This Month, Students Massed Against Stop-and-Frisk, Won on Title IX and Scared Off Tom Corbett This Month, Students Massed Against Stop-and-Frisk, Won on Title IX and Scared Off Tom Corbett
From Philadelphia to Sacramento, students fight to reclaim public education.
Jan 27, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Tell President Obama to Give Federal Contract Workers a Raise Tell President Obama to Give Federal Contract Workers a Raise
While raising the minimum wage for all workers requires the cooperation of Congress, President Obama can unilaterally raise the wages of federal contract workers.
Jan 27, 2014 / NationAction
The Farmer Who Took on Corporate Globalization The Farmer Who Took on Corporate Globalization
Among the first challengers of the "free trade" fantasy were farmers, fisherfolk, peasants and indigenous peoples. John Kinsman was their comrade and champion.
Jan 27, 2014 / John Nichols
How Student Activists at Duke Transformed a $6 Billion Endowment How Student Activists at Duke Transformed a $6 Billion Endowment
The success of DukeOpen’s campaign to pressure the university’s board of trustees to reform guidelines on investment responsibility demonstrates the importance of under...
Jan 25, 2014 / StudentNation / Casey Williams, Charlie Molthrop, Jacob Tobia, and StudentNation
What the LGBT Movement Can Learn From Seattle Catholic High School Students What the LGBT Movement Can Learn From Seattle Catholic High School Students
The unapologetic character of Eastside Catholic High School students serves as a model to the LGBTQ movement for how to fight for the changes we urgently need and deserve.
Jan 23, 2014 / StudentNation / Keegan O’Brien and StudentNation
A Glimpse Into the Zapatista Movement, Two Decades Later A Glimpse Into the Zapatista Movement, Two Decades Later
Zapatista strongholds endure in the state of Chiapas, managing their own schools, banks, hospitals, arts collectives and system of government.
Jan 23, 2014 / Laura Gottesdiener
John Carlos, 1968 Olympian, Speaks Out on LGBT Rights John Carlos, 1968 Olympian, Speaks Out on LGBT Rights
“You need to follow your conscience, follow your heart and follow your wisdom.”
Jan 22, 2014 / Feature / Dave Zirin
Andy Shallal, Activist and Owner of Busboys and Poets, Makes a Progressive Bid for DC Mayor Andy Shallal, Activist and Owner of Busboys and Poets, Makes a Progressive Bid for DC Mayor
Restauranteur and activist Andy Shallal is making a long shot bid for DC mayor.
Jan 22, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
The Ukrainian Nationalism at the Heart of ‘Euromaidan’ The Ukrainian Nationalism at the Heart of ‘Euromaidan’
Coverage focused on the call for European integration has largely glossed over the rise in nationalist rhetoric that has led to violence.
Jan 21, 2014 / Alec Luhn
Thirty-Two Arrested at a LaGuardia Rally for Higher Wages Thirty-Two Arrested at a LaGuardia Rally for Higher Wages
Thrity-two people were arrested at an SEIU-organized rally for liveable wages and a paid Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
Jan 21, 2014 / Allison Kilkenny