The recent demolition of a smokestack in Little Village has exposed vast disparities in city environmental priorities. The demolition is only the latest explosion in a long history of environmental racism and private-sector handouts in Chicago. Civilized man’s greatest achievement, Read More …
A Chicago nurse who took part in a counter-protest of a “Re-open Illinois” rally reports on the scene. Read More …
The crisis induced by the global pandemic has presented a number of key questions to social justice educators around the country. Black Lives Matter at School leader Jesse Hagopian talks to Rampant about how to confront those challenges and build on recent waves of teacher organizing. Read More …
De Blasio’s crackdown on the Jewish community in New York has stoked antisemitism at a dangerous moment. He draws from a long playbook of state violence against Black and brown New Yorkers. Read More …
International Workers’ Day is rooted in Chicago-style class warfare. By remembering this history today, our movements are tapping into a subterranean fire. Read More …
Providing relief to food insecurity is going to take more than mutual aid and community gardens. Read More …
A researcher of far-right activity talks about the real threat posed by the recent right-wing rallies—not just in worsening the spread of the virus but in an advance of their toxic politics. Read More …
Antiracist activists and organizers from around the country describe what Black Lives Matter means in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More …
One month into pandemic lockdowns and many of us are still disoriented, waiting for a return to normal. But accepting the strange new normal is a prerequisite for shaping a better world. Read More …
The pandemic has exposed the depth of racism embedded in US society. The Left should center the struggle against mass incarceration as a strategic priority in our efforts to #FreeThemAll. Read More …