Video games will not fix a broken world, but queering them can show players and non-players alike how to reimagine ours.
Bernie Sanders is attracting crowds of tens of thousands across the U.S. as he rallies against the growing influence of billionaires within the federal government.
A budget proposal from House Republicans could gut Medi-Cal. Families and advocates want to preserve a more certain future for their children’s care.
Disabled couples risk losing their benefits when they marry. A new documentary spotlights the fight to change that.
Facing suspensions and threats from the Trump administration, students are evolving their organizing defenses.
When people's needs are met, there is less violence—and less need for policing and prisons.
If activists want to oppose Trump in his second term, then they must study the successful progressive movements of his first one.
Safe housing eludes many trans people in the U.S. Trans-led organizations are meeting the need.
A new documentary follows Mahmoud Khalil and other student activists as they fight for divestment and Palestinian liberation.
Celebrating the Tribe’s victory in their decades-long struggle to legally resume hunting gray whales.
“Playing nice ain’t going to cut it with people who want to kill you and your community,” writes Arun Gupta. “We need principles that build power now and for the long term.”
The action is modeled on the successful global campaign against Shell in the 1980s for its role in apartheid South Africa.
Conservatives want to control and own our bodies. We can’t let them.
Heirloom seeds can bolster the resilience of rural farming communities.
Target’s DEI rollback and Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance make clear that Black capitalism will not save us.
Critical Race Theory effectively uses storytelling so dominant classes can no longer avoid the responsibility of listening.
Trump’s election was a huge setback for the climate. Here’s how activists are fighting back.
We have so much cultural wealth and lived wisdom rooted in our will to survive like hell against all odds.
Defensive measures such as Know Your Rights trainings are helping those near the U.S.-Mexico border ward off devastating raids.
Real sustainability prioritizes sovereignty, community resilience, and protection from authoritarianism.
Because corporations hold sway over our food system and our lives, they make it harder to access healthy vegetables.
Trump’s aggressive attack on free speech could devastate the movement for Palestine. What’s next for activists?
The California Institution for Men connects survivors with those who have caused harm.
Abortion rights aren’t enough. The best reproductive care outcomes result from meeting basic needs.
Critical Toxicity Studies calls for the scientifically rigorous study of toxicants that handles all bodies and identities with care.
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