Politics & activism / Where are all the leaders? Today marks the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination—a good time to reflect on leadership and moral courage. By Open democracy / 3 Apr 2018
Politics & activism / The Great Society versus the Poor People’s Campaign What can we learn from contrasting efforts to combat poverty and injustice in 1960s America? By Sarah Freeman-Woolpert and Kyle Moore / 13 Mar 2018
Care / Gun violence has dropped dramatically in three US states with very different gun laws To have an honest, nonpartisan discussion about gun violence, we must look at what happened in New York, California, and Texas. By Mike Males / 1 Mar 2018
Cultural politics / Radical happiness: moments of collective joy True happiness is produced by cultivating our ties to one another: a review of Lynne Segal’s new book. By Catherine Rottenberg / 11 Feb 2018
Politics & activism / Why reconciliation and redemption are central to countering white supremacy Sammy Rangel, director of Life After Hate, talks about his work with violent extremists. By Sarah Freeman-Woolpert / 1 Feb 2018
Politics & activism / A renewed Poor People’s Campaign revives King’s dream of challenging class divides Can a new fusion of movements reignite the search for freedom and equality in America? By Sarah Freeman-Woolpert / 18 Jan 2018
Politics & activism / After Erica Garner’s death, I can’t breathe through the tears In praise and memory of a great advocate for peace and social justice. By Zenobia Jeffries / 11 Jan 2018
Politics & activism / The strategic naiveté of Antifa Why violent protest rarely works. By Molly Wallace / 4 Jan 2018
Politics & activism / Living prayer at Standing Rock We are more powerful when we live together as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us. By Chelsea MacMillan / 2 Jan 2018
Cultural politics / Ken Burns’ powerful film on Vietnam ignores the power of the anti-war movement The Vietnam peace movement was inspirational. Its story deserves to be told fully and fairly. By Robert Levering / 7 Dec 2017
Politics & activism / Swords in the hands of children: an insider’s account of what happened to America’s New Left How Weatherman confused violence with militancy and triggered the downfall of Students for a Democratic Society. By Jonathan Lerner / 21 Nov 2017
Politics & activism / How to fight the global Wall Street landlords Banks and vulture funds make money from ordinary people’s distress. The only way to fight back is to outsmart them. By Cat McShane, Pere Rusinol and Yiannis Panagiotopoulos / 7 Nov 2017
