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PEOPLE POWER
How “we the people” decide what we want, and how we get it.
John Lewis’ Moving Graphic Novel Brings the Civil Rights Struggle to a New Generation
In the tradition of “Maus” and “Persepolis,” “March” tells the story of young African Americans who, like its author, rose up from the Jim Crow South to assert their human rights.
Posted Mar 06, 2014
In the tradition of “Maus” and “Persepolis,” “March” tells the story of young African Americans who, like its author, rose up from the Jim Crow South to assert their human rights.
Posted Mar 06, 2014
Jon Stewart on the "Insanity" of Buying Seafood with Food Stamps
What do right-wing TV anchors think low-income people should eat? Not salmon, apparently.
Posted Mar 06, 2014
What do right-wing TV anchors think low-income people should eat? Not salmon, apparently.
Posted Mar 06, 2014
This Is What Happened When Scholastic Tried to Bring Pro-Coal Propaganda to School
“The United States of Energy” was a colorful series of lessons on the advantages of coal, aimed at 4th-graders—and sponsored by Big Coal. Here’s how educators and activists worked together to get it out of classrooms.
Posted Mar 06, 2014
“The United States of Energy” was a colorful series of lessons on the advantages of coal, aimed at 4th-graders—and sponsored by Big Coal. Here’s how educators and activists worked together to get it out of classrooms.
Posted Mar 06, 2014
Infographic: The Math Error Behind 30 Years of Education Policy
An influential study's failure to consider factors like poverty, race, and immigration concealed the fact that scores were improving.
Posted Mar 05, 2014
An influential study's failure to consider factors like poverty, race, and immigration concealed the fact that scores were improving.
Posted Mar 05, 2014
A Social Justice Tour of Oscar Winners Through the Decades
The upcoming Academy Awards will recognize some of 2013’s best social justice-themed films. Here are some of our favorite past winners.
Posted Feb 28, 2014
The upcoming Academy Awards will recognize some of 2013’s best social justice-themed films. Here are some of our favorite past winners.
Posted Feb 28, 2014
Nothing to Hide? Why Facebook's Fine Print Is Still Worth Fighting
Devices we use every day are turning our personal data over to huge corporations. But can we win our privacy back?
Posted Feb 24, 2014
Devices we use every day are turning our personal data over to huge corporations. But can we win our privacy back?
Posted Feb 24, 2014
Infographic: Why Corporations Want Our Public Schools
Where’s the big money in privatization? Take it from the teachers.
Posted Feb 21, 2014
Where’s the big money in privatization? Take it from the teachers.
Posted Feb 21, 2014
The Myth Behind Public School Failure
In the rush to privatize the country’s schools, corporations and politicians have decimated school budgets, replaced teaching with standardized testing, and placed the blame on teachers and students.
Posted Feb 21, 2014
In the rush to privatize the country’s schools, corporations and politicians have decimated school budgets, replaced teaching with standardized testing, and placed the blame on teachers and students.
Posted Feb 21, 2014
Meet the New Rebels Taking Back Our Public Schools
For decades the myth of failing public schools justified industrial-scale testing and a privatization agenda. Now radical educators are bursting the bubble test, getting culturally relevant, and restoring justice to the classroom.
Posted Feb 21, 2014
For decades the myth of failing public schools justified industrial-scale testing and a privatization agenda. Now radical educators are bursting the bubble test, getting culturally relevant, and restoring justice to the classroom.
Posted Feb 21, 2014
Tiny Houses for the Homeless: An Affordable Solution Catches On
A growing number of towns and cities have found a practical solution to homelessness through the construction of tiny-house villages—and housing officials are taking notice.
Posted Feb 20, 2014
A growing number of towns and cities have found a practical solution to homelessness through the construction of tiny-house villages—and housing officials are taking notice.
Posted Feb 20, 2014
How the Fight Against Alabama's Anti-Immigrant Law Transformed a Community
Gwendolyn Ferreti Manjarrez is an organizer with the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice. Here, she speaks about the role of grassroots groups in the fight to roll back HB 56.
Posted Feb 17, 2014
Gwendolyn Ferreti Manjarrez is an organizer with the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice. Here, she speaks about the role of grassroots groups in the fight to roll back HB 56.
Posted Feb 17, 2014
A Welcome Surprise: There Are More States Working to Expand Voting Rights than to Restrict Them
In 2013, 46 states introduced 237 bills designed to make voting easier, while restrictive measures were introduced in only 33.
Posted Feb 13, 2014
In 2013, 46 states introduced 237 bills designed to make voting easier, while restrictive measures were introduced in only 33.
Posted Feb 13, 2014
"Human Libraries" and Classes Taught By Babies? They're All Part of the Empathy Revolution
Empathy can be a force for radical social change, but only if we understand how to unleash it.
Posted Feb 10, 2014
Empathy can be a force for radical social change, but only if we understand how to unleash it.
Posted Feb 10, 2014
In Pete Seeger's Letters, A Voice for Justice Sings On
In the midst of Seeger's countless documents was one that stood out. The editor who found it reflects on coming back to that letter today.
Posted Feb 07, 2014
In the midst of Seeger's countless documents was one that stood out. The editor who found it reflects on coming back to that letter today.
Posted Feb 07, 2014
As Trans-Pacific Partnership Falters, Opponents Go After Fence-Sitting Pols
A trade deal likely to harm environmental and labor protections may be losing momentum. But it's not dead yet.
Posted Feb 03, 2014
A trade deal likely to harm environmental and labor protections may be losing momentum. But it's not dead yet.
Posted Feb 03, 2014
