The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover
Comics
The Pope Vs. The 1%
Jeff Danziger
Labor
Secondhand Store Workers Push for First-Rate Treatment
Jeremy Gantz
Labor
A New Day, A New Danger: Temporary Workers Face Safety Hazards at Work
Michelle Chen
Culture
Syrian Artists Pick Up the Pieces
Refugees find safety and inspiration in Beirut.
Alberto Mucci
Labor
Ten Arrested at Chicago Wal-Mart in Black Friday Civil Disobedience
Amien Essif
In upcoming San Francisco jail sex-bias case, deputies argue men must help to guard womens’ jail
Matt Stroud
Feature
Black Friday Actions Empower Wal-Mart Workers
Wal-Mart touts a caring culture. Now, its workers are caring for each other by speaking out.
Sarah Jaffe
‘Finally out and among the living,’ Colo. prisoner re-emerges after 10 years in solitary
Matt Stroud
Feature
Occupy Is Not the Only Movement
The strength of radical movements lies in their variety.
Biola Jeje
Feature
The Naiveté of Nihilism
How Occupy challenged the way we think, speak and act upon resistance.
Marilyn Katz
Feature
The Possibilities of Change
Young people continue to organize in the wake of Occupy
Sarah Jaffe
Feature
The Institutions of the Left Did Little
How Occupy survived despite a lack of union support.
Cole Stangler
Hobby Lobby May Know a Lot About Yarn, But It’s Wrong About Birth Control
Lindsay Beyerstein
Feature
‘Hopelessness is Our Biggest Enemy’
Why young people must continue to fight for change.
Linda Stout
Feature
If Occupy Is a Battle, the First Round Was a Success
Understanding that the tides of social movements bring challenges and victories.
Carl Davidson
Feature
Advice For Strategic Planning
A history professor weighs in on how Occupy will bring change.
Susan Levine
Feature
What Indians Want
For starters, sovereignty over tribal membership and resource development.
Thomas King
Feature
Finding Power in Occupy
How Occupy invigorated a generation's fight for survival.
Kirin Kanakkanatt
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