Peace activism

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Our Nobel Peace Prize–Winning Writers (and One Editor)

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Our Nobel Peace Prize–Winning Writers (and One Editor) This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Our Nobel Peace Prize–Winning Writers (and One Editor)

Former staff editor Emily Greene Balch's 1946 Peace Prize win “recognized how much private citizens can contribute to the conditions for international peace.”

Oct 12, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Gun Control Debate and Our Civic Life

The Gun Control Debate and Our Civic Life The Gun Control Debate and Our Civic Life

When one side of an election fight is led by conspiratorial maniacs with guns, it’s hard for the good guys to win.

Sep 13, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Stephen Cohen: Obama, Kerry Must Seize Putin’s Offer of Diplomacy

Stephen Cohen: Obama, Kerry Must Seize Putin’s Offer of Diplomacy Stephen Cohen: Obama, Kerry Must Seize Putin’s Offer of Diplomacy

Prof. Stephen F. Cohen goes on HuffPost Live to promote diplomacy with Russia.

Sep 13, 2013 / Press Room

We Need ‘Forceful Diplomacy,’ not Military Strikes, in Syria

We Need ‘Forceful Diplomacy,’ not Military Strikes, in Syria We Need ‘Forceful Diplomacy,’ not Military Strikes, in Syria

Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel goes on ABC’s This Week to say why she believes the US should not strike Syria.

Sep 9, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Cornell NYC Tech’s Alarming Ties to the Israeli Occupation

Cornell NYC Tech’s Alarming Ties to the Israeli Occupation Cornell NYC Tech’s Alarming Ties to the Israeli Occupation

Community members are concerned about Cornell’s partnership with Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, whose research and development help sustain Israel’s occupatio...

Mar 1, 2013 / Adam Hudson

Politics and Oscar Night

Politics and Oscar Night Politics and Oscar Night

The Academy Awards this year were supposed to be “political.” A reminder of a time when that word really meant something.

Feb 25, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein

Leo Gerard Is Rising

Leo Gerard Is Rising Leo Gerard Is Rising

To send labor supporters into their final week of preparing for One Billion Rising, United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard recorded this special video message.

Feb 6, 2013 / Laura Flanders

Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

Shawn Francis Peters’s The Catonsville Nine.

Jan 23, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Mark Oppenheimer

John Lennon and George McGovern: Another Side of the 1972 Campaign

John Lennon and George McGovern: Another Side of the 1972 Campaign John Lennon and George McGovern: Another Side of the 1972 Campaign

The McGovern campaign marked a turning point in many lives, including John Lennon’s.

Oct 22, 2012 / Jon Wiener

The War Between the Civilized Man and Pamela Geller The War Between the Civilized Man and Pamela Geller

American Freedom Defense Initiative's Islamophobic ad campaign faced massive pushback from the forces of decency and justice.

Oct 18, 2012 / Lizzy Ratner

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