Activism

#CancelColbert and the Return of the Anti-Liberal Left

#CancelColbert and the Return of the Anti-Liberal Left #CancelColbert and the Return of the Anti-Liberal Left

The left can only afford to be contemptuous of liberal values when the right isn't in charge. 

Apr 2, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

Jonathan Schell, Eloquent Champion of Nonviolence

Jonathan Schell, Eloquent Champion of Nonviolence Jonathan Schell, Eloquent Champion of Nonviolence

He made it clear that on matters of conscience, inaction is unacceptable.

Apr 2, 2014 / The Editors

What Jonathan Schell Taught Us About the Power of Nonviolence

What Jonathan Schell Taught Us About the Power of Nonviolence What Jonathan Schell Taught Us About the Power of Nonviolence

What he gave us was so beautiful, so significant, so strong.

Apr 2, 2014 / Rebecca Solnit

Deval Patrick, These Student Climate Activists Are Your Political Future

Deval Patrick, These Student Climate Activists Are Your Political Future Deval Patrick, These Student Climate Activists Are Your Political Future

Student climate activists in Massachusetts win a meeting with Governor Deval Patrick about banning new fossil-fuel infrastructure. But they need more than a meeting.

Apr 1, 2014 / Wen Stephenson

Q&A with Ryan Branagan of Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine

Q&A with Ryan Branagan of Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine Q&A with Ryan Branagan of Northeastern’s Students for Justice in Palestine

Northeastern University's decision to suspend Northeastern's SJP provoked a response that spread outside the university's borders.

Apr 1, 2014 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien and StudentNation

Why You Should Call Apple Today

Why You Should Call Apple Today Why You Should Call Apple Today

On Tuesday, April 1, call Apple to demand the company protect its workers from dangerous chemicals. 

Apr 1, 2014 / NationAction

Sharif Abdel Kouddous’ Exclusive Interview with Recently Freed Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah

Sharif Abdel Kouddous’ Exclusive Interview with Recently Freed Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah Sharif Abdel Kouddous’ Exclusive Interview with Recently Freed Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah

In an extensive interview, Alaa tells Nation contributor Kouddous that Egypt’s military government is "on a sentencing frenzy."

Mar 31, 2014 / Press Room

Could This Tax on Wall Street Turn Back America’s Tide of Inequality?

Could This Tax on Wall Street Turn Back America’s Tide of Inequality? Could This Tax on Wall Street Turn Back America’s Tide of Inequality?

A tax on speculative financial transactions could bring in as much as $350 billion per year.

Mar 31, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Fearless Idealism of Jonathan Schell

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Fearless Idealism of Jonathan Schell This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Fearless Idealism of Jonathan Schell

As he once wrote of history itself, Jonathan was “no respecter of conventional wisdom.”

Mar 29, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Remembering the Passion of Jonathan Schell

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Remembering the Passion of Jonathan Schell Katrina vanden Heuvel: Remembering the Passion of Jonathan Schell

Katrina vanden Heuvel pays tribute to the late Jonathan Schell, whose intrepid journalism and passionate conviction inspired a generation.

Mar 28, 2014 / Press Room

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