Youth Organizations Demand an End To Police in Schools
Working with the Center for Popular Democracy, youth organizations have created a list of demands for the new Congress and White House to end the presence of police in schools.
The Quest for Transit Justice is Driving New Organizing and Advocacy
Even before COVID deepened the crisis facing transit systems, advocates were connecting up transportation inequities with a broader agenda for economic and racial justice.
These are the Top Asian American Advocacy Groups
Asian Americans have been mobilizing for more electoral influence and also to combat a rising tide of anti-Asian hate crimes. We look at the key players leading this growing activism.
Jonathan Schleifer on Winning on Healthcare and Wages with Ballots Initiatives
Blue Tent founder David Callahan talks with the executive director of the Fairness Project, an organization that's compiled an impressive record of winning ballot initiatives—including in red states.
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers Started Small. Now it's a Powerhouse
CIW is a prime example of how a group of disenfranchised workers can build power and create long-lasting and effective change. What's been the secret to its success?
The Long Battle Over Rent Control in California
Advocates backed by money from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation have spent over $45 million in the past two years to repeal an anti-rent-control measure in California. Yet they've come up short.
To Make Sure "This Doesn't Happen Again," a Bid to Stigmatize Ex-Trump Officials
Hate for Hire, an initiative from Accountable.us, is aimed at stopping the architects of the Trump administration's immigration policies from professional rehabilitation after leaving government.
How a Local Tenants' Rights Group is Empowering California Latinos
Inquilinos Unidos is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization that works to empower low-income tenants to advocate for fair housing through education, organizing, and advocacy.
The Key Groups Powering a Growing Housing Justice Movement in California
The Golden State's decades-long housing crisis—made worse by the pandemic, with mass evictions looming—has spurred unprecedented new organizing efforts up and down the state.
A Progressive Coalition is Pressuring Corporations to Stop Enabling the Far Right
Even as tech giants like Facebook and Twitter move to curtail extremist speech on their platforms, activist groups are pressing for a much broader crackdown, targeting companies like Google and Amazon.
A Quick Look at Relational Organizing and Why It's Suddenly Hot
The technique, reliant on more personal connections, is finding adherents from around the progressive world, as organizers seek to reimagine how they turn out voters and build a base.
Progress Texas Looks to the Future After a 2020 That Fell Short of Expectations
The election didn't go as many Democrats in Texas and beyond had hoped. But in a state where progressives are used to playing the long game, this nonprofit is honing ways to capitalize on rapid changes in the region.
Warning of Growing Danger, a Progressive Coalition Demands Impeachment Now
The Frontline, founded just a few months ago, is leading over 200 groups in calling for President Donald Trump's impeachment and the expulsion from Congress of some GOP lawmakers.
A Small Group of Citizen Researchers Takes on One County's Criminal Justice System
With less than 20 volunteers and in less than seven months, activists in Washtenaw County, Michigan, produced a report proving systemic racism in its criminal justice system. Here's how they did it.
Stories of Success: How ACT UP Forced Action on HIV/AIDS
ACT UP's legendary rules-breaking activism earned it a place in history. Now is a good time to revisit its tactics and impact as COVID continues to rage, hitting hardest in communities of color.
The Rural Problem: Why Democrats Struggle With Rural Voters and How They Can Win Them Over
If Democrats want to do more than just win the White House—if they want legislative power—they must make inroads with rural voters. Long-time rural organizers offer a road map for how to do that.
Terms of Engagement: What a Top Progressive Organizing Group Wants from Biden
The Center for Popular Democracy played a key role in mobilizing voters during the election. Now it has released a memo calling on the Biden administration to take action on a list of priorities.
How New Virginia Majority is Building Power
The fact that the state turned even bluer in November is no accident. The leader of the New Virginia Majority says the key to the group's success has been putting in the work—not winging it.
Project South Is Fighting to Deliver Systemic Change in the Black Radical Tradition
The group is linked into local and regional movement building networks that aim to effect change across the South through deep, "long-term organizing." We take a closer look.
CASA in Action is Mobilizing Latinos in the Mid-Atlantic
Pennsylvania's Latino population may be small, but CASA in Action has been working to mobilize Latinos and help swing Pennsylvania blue. Here's how its work paid off this year.