Another Chance to Reduce Child Poverty
My story is proof that public programs can help kids escape poverty. Now lawmakers have a chance to help more kids get out.
Post-‘Roe,’ It’s More Important Than Ever We Still Fight for Procedural Abortion
Procedural abortion is basic reproductive health care that is safe, immediate and viable even past the first trimester.
109-year-old Tulsa Massacre Survivor Becomes Oldest Woman in the World to Release a Memoir
In “Don’t Let Them Bury My Story,” Viola Fletcher recalls the horrific night in 1921 when America’s “Black Wall Street” was burned to the ground.
The Chris Hedges Report: Repairing America’s Trauma Epidemic by Confronting Sexual Violence
Dr. Judith Herman returns for a discussion on why the truth about trauma requires rebuilding society.
The Climate Movement Has a Recruiting and Retention Problem – Here’s How We Fix It
Bringing more people into the climate struggle starts with transforming movement culture and opening diverse paths to entry.
As Petition Deadline Looms, Stop Cop City Organizers Win More Time and Volunteers
A federal lawsuit has extended the deadline and opened the process to DeKalb County residents, but the city is fighting back.
Lessons From Gramsci for Social Movements Today
From Gramsci’s political thinking and practical strategizing come a set of ideas that arguably have only grown more salient with time.
How Prisoner-Led Organizing Saved My Life
Joining the Black Prisoners Caucus helped me find direction and the opportunity to serve my community amidst a life-without-parole sentence.
Resisting Abortion Bans a Year After Dobbs
A nurse midwife discusses how health care providers and movements connect in the fight for reproductive justice after the upending of abortion rights.
How Suing the US Government Can Empower the Climate Movement
As the youth-led climate lawsuit Juliana v. United States heads to trial, plaintiff Nathan Baring discusses the important role legal action can play within a movement.
Barbie Is on the Picket Line
Don’t be surprised that Margot Robbie backs the SAG-AFTRA strike—she has deep roots in Australia’s labor movement.
Activists Continue to Fight Against ‘Cop City’ Construction Despite Challenges
As the fight continues to stop the construction of an 85-acre police training complex, organizers pursue a ballot referendum but are concerned about crackdown.
55 Years After the Launch of the Poor People’s Campaign, Taking Stock of Interlocking Injustices
New fact sheets by the Poor People’s Campaign and the Institute for Policy Studies reveal disturbing data on systemic racism, poverty and inequality, ecological devastation, and militarism in every U.S.…
J4S: The Life and Impact of Daniel Ellsberg (w/ Bob Scheer)
By Diego Ramos and Max Jones / Original to ScheerPost Bob Scheer joins us for this episode of Journalists for Sale. Apart from being our awesome boss, Bob is a…
Judge Orders Proud Boys to Pay More Than $1M Over Destruction of Black DC Church’s Property: Report
By Maya Boddie / AlterNet A DC judge has ordered a group of Proud Boys members to pay over $1 million for their role in destroying property belonging to a…