Support Child Literacy With Jennifer Egan and Goodreads Support Child Literacy With Jennifer Egan and Goodreads
There's rarely been as enjoyable and community-minded a way to help support children's literacy.
Jul 12, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
What Is Patriotism? What Is Patriotism?
The Nation has steadfastly resisted all efforts through the years to brand dissent as unpatriotic.
Jul 1, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
NxtGen: Stuff the Cuts NxtGen: Stuff the Cuts
For those concerned that there's no good protest music out there, the English hip-hop group NxtGen is using rap to take searing aim at the British government’s austerity budg...
Jun 30, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
Jimmy Cliff Sings for Peace in Afghanistan Jimmy Cliff Sings for Peace in Afghanistan
An aging but still spry Jimmy Cliff, the legendary Jamaican reggae master, rocked the Glastonbury Festival with a searing version of one of his biggest hits re-tooled as a cry for ...
Jun 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
Bill McKibben, Naomi Klein Call for Civil Disobedience on Tar Sands Bill McKibben, Naomi Klein Call for Civil Disobedience on Tar Sands
The Tar Sands are the most environmentally devastating energy project on earth.
Jun 22, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
End the ‘War on Drugs’ End the ‘War on Drugs’
The 40th anniversary of President Nixon's declaration of the War on Drugs comes amid growing recognition that the policy, and all that it wrought, is a complete disaster.
Jun 16, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Barbie’s Rainforest Destruction Habit Revealed Barbie’s Rainforest Destruction Habit Revealed
Implore Mattel to become a leader in the use of sustainable forest products.
Jun 13, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Remembering Clara Luper Remembering Clara Luper
Luper’s courage at a young age helped change the course of race relations in Oklahoma City.
Jun 10, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
March on Blair Mountain Honors Labor History, Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining March on Blair Mountain Honors Labor History, Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
A five-day march on Blair Mountain seeks to harness the rich labor history of Appalachia to expand a growing movement to end the destruction of Appalachia through mountaintop remov...
Jun 8, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Help Fight the HIV/AIDS Super-Epidemic Help Fight the HIV/AIDS Super-Epidemic
In many parts of the world, the epidemics of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis have merged together, forming a super-epidemic.
Jun 7, 2011 / Peter Rothberg