As Americans Age, Their Support for Environmentalism Declines
It's not easy staying green.
Activism
Inside the Effort to Bring Haitian Religious Leaders to the Forefront of Social Activism
In New York City, Haitian community leaders are attempting to change the script when it comes to the church's influence on social justice issues.
The Long, Defiant History of Activism Among Black Athletes
Journalist Howard Bryant's new book looks at how black athletes have historically ignored the mandate to "shut up and play."
Advocates Around the World Fight to Reduce Plastic Pollution (In photos)
Campaigns against single-use plastic waste are picking up steam.
Viewfinder: Stoneman Douglas Students Discuss Gun Violence at the U.S. Capitol
Charlie Mirsky, and Alfonso Calderon, students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, take part in a Gun Violence Prevention Forum at the House Visitor Center.
The LGB Community Is Working Hard to Save the World
New research finds that gay men and lesbian women are disproportionately represented in the anti-war and environmental movements.
Taking Freedom: Reclaiming Our Lineage: Organized Queer, Gender-Non-Conforming, and Transgender Resistance to Police Violence
On the role that queer people of color play in resisting oppressive policing.
Racism Declined During the Black Lives Matter Campaign
New research suggests those impassioned rallies and demonstrations may have had a positive impact.
The Limits of Corporate Activism
Corporations can help apply positive pressure for social change, but their profit motives should make us wary of letting them displace moral leaders.
The Group Bringing LED Light to Activism
The Overpass Light Brigade first made social justice messages go viral in 2011—today, it continues to help activists realize their collective power.
The Deadliest Year for Environmental and Indigenous Activists Yet
At least 200 people were killed in 24 countries last year in retaliation for standing up to environmentally destructive industrial projects.
Another Loss for the Land-Grab Campaign
Amid vigorous public lands activism, Representative Mark Amodei, a leader of the right-wing land transfer movement, retreats.
Political Activism on Social Media Has Grown Some Teeth
Social media is being galvanized to change public opinion, mobilize activists, and shape public policy.
‘We Have Come to Dance for Our People’
Jingle Dress Dancers bring healing and prayer after a historic day of battle in North Dakota’s oil pipeline war.
The Upside of Slacktivism
What they lack in action and commitment, they can make up for in numbers, a new study finds.
Playing as If the World Mattered
A Q&A with athlete, activist, and author Gabriel Kuhn.
The Old College Try
Students are pushing their schools to divest from fossil-fuel companies. Administrations are pushing back. History tells us who will win.
The Past, Present, and Future of the Black Lives Matter Network
A scholar of race and digital media details how the online prowess of #BlackLivesMatter was over 20 years in the making.
Nuns Protesting Nukes
Many say getting arrested, and then helping those in prison, is part of the point.
Millennials Are a Found Generation
What defines Millennials? They may be disillusioned—but unlike Ernest Hemingway and the gang, they are far from lost. In fact, they've found their voices perhaps more than any previous cohort.
The Activist Athlete in the Digital Age
Could platforms like The Players’ Tribune usher in a new age of activism among athletes? The answer is up to us.
Whatever Happened to 'Eco-Terrorism'?
The FBI once called radical environmental activists the “number one domestic terror threat,” but crimes of “eco-terrorism” are practically non-existent now.
The Agony of the Liberal Gun Lover
Shunned by peers and bummed by the NRA: What it’s like to be left-leaning and gun-toting in America.