Activism
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Newest Activism
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Thekaekara: Has the Dalit uprising in Gujarat given birth to a movement?
There has never been such a concerted show of Dalit strength
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Moberg: Fight for $15 Organizers Tell SEIU: We Need $15 and a Union
At a time when the labor movement is especially vulnerable, unions need to avoid any grounds that could cost them public support—especially in a campaign as promising and crucial as the Fight for $15
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Benjamin: ‘There will be a hawk in the White House’
There are no illusions this time, like there were with Obama. So let’s get started building a new anti-war movement, one that is diverse, intergenerational, and closely linked with other key struggles
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Sturgis: A strike at the heart of the prison-industrial complex
Date on which prisoners across the U.S. are planning to...
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Kitwana: Arresting Development
What all of these activists have in common is that they are first-time offenders facing serious charges—and they have all been on the frontlines of direct-action protests in their own communities
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Bradbury: Postal Contract Narrows the Gap between Tiers
“For the first time, I felt included in my own future at the Postal Service”
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Reed Jr.: The Battle Over Trump’s Taj Mahal Is a Battle for Us All
What those striking are now bravely confronting in Atlantic City should resonate deeply with American workers, their unions, and beyond
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We remain steadfast in our condemnation of the State of Israel and their illegal occupation of the Palestinian people’s homeland no matter the consequence
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Jaffe: North Dakota’s Standing Rock Sioux aren’t backing down to oil pipeline developers
On Thursday, nonviolent protesters outside North Dakota’s Standing Rock Sioux reservation entered their second day of confrontation with private security and local law enforcement
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Ideally "Our Revolution" would emerge from well organized neighborhoods and workplaces proposing wonderful structure and program
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Feffer: Keep Elites Accountable, But Don’t Dumb the Issues Down
Complex global challenges require committed activists who stand on principle as well as experts on the inside who can play the political game
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Lesher: Bds Doesn’t Delegimitize Israel, Mr. Prime Minister – Your Effort To Ban It Does
The nonviolent anti-occupation campaign can never threaten Israel; it can only improve it
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Moody: The Rank and File’s Paper of Record
The history of Labor Notes shows that labor’s strength — and socialists’ relevance — depend on a militant and independent rank and file
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Last month, delegates from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) shared their enthusiastic support for the Movement for Black Lives (MBL) and Black Lives Matter
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Zirin: Olympic Joy in the Face of Erasure
On the mat, Rafaela Silva won for her marginalized favela. In the streets, activists are winning the right to protest
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Baroud: Divide and Rule: How Factionalism in Palestine Is Killing Prospect for Freedom
For Israel, Palestinian factionalism is a central piece in its strategy to divide and rule. Sadly, many Palestinians are playing along, and by doing so are jeopardizing their own salvation
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Adetiba: Black Lives Matter Turns Spotlight On How Police Unions Shield Bad Cops
Two activist groups, Black Lives Matter and the Black Youth...
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Feffer: Keep Elites Accountable, But Don’t Dumb the Issues Down
Complex global challenges require committed activists who stand on principle as well as experts on the inside who can play the political game
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Kilgore: Is the Fight to End Mass Incarceration Wasting Away in Washington?
"We cannot 'fix' the police without a revolution of values and radical change to the basic structure of our society… There’s an unfinished revolution waiting to be won”
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Gil de los Santos: Spain: Podemos MP on understanding transversality
Pushed to the limit, and having discovered the establishment’s deception, popular movements took to the streets to get rid of those who put their own interests above the social majority
ZMag Activism
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Larkins: From#Black Lives Matter to Black Liberation
Taylor argues that, yes, America can be racist despite Black leaders, and, in fact, such superficial gains for Blacks mask far-reaching structural discrimination in housing, education, employment, and policing.
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Latin American Movements and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn are the subjects of books being reviewed in this issue.
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LaTour: The Two Troublemaking Idas
This is the story of two women named Ida—Ida Tarbell (1857-1944) and Ida B. Wells (1862- 1931).
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Garson: Fifty Years Later, Who Really Won the Battle of Berkeley?
the people we beat in Berkeley also had a vision for America. It can be roughly summarized as, “More for me: less for you.” In the decades that followed, they learned to pressure regulators, legislatures, and Presidents far more effectively than they pressured our university Administration.
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An interview with David Wagner on poverty, homelessness, activism, and social welfare
Activism Video
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Giroux: Trump and the Enablers of American Authoritarianism (2/2)
'Lesser evilism' is the wrong way to frame the elections - it's about what's better for the strategic interests of an independent people's struggle
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Rasmus: Labor Uprising in France
Massive labor actions have been roiling France, as unions protest the policies of the nominally Socialist government
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Harrison: Wikileaks: Interview with Investigations Editor Sarah Harrison
Interview on the case of Julian Assange, the findings of the UN working group on arbitrary detention, national security, international law and how one can support whistleblowers