Activism

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No Crime, No Punishment: #8toAbolition Imagines a Future without Police and Prisons

by Kylie Cheung
June 22, 2020 at 9:00am
Societal definitions of the violent and criminal are designed to absolve the violence and criminality inherent to our white-supremacist capitalist system. Read more »
Photo of Annie Segarra, an American YouTuber, artist, and activist for LGBTQ and disability rights, in a wheelchair wearing a rainbow skirt next to a doorstep and door that reads Make Pride Accessible”

(Un)safe Refuge: The Built-In Ableism in Queer Spaces

by Ace Tilton Ratcliff
June 19, 2020 at 9:47am
There’s still a huge chunk of the population who have trouble accessing Pride events and LGBTQ safe spaces: disabled queer people. Read more »
A pair of hands raised in protest with the words “Our lives are in your hands”

Our Only Home: Mapping a More Socially Just Earth Day

by Charlotte Levy
June 11, 2020 at 9:33am
Collective action in this critical moment can set the stage for a truly inclusive environmental movement. Read more »
The Women’s March co-chairs speak on stage during the Women’s March, surrounded by signs and wearing winter clothing.

Too Great to Ignore: The Perils of Feminist Prominence

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
June 10, 2020 at 11:03am
Across social media, those with high followings have activism mapped onto them. Read more »
mixed-media linocut on wood of Dawud Lee, a Philadelphia-based Black writer and mentor currently incarcerated for a crime he did not commit, standing with his hands clasped in front of him wearing a white t-shirt with a drawing of a Black child posing in

Beyond Bars: Prison Abolition Should Be the American Dream

by Reina Sultan
June 4, 2020 at 3:16pm
The possibilities are endless, if we allow ourselves to dream bigger than criminalization and bondage. Read more »
protestors, some walking and some on bikes, march with signs through the street to protest the murder of George Floyd

What Just Happened?: The Murder of George Floyd

by Bitch HQ
June 1, 2020 at 4:27pm
Now is the time to rise up, and people across the United States are meeting that demand. Read more »
a Black woman walks past a boarded up store while wearing a mask in Los Angeles, California

Looting Is the American Way

by Reina Sultan
June 1, 2020 at 4:03pm
Any actual violence in the form of fighting agents of the state is justifiable and should be considered self-defense.  Read more »
A desk with a laptop and tablet. Zoom, a video-chat platform, is pulled up on the screen.

Digital Vitriol: White Supremacists Are Capitalizing on Our Reliance on Zoom

by Mala Munoz
April 17, 2020 at 12:09pm
This recent wave of digital terrorism is a predictor of what’s to come. Read more »
A nurse with short dark hair stands outside holding a sign that reads, "Who will care for you after we are dead?"

What Does COVID-19 Mean for the Future of Political Organizing?

by Jonno Revanche
April 16, 2020 at 9:52am
For organizers and activists, the question looms as how to act best in the midst of the chaos. Read more »
a photo of two campers in wheelchairs at Camp Jened in the 1970s

“Crip Camp” Brings Visibility to the History of Disabled Activists

by Bedatri D. Choudhury
April 3, 2020 at 9:21am
There are no human rights without disability rights, and Camp Jened produced many of the feisty activists that took on this fight. Read more »

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Trans Women Are Women. Why Do We Have to Keep Saying This?

by Leela Ginelle
June 9, 2015 at 4:54pm
Caitlin Jenner posing on the cover of Vanity Fair.  This Sunday, the New York Times ran an op-ed by... Read more »

Dear Bear: My Partner Makes No Money. Is That a Problem?

by S. Bear Bergman
February 2, 2016 at 4:47pm
Our advice columnist offers a lesson in anticapitalist self-care. Read more »

Politically Correct Language Isn't Just About Being Polite—It's About Survival

by Leela Ginelle
February 10, 2015 at 12:23pm
Photo by Phillipe Leroyer (Creative Commons). Two weeks ago, Jonathan Chait published the lengthy essay “Not a Very P.C.... Read more »

Sister Soldiers: On Black Women, Police Brutality, and the True Meaning of Black Liberation

a blue and white illustration of police brutality
by Tasha Fierce
Spring 2015 • Law & Order
Unless you’re looking for their names, you won’t find the stories of all Black women shot and killed by police officers in the past five years in the discourse surrounding police reform. Read more »