This event is in partnership with Jewish Currents. In Peter Beinart's view, one story dominates Jewish communal life: that of persecution and victimhood. It is a story that erases much of the nuance of Jewish religious tradition and warps our understanding of Israel and Palestine. After Gaza, where Jewish texts, history, and language have been deployed […]
The administration's illegal funding freeze continues to impact everyday Americans nationwide. We must energize and mobilize to take action and help fight back for our communities, our planet, and our democracy. Join us to hear how you can contribute to the fight, and how uplifting real stories of the human consequences of the freeze helps […]
In three decades under the leadership of Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch grew to a staff of more than 500, conducting investigations in 100 countries to uncover abuses--and pressuring offending governments to stop them. Roth has grappled with the worst of humanity, taken on the biggest villains of our time, and persuaded leaders from around […]
Personal stories have the power to stir the heart, compel us to act, and spark social change. While advocacy organizations have long used storytelling in campaigns, the role technology plays has increased. Today, invitations to "share your story" are widespread on advocacy organizations and political campaign websites, calls to action, and social media pages. But […]
This event is in partnership with The Atlantic. We take it for granted that good neighborhoods--with good schools and good housing--are only accessible to the wealthy. But in America, this wasn't always the case. Though for most of world history, your prospects were tied to where you were born, Americans came up with a revolutionary idea: […]
This updated training developed by movement leaders and democracy experts lays out historical context and recent research on how democracies fall and what strategies have worked to stop illegal takeovers. Rooted in recent examples from around the world, the training offers frameworks to go beyond “calling your congressman” and act with purpose to protect the […]
Decades before the impeachment of an American president for a similar offense, Angelo Herndon was charged under Georgia law with "attempting to incite insurrection"--a crime punishable by death. In 1932, the eighteen-year-old Black Communist Party organizer was arrested and had his room illegally searched and his radical literature seized. Charged under an old slave insurrection […]
The American Dream of homeownership is becoming an American Delusion. As renters seek an escape from record-breaking rent hikes, first-time buyers find that skyrocketing interest rates and historically low inventory leave them with scant options for an affordable place to live. With home valued more than ever as a commodity, even social housing programs meant […]
Transgender Unity March + Rally at Washington, D.C. is set to take place at 9:30 am-2:15 pm on Saturday, March 1, 2025, starting at the White House Ellipse and marching to just north of the Standing Pool at the US Capitol.
If all children could just get an education, the logic goes, they would have the same opportunities later in life. But this historical tour de force makes it clear that the opposite is true: The U.S. school system has played an instrumental role in creating and upholding racial hierarchies, preparing children to expect unequal treatment […]
The battle to protect federal jobs and essential services is far from over; in fact, it’s just getting started. Last week, thousands of federal workers and supporters in dozens of cities took to the streets in a nationwide protest to save our services. Now we’re planning a new campaign for the next few weeks to fight back against […]
It used to be that ravaging another country's economy required blockading its ports and laying siege to its cities. Now all it takes is a statement posted online by the U.S. government. In Chokepoints, Edward Fishman, a former top State Department sanctions official, takes us deep into the back rooms of power to reveal the untold […]
