Experiments with truth: 8/19/09

    • Alumni, antiwar activists, community members and lawyers gathered on Monday outside the UC Berkeley School of Law to call for the dismissal of former Bush administration torture policy architect and new faculty member John Yoo.
    • Seven security guards have been perched atop the Colosseum in Rome since Friday to protest the planned privatization of the city’s security company.

    Recent Stories

    • Analysis

    It’s time for movements to rethink social media

    August 13, 2026

    Movements can still find people on social media. But the real organizing has to happen somewhere else — and getting people there is the part we keep skipping.

    • Review

    Why bravery and heartbreak are essential to organizing

    August 11, 2026

    Reflecting on decades of organizing — from Occupy to Mamdani’s campaign — Yotam Marom’s book “For Louder Days” offers a powerful guide to making hard choices.

    • Q&A

    The inside-outside strategy behind New York’s rent freeze

    August 7, 2026

    Julie Xu, a tenant organizer in Chinatown, explains why a 20-year movement for a rent freeze pivoted — and built a coalition to elect Mayor Zohran Mamdani.