Uprisings Are Just the Beginning

Constructing an egalitarian society requires the sustained participation of the people.

Our Green Transition May Leave Black People Behind

I’m an architect of the Green New Deal, and I’m worried the racism in the biggest climate law endangers our ability to get off fossil fuels.

“We Don’t Struggle for You, We Struggle with You”

Socialist shack dwellers fight for land and housing in South Africa.

One Black Student Union Vice President vs. Ron DeSantis

“I’ve built things here” at the New College of Florida.

Black Class Matters

Class conflict undermines assumptions about political solidarity.

The Soul-Sucking Reality of Touring

Musicians on the road face a depressing new reality.

If “Woke” Dies, Our Nation’s Truths Die with It

Ron DeSantis wants to retrofit history to conform to conservative ideology.

How We’ll Know if Stop Cop City Won

The volume of new organizers who stick with the movement will be our victory.

“We Are People of Resistance”

Five agricultural workers from Brazil and the U.S. share strategies to take back the land.

“Somos Povos da Resistência”

Cinco trabalhadores rurais do Brasil e dos Estados Unidos partilham estratégias para a reconquista da terra.

The Movement and the Mayor

What does it mean to have Brandon Johnson, a Chicago Teachers Union organizer, in office?

You Can Win Bold Climate Laws in Your State

“They’re wrong to underestimate just how annoying we can be.”

The Supreme Court Shouldn’t Get the Last Word

What if we ignored it?

The Queer, Black, and Sexy Album We Deserve

I feel like a voyeur on a play session with Monáe and a few willing conquests.

“We Stopped Him From Going to Prison!”

Groups of people are showing up to collectively contest the criminal legal system.

How the Black Misleadership Class Provides Cover to Cop City

They’re trying to create a narrative that the movement is composed of white “outside agitators.”

a Black body is somebody

A Thank You Letter

Come In

A call and response between the artist Carrie Mae Weems and the poet Ashley M. Jones.

Hammer & Hope: Toward a Radical New Future

Welcome to a magazine of Black politics and culture.

Could We End Evictions?

A story on the revolutionary potential of direct action.

Why We Are Called Hammer & Hope

Ideas, and the radical movements that produce them, really do matter.

After the Uprising, What Is to Be Done?

A discussion of the legacy of the 2020 protests, the growing threat from the right, and building movements.

Revolution Is a Great Work of Art

Freedom work requires art and imagination. Faith Ringgold learned the secrets of both from children.

If You Want “Urban Renewal,” Call the Cops

Police are the “strong arm” of this policy in Salt Lake City.

A Framework to Help Us Understand the World

Out of a common history emerged racism, capitalism, and the whole world. This offers us a clue on how to change that world.

Why We Work to Free Political Prisoners of the Black Power Era

If we don’t bring home our elders, they will die in prison and our movements will suffer.

When Cis Women Attack Trans Rights, Fascists Win

People who are fighting for control of their bodies need to be on the same team.

Taja Cheek, a.k.a. L’Rain, on “the Sonic Equivalent of a Feeling”

The Brooklyn singer and songwriter creates a playlist and reflects on two songs she can’t stop thinking about.

A Thank You Letter to the Hammer & Hope Team

Everything worth doing is done with other people.