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Social Justice
After a restful Thanksgiving, my family made a deliberate choice to #OptOutside on Nov. 24. #OptOutside is a growing movement in which participating organizations and companies close their doors on...
Ben Jealous
Back in the 1960s, Americans were deeply divided on matters of war and race – and Christians in America were on both sides of the divide. While Martin Luther King...
Dr. James Zogby
I often write an article on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks reflecting on the impact that tragedy had on my country and my community. I believe that it...
Few advocacy leaders can say they have led two of the more storied progressive organizations fighting for civil rights and voting rights. Ben Jealous now counts himself a member of...
The Fulcrum
The Fundamental Question at This Moment is: Can the United States be Reformed? Here we go again. Another black person killed by the US police. Another wave of multiracial resistance....
Dr. Cornel West
Workers are compelled to go back to work, often for minimum wage. Small businesses cannot get the loans they need because big corporations scooped them up. Hospitals don’t have enough...
Michael Lighty
On this episode of The Michael Brooks Show, West reflects on the state of our political institutions, progressive politics, civil engagement and discourse, and being a revolutionary Christian.
Michael Brooks
At the 2019 NJEA Convention West talks One on One with Steve Adubato about social justice in education, the importance of civil political discourse, the leadership styles of President Obama and President...
Steve Adubato
As a panelist at Criminalizing Dissent: The Attack on BDS and Pro-Palestinian Speech, King recounts his own path to organizing against police brutality and lessons learned for how activists can effectively organize...
Shaun King
Up Front host Mehdi Hasaan interviews West on issues of inequality, the escalation of white supremacy and the threat of neo fascism in America.
Mehdi Hasaan
On Sept. 21, the day after the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria, WBUR sat down with Carmen Yulín Cruz, the mayor of San Juan, who became a national figure in...
Simón Rios
By Naomi Klein
By Ben Jealous
Racial Justice & Human Dignity / Social Justice
By Howard Zinn
By Pramila Jayapal
By Rosa L. DeLauro
Democracy & Government / Social Justice
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