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Who Was Aaron Bushnell Before He Set Himself on Fire for Palestine?

"Many of us like to ask ourselves, ‘What would I do if my country was committing genocide?’" Bushnell wrote in his last post. "You’re doing it. Right now."

How Does Throwing Soup Get Us to Climate Policy Changes?

The latest soup-throwing incident is part of a long tradition of direct action.

Harvard Students Doxxed for Israel-Palestine Letter Speak Out

“I think it's just hard to feel safe when not just your face is on a truck, but also… [faces of] people who look like you.”

Progress Isn’t Guaranteed. We Need to Learn From Protests of the Past

Ben Tumin and Vincent Bevins on the important lessons for a new generation of protesters.

18 Sunrise Activists Arrested for Occupying McCarthy's Office: "The GOP Hates Gen Z"

"The GOP can try to run from the problems... but Gen Z will not stand for that."

Over 100 Protesters Arrested in Biggest NYC Climate Disobedience in a Decade

"We're out of time. And Biden needs to get off his ass and actually do something."

I Interrupted the White House Press Secretary — Here's Why

"President Biden’s continuous support for fossil fuels is putting his support among young people at risk."

We Live in A Society, Whether You Like It Or Not

On the deaths of Jordan Neely, Banko Brown, and Amy St. Pierre.

Republicans Are Censuring Black and Trans Lawmakers

First Mauree Turner, then the Tennessee Three, now Zooey Zephyr.

Lorena Austin Wants to Redefine What a Politician Looks Like

The Arizona state representative is the first Chicanx gender-nonconforming state official in the country.

‘No More Police’ Shows Abolitionists Are the Actual Realists

Mariame Kaba and Andrea Ritchie explain how "we don't actually care about children in this country."

This Dull-Sounding Electoral Practice Fuels Mass Incarceration

“Prison gerrymandering” is a major issue.

Imagine If There Were More Young People in Office

Congress is one of the oldest on average in recent history. That matters.

11 Activists on What Disability Justice Means

“It means unapologetically loving and fighting for all parts of me.”

We Got Fired From Our Jobs At Starbucks For Unionizing

And we’d do it again in a heartbeat.

Behind the Scenes on the Fight for a Green New Deal

A new documentary, To the End, follows AOC, the Sunrise Movement and more.

This TikToker Is on a Mission to Make Public Bathrooms Accessible

Teddy Siegel, 22, is exposing the dire need for more public toilets in U.S. cities.

A Young Chicana Garment Worker Led ‘the Strike of the Century’

Rosa Flores became a literal poster girl for the movement.

This “New Yorker” Cartoonist Spent a Year With a Socialist Senator

Sofia Warren's new book follows Julia Salazar's first year in office.

The Young Lords Brought the Revolution to Public Health

The group achieved victories for health care access in New York and beyond.