Profit: Why These Two Small Countries Stood Up to Big Mining

If the governments of Costa Rica and El Salvador can resist the mining industry, maybe we all can.

John Cavanagh, Robin Broad | Mar 13, 2014

Activism

John Lewis’ Moving Graphic Novel Brings the Civil Rights Struggle to a New Generation

In the tradition of “Maus” and “Persepolis,” “March” tells the story of young African Americans who, like its author, rose up from the Jim Crow South to assert their human rights.

Valerie Schloredt | Mar 7, 2014

Activism

This Is What Happened When Scholastic Tried to Bring Pro-Coal Propaganda to School

“The United States of Energy” was a colorful series of lessons on the advantages of coal, aimed at 4th-graders—and sponsored by Big Coal. Here’s how educators and activists worked together to get it out of classrooms.

Bill Bigelow | Mar 7, 2014

Native rights | Activism

Teenage Defender of First Nations Rights Becomes Literal Superhero

Shannen Koostachin, a teenage activist who died before ever seeing the results of her work, has inspired a new hero in the DC Universe.

Leigh Finke | Mar 6, 2014

Crystal Lameman and Eriel Deranger. Photos by Ben Powless.

Native rights | Climate

Meet the Ambassadors from Canada’s Indigenous Fossil Fuel Resistance

In 1885, a revolutionary leader wrote, "My people will sleep for one hundred years" and then wake up. In the "genocidal" wilderness of Canada's tar sands, that renaissance has begun.

Kristin Moe | Mar 6, 2014

Activism

A Social Justice Tour of Oscar Winners Through the Decades

The upcoming Academy Awards will recognize some of 2013’s best social justice-themed films. Here are some of our favorite past winners.

Leigh Finke | Mar 1, 2014

A section from Massacre of the Innocents by Dareece Walker.

Activism

From Trayvon Martin to Jordan Davis: Can Art Provide Justice When Courts Fail?

"Having not been a judge or a witness who could've helped communicate what Michael Dunn did, my art is the only way I can give Jordan Davis justice."

Carla Murphy | Feb 22, 2014

Why Corporations Want Our Public Schools

There are huge profits to be made in privatization, and much of it will come from teacher pay.

Doug Pibel, Tracy Matsue Loeffelholz | Feb 22, 2014

Criminal justice reform

Meet the New Rebels Taking Back Our Public Schools

For decades the myth of failing public schools justified industrial-scale testing and a privatization agenda. Now radical educators are bursting the bubble test, getting culturally relevant, and restoring justice to the classroom.

Sarah van Gelder | Feb 22, 2014

The Myth Behind Public School Failure

In the rush to privatize the country’s schools, corporations and politicians have decimated school budgets, replaced teaching with standardized testing, and placed the blame on teachers and students.

Dean Paton | Feb 22, 2014

Architect's rendering of Quixote Village. Image courtesy of Panza.

Activism

Tiny Houses for the Homeless: An Affordable Solution Catches On

A growing number of towns and cities have found a practical solution to homelessness through the construction of tiny-house villages—and housing officials are taking notice.

Erika Lundahl | Feb 21, 2014

Fania Davis with students from Ralph Bunche High School

Criminal justice reform

Discipline With Dignity: Oakland Classrooms Try Healing Instead of Punishment

As executive director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, Fania Davis sees programs like hers as part of the way to end the school-to-prison pipeline.

Fania Davis | Feb 20, 2014

Supporters of the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice in Washington

Activism

How the Fight Against Alabama’s Anti-Immigrant Law Transformed a Community

Gwendolyn Ferreti Manjarrez is an organizer with the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice. Here, she speaks about the role of grassroots groups in the fight to roll back HB 56.

Levana Saxon | Feb 18, 2014

Pete Seeger's wall of photos. Photo by Michael Bowman.

Activism

In Pete Seeger’s Letters, A Voice for Justice Sings On

In the midst of Seeger's countless documents was one that stood out. The editor who found it reflects on coming back to that letter today.

Sam Rosenthal | Feb 8, 2014

Activism | Renewable energy

Darth Vader’s Death Star Created Jobs, Too! New Video Pokes Fun at Keystone Pipeline Claims

The public comment period for the Keystone XL pipeline opened on Wednesday. This video is the comment from California-based climate group Movement Generation.

Feb 8, 2014

Activism

“So My Daughter Won’t Have To”: Why Kelly Sue DeConnick Fights to Make Women Welcome in Comics

Kelly Sue DeConnick is a woman author working in the comic book industry, who's had successful titles in both mainstream and independent forms. In this Q&A, she talks about her feminism, creativity, and her love for old-school "exploitation" movies.

Leigh Finke | Jan 30, 2014

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