Movements

No, Minneapolis Did Not Defund the Police. But We’re Not Done Trying.

We understand that abolition is the long game. We’re in it for as long as it takes.

Kandace Montgomery and Miski Noor

What Radical Black Women Can Teach Us All About Movement-Building

Three historians lift up Black women journalists, organizers and activists who were critical to Black freedom movements but often erased from history.

Keisha N. Blain, Premilla Nadasen and Robyn C. Spencer

Voter Suppression Is White Supremacy. It Must Be Stopped.

In recent years, down-ballot wins across the country have legalized marijuana, overturned Jim Crow-era election law, and hiked minimum wages. The GOP’s campaign to suppress the Black vote threatens wins like these.

Kayla Reed

The Future of the Movement for Black Lives

Urban rebellions blossomed into mass mobilization upon George Floyd's death. Now what?

M Adams

Letter From the Year 2071

A vision of where the Black freedom movement could take us.

Barbara Ransby

Deeply Rooted

Naimah Thomas

A Wisconsin Hog Farm Would Produce 9.4 Million Gallons of Manure a Year. Nearby Residents Live in Fear.

Crawford County is up against Roth Feeder Pig II, which would be the largest hog CAFO in the state and could permanently pollute local aquifers.

Hannah Faris

"We Do This For The Water": Indigenous Organizers Defend Menominee River

Indigenous water protectors confront massive mining companies, building community on the way.

Carol Amour

The GOP Has Declared a War on Protests

Republican state legislators across 34 states have introduced more than 80 bills this year that criminalize protesting or protect those who harm protesters.

Amara Enyia and Jamecia Gray

Toward Radical, Queer, Erotic Movement-Building

A conversation on labor and pleasure with Kemi Alabi and Tina Horn of the Echoing Ida and We Too collections.

Clara Liang, Catherine Henderson, Daniela Ochoa-Bravo, Alex DiBranco and Sadie Morris

Joe Biden’s Progressive Economic Turn Was Shaped By Social Movements

Years of grassroots organizing helped create the conditions for Biden to embrace bold policies on government spending.

Mark Engler and Paul Engler

Don't Fall for the Israel Apologists' Bad-Faith Accusations of Antisemitism

There's no bigotry in defending Palestinian rights. Any claims to the contrary are part of a cynical ploy to deflect from the crimes of an apartheid state.

Jesse Mechanic

NYC's Delivery Drivers Want Employee Status, and Nothing Less

App-based workers have struggled to secure stronger labor protections. A new state bill could set them back years.

Luis Feliz Leon

The Deep Downward Spiral of Police Violence and Rebellion, Explained

A conversation with Elizabeth Hinton, author of "America On Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s."

Hamilton Nolan

Still Waiting on Justice for George Floyd

One man has been condemned, but the system he came to represent is still intact.

Anand Jahi

Want a Healthier Workplace Culture? Unionize.

As a labor leader, I want professionals—and all workers—to understand the power of unions to check bosses, and build better workplaces.

Jennifer Dorning

Early Draft of AFL-CIO's Report on Police Reform Shows a Commitment to Defending Police Unions

The long-awaited draft report is an explicit rejection of calls for the labor movement to separate itself from police.

Hamilton Nolan

In Rochester, A Police Alternative Delivers ... Police

Activists were excited about the launch of a new Person in Crisis team in a city that's suffered a string of police violence incidents—but so far, it's fallen short on its promises.

Sam Mellins