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Gen Zers and Millennials Are Protesting the DNC for Palestine
“We want her to earn our vote. We don't want it to be Trump.”
By Emily Malan
Young DNC Attendees Want Voters to Know: 'Gen Z Is Going to Be Out There'
We spoke to delegates, volunteers, and members of the Soul Children of Chicago.
By Emily Malan
Pro-Palestine Protesters Descend on DNC Calling for Gaza Ceasefire
"We know that she’s the vice president under President Biden. But does that mean there’s any difference?"
By Lex McMenamin
Everything You Need to Know About the 2024 DNC
Including expected speakers and planned protests.
By Jane Houseal
If You Plan to Protest at the DNC, Read This First
Chicago police have a troubling history of targeting protesters.
By Kandist Mallett
These Israeli Teens Were Imprisoned for Refusing to Enlist in the Military
And received support from a left-wing "refusers network.”
By Theia Chatelle
People Shouldn't Be Surprised That Britain is Still Very Racist
"Within British culture and politics is an entrenched denial of racism."
By Michaela Makusha
Why This Year’s DNC Is Being Compared to the Chaotic 1968 DNC
We take a look back at the 1968 convention.
By Rebecca Fishbein
How Kamala Harris Could Earn Young People’s Trust on Gaza
More than 39,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict.
By Simone Zimmerman
Sonya Massey And Kamala Harris Are Two Sides of America’s Police Crisis
Both lives are woven into a culture of violence against people of color.
By Angie Jaime
Mask Bans Are an Insult to Disabled People and Protesters Alike
The bans threaten disabled people and protesters alike.
By Alice Wong
Why These Young People Showed Up to March on the RNC
“No matter who gets into office, we have to take direct action.”
By Jane Houseal
Bangladesh Student Protests Turn Deadly, Telecoms Disrupted, Websites Hacked
Three people were killed in Bangladesh on Friday as officials crack down on student-led protests against government job quotas.
By Angie Jaime
Getting Involved With Politics Saved Me After My Cancer Diagnosis
I felt lonely and isolated. Getting involved with my community gave me purpose.
By Emily Amick
We Opened an Abolitionist School. Then They Jailed One of Our Own.
"How can we push back today on this repression and the ideas that underpin it?"
By W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School for Abolition & Reconstruction
I Ran for Office to Represent My Community and Was Punished
"We engaged in the system and they still tried to keep our voices out."
By State Rep. Mauree TurnerPhotography by Lindsay Perryman
The Crackdown on the Stop Cop City Movement Is a Warning Sign
Stop Cop City protesters are being charged with domestic terrorism.
By Jamila Osman
What Happens When Protesting Becomes a Crime
In some states, people can now spend up to a year in jail for “obstructing sidewalks.”
By Elly Page and Alana Greer
6 Times the US Government Suppressed Protests in Recent History
From Occupy Wall Street to the J20 protests.
By Elizabeth Djinis
Police Arrested More Than 3,000 People at Campus Palestine Protests
Many students may now face criminal cases.
By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg , Ethan Corey, Jerry Iannelli, and Meg O’Connor