Refunds for Good Refunds for Good
Did you know that the most wide-reaching tax refund in IRS history is on tap for this year? The Telephone Excise Tax Refund (TETR) is a one-time payment available on your 2006 ...
Apr 3, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Free Gary Tyler Free Gary Tyler
Gary Tyler, black, now aged 48, is serving a life prison sentence in the infamous State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana. He was convicted in 1975 for the murder of 13-year-old T...
Mar 29, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Exxon’s Shame Exxon’s Shame
Alaskan wood carver Mike Webber unveiled his "Shame Pole" this past Friday in Cordova to mark the 18th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which devastated the area and rui...
Mar 27, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Students Against War Students Against War
At the outset of the Iraq war four years ago numerous polls found that students, like the majority of the population, overwhelmingly supported the invasion. Now those same polls s...
Mar 21, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
The Last Anniversary? The Last Anniversary?
March 19 update:Click here to read hundreds of reports on this past weekend's antiwar events. Monday marks the fourth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. The carnage and wast...
Mar 14, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Alt Spring Break Alt Spring Break
If you're a high school or college student, you can use your spring break to become a part of the next generation of human rights leaders. Taking place in Austin, Texas from Mar...
Mar 9, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Left Forum 2007 Left Forum 2007
One of the country's premiere progressive events, this weekend's Left Forum brings together activists and intellectuals from across the globe to share ideas for understanding and ...
Mar 8, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Pressing for Peace Pressing for Peace
The National Call-In for Peace is an effort by a coalition of peace and veterans groups to coordinate a unified phone campaign to urge Congress to reject the Bush supplemental app...
Mar 6, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Fighting for the Right to Organize Fighting for the Right to Organize
Working people scored at least a temporary victory Thursday when the House voted for legislation that would make it easier for workers to form unions. (Thanks to all Nation reader...
Mar 2, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
The Right to Organize The Right to Organize
Last week, the House of Representatives Education and Labor Committee voted yes on the Employee Free Choice Act. This was a huge step forward in the fight to restore the ability o...
Feb 28, 2007 / Peter Rothberg