Social Justice

Years ago, she gave up music for activism. Now she’s back, with a long-awaited third album.

Judith Herman’s seminal book “Trauma and Recovery” created a template for her field. Three decades later, she’s published a follow-up to explain how survivors’ needs are still misunderstood.

What should we do with the traditions—in culture, religion, or the workplace—that no longer reflect our values? Three stories of change from the producer Ngofeen Mputubwele.

She became infamous for her involvement in acts of political violence. Then she found her way out of the abyss.

The father of landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted, turns two hundred this month, but his legacy now comes with asterisks.

From the magazine’s archive: a selection of pieces on the sport.

The archbishop was a consistent voice for nonviolent social change, campaigning against apartheid, advocating for gay rights, and speaking out against the Iraq War.

William A. Kirkley’s documentary follows a married couple working on behalf of the Weather Underground, the Black Panthers, and others during the nineteen-sixties and seventies.

“Heart Attack” is the powerful capstone to his new album, “We’re All Alone in This Together.”

The author of “The Engagement” discusses the activists, politicians, and judicial figures who found themselves at the forefront of the battle over same-sex marriage.

Has the Internet become better at mediating change?

Why progressive activism rooted in faith is so often misconstrued.

The events of the past few weeks make one wonder: If we’re just going to use solar power instead of coal to run the same sad mess of unfair and ugly oppression, is it really worth it?