Our Power Goes Beyond the Ballot Box
There鈥檚 no denying the terror of this moment. But we will get through it with a love-filled movement focused on safety, security, and stability.
Political Power
蜜桃视频 believes in the fundamental right of people to determine their own political future, and reports on efforts to expand access to democracy and voter enfranchisement, while also acknowledging the limits of electoral politics, and “democracy” as it has been used as a bludgeon by imperial powers.
Can We Fix Our Democracy?
To live up to its stated ideals, the United States must finally cede power to the people.
The Possibility of Noncitizen Voting Rights
Some localities are granting limited voting rights to noncitizens, especially on issues directly affecting them.
Hope Is All We Have Today
As we await election results, Vilissa Thompson reminds us that hope is a discipline that we cannot cede to despair.
What If 16-Year-Olds Could Vote?
A growing number of U.S. municipalities are making it possible for minors to vote.
Newly Naturalized and Ready to Vote
New citizens鈥攚hose votes may prove pivotal in swing states鈥攁re considering myriad issues as they cast their first ballots in a presidential election.
Turn Anger into Climate Activism This Election, Says Jane Fonda
According to the actor and activist: 鈥淭he choice is very clear: Do we vote for the future, or do we vote for burning up the planet?鈥�
Simple Steps to Make Voting Easier
From vote-by-mail to making Election Day a national holiday, voting rights advocates are engaged in myriad efforts to increase voting access.
鈥淲e the People鈥� Includes We the Incarcerated
It鈥檚 time to let all voting-age Americans influence their government.
Could This Make It Easier to Vote in Florida If You Have a Felony Conviction?
A new statewide proposal is the latest development in a years-long saga over the voting rights of felons in the Sunshine State.
Dr. Ibram X Kendi鈥檚 Progress 2025 Vision for Education
In the face of Project 2025鈥檚 dystopian vision for education, Ibram X Kendi lays out a progressive alternative for public education in the U.S.
Cop Cities Meet Growing Resistance Nationwide
Faced with the spread of militarized police training facilities known as "cop cities," grassroots activists are taking the call to #DefundPolice to cities nationwide.
Unlearning Queerphobia
Schools are a powerful place to begin building an LGBTQ-affirming culture, as an antidote to fear and bigotry.
Happiness Swings Votes鈥擝ut Not How You鈥檇 Expect
New findings challenge the political adage that youthful idealism gives way to conservative pragmatism with age.
Progress 2025: Protecting Voting Rights and Democracy
Instead of Project 2025's white supremacist vision for voting rights, Progress 2025 envisions universal early voting, a national federal holiday and more.
Reviving Asian American Solidarity
Right-wing forces are recruiting Asian Americans. Here鈥檚 how community members are countering this growing extremism.
Can U.S. Voters End the Gaza Genocide?
Votes are power, and many protestors are declaring that without an arms embargo on Israel, no candidate will get their vote.
We Will Not Be Saved
In the Ecuadorian Amazon, the Waorani people continue to resist the violence of the white 鈥渟avior.鈥�
How Zionism Wove Itself Into U.S. Politics
In the wake of AIPAC鈥檚 ouster of two pro-Palestine congressional Democrats, a Jewish American digs into the reality of Zionist influence in American politics.
Meet the Librarian Battling Book Bans
Librarian Amanda Jones refused to stay silent in the face of vicious attacks by a right-wing book-banning campaign. She tells all in a new book.
From The Current Issue
Voices Beyond Votes
Citizens in Puerto Rico and other colonized U.S. territories can鈥檛 vote, but they are still active participants in democracy.
We鈥檙e All Responsible for Protecting Public Libraries
In this excerpt from 鈥淭hat Librarian,鈥� Amanda Jones offers a blueprint to battle book censorship in public libraries.
Environmental Justice as Birthright
On Aug. 8, 2023, 13-year-old Kaliko was getting ready for her hula class at her mother鈥檚 house in West Maui. The power was out, and she heard there was a
What鈥檚 Next for Bangladesh鈥檚 Student-Led Revolution?
A Bangladesh-born labor explores the South Asian nation鈥檚 prospects to transition to a stable democracy now that the dust has settled from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 ouster.
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