A new book by the historian Linda Gordon considers seven social movements that transformed the country — not all of them for the better. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently ...

Mass deportation has been a cornerstone of Trump’s agenda for more than a decade. Yet despite his early pledge to create a “ ...

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SFU Distinguished Professor challenges conventional thinking that diversity and identity politics weakens political activism. Social justice movements play an important role in creating policy reforms ...

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To paraphrase the title of Primo Levi’s 1982 novel, If Not Now, When?, if not us, who? We are the future leaders of the world. We should take part in social movements because we should have a ...