Activism

Demonstrators from the pro-impeachment group By the People rally in the Cannon House Office Building Rotunda on Capitol Hill on May 14th, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

I used to worry about this allegedly cosseted generation. Then came the shootings in Parkland, and I began to see another side of these young people that humbles me.

With a nimbler approach to the curriculum, we can help this generation develop their ideals into real-world solutions.

Younger feminists demonstrate a fresh confidence in the power of activism, particularly via social media.

Last September, Carlock wrote a draft of a Green New Deal—long before most people had even heard of the idea.

Two new books argue for the virtues of pleasure—as an end in itself, but also as a political tool.

Immigration activists shout slogans as they protest outside Trump International Hotel during a march on February 12th, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

There is a growing movement in the United States to eliminate taxes on menstrual products and provide such products for free in restrooms at schools, prisons, shelters, and public places.

The ruling is an important step forward for the First Amendment's "right to record," which has become increasingly valuable at a time when images of police brutality often go viral.

For the second year in a row, climate advocates disrupted the U.S. government's attempts to promote coal and other fossil fuels at the United Nations climate conference.

Civil society says the Polish government is violating human rights and undermining the global climate negotiations by denying entry or deporting climate advocates.

Direct action can persuade, it can inspire, and it can change circumstances on the ground.

It's not easy staying green.

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.

Journalist Howard Bryant's new book looks at how black athletes have historically ignored the mandate to "shut up and play."

Campaigns against single-use plastic waste are picking up steam.

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.

New research finds that gay men and lesbian women are disproportionately represented in the anti-war and environmental movements.

On the role that queer people of color play in resisting oppressive policing.

New research suggests those impassioned rallies and demonstrations may have had a positive impact.

Corporations can help apply positive pressure for social change, but their profit motives should make us wary of letting them displace moral leaders.

The Overpass Light Brigade first made social justice messages go viral in 2011—today, it continues to help activists realize their collective power.

At least 200 people were killed in 24 countries last year in retaliation for standing up to environmentally destructive industrial projects.

Amid vigorous public lands activism, Representative Mark Amodei, a leader of the right-wing land transfer movement, retreats.