On the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, whose stories are told and whose are marginalized? 

Could the U.S. President’s annual address be reconfigured as a playful, reflective and connective civic ritual? Here’s how.

Liberals and progressives may feel besieged by the religious right, but they should breathe easy: they are winning.

The emergence of social movements is a product of two powerful forces working in tandem: disruption and sacrifice.

Are there new ways to engage the public in mass action to reduce global warming, or should we focus on adapting to the inevitable?

Chris Dixon’s new book identifies four principles that underpin the success of transformative social movements.

A post-Soviet generation of feminists is struggling to transform society through a mix of personal and political action. 

Radical science fiction and fantasy are remedies for the belief that there is no alternative to the violence and inequality that surrounds us.

Even in a just war we need to feel the pain and tragedy of losses on the other side. And in the Brink's robbery our own mistakes and failings led to unnecessary casualties. An extract from Love and Struggle: my life in SDS, the Weather Underground and Beyond.

"This is not a film about oppression. It's actually about transformation." 

What I learned from James Baldwin’s writing about race, in a moment of great anger.

Why does love matter for democracy? A conversation with one of the world’s leading philosophers. 

Forget your ideas about giant sculptures on museum lawns. In Detroit, public art is an essential part of community life.

Author and activist Leslie Feinberg died this week, just before Transgender Day of Remembrance. As the opposite of a single-issue activist, ze showed what it was to resist, and to stand in solidarity with others.

It's not hard to bring more equality into each other’s lives. Here are seven concrete ideas and experiments.

It’s easy to blame the economic system for causing social and environmental problems, but what is that system built on? Isn’t it us?

Collective recognition is more important than the raising up of icons: there is no mastermind in the transformation of society.