Activism

Stop Congress From Handing a Windfall to the Private Prison Industry

Stop Congress From Handing a Windfall to the Private Prison Industry Stop Congress From Handing a Windfall to the Private Prison Industry

Private prison companies like the Corrections Corporation of America already make millions locking up immigrants.

Nov 8, 2013 / NationAction

Labor Rights for All: The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery

Labor Rights for All: The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery Labor Rights for All: The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery

The domestic workers’ rights movement offers powerful lessons for the broader fight against forced labor, trafficking and servitude.

Nov 7, 2013 / Nisha Varia and Foreign Policy In Focus

The Ray Kelly ‘Shoutdown’: Free-Speech Failure or Democracy in Action?

The Ray Kelly ‘Shoutdown’: Free-Speech Failure or Democracy in Action? The Ray Kelly ‘Shoutdown’: Free-Speech Failure or Democracy in Action?

Was this "shoutdown" an abrogation of free speech or a necessary moment of speaking truth to power?

Nov 6, 2013 / Rania Khalek, Richard Yeselson, Jesse A. Myerson, Katha Pollitt, and OpinionNation

Legalize Marijuana

Legalize Marijuana Legalize Marijuana

It’s time to legalize marijuana. 

Nov 5, 2013 / NationAction

Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out

Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out

The knowledge that students can forgo tests without repercussions has emboldened parents across the state.

Nov 5, 2013 / StudentNation / Owen Davis and StudentNation

Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back

Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back

Texas Equal Access fund Executive Director Merritt Tierce says the fight against Texas’ new abortion laws will continue and intensify.

Nov 5, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Parents and Teachers Rally to Save North Carolina Schools

Parents and Teachers Rally to Save North Carolina Schools Parents and Teachers Rally to Save North Carolina Schools

Parents and teachers rallied today in North Carolina to participate in a “walk in” to raise awareness about education budget cuts and low teacher salaries.

Nov 4, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

This Week in Poverty: How to Cut Poverty in Half in Ten Years

This Week in Poverty: How to Cut Poverty in Half in Ten Years This Week in Poverty: How to Cut Poverty in Half in Ten Years

The Half in Ten campaign lays out a path to dramatically reduce poverty—but it will require a real, sustained and disruptive fight to acheive it.

Nov 4, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Kshama Sawant

Seattle’s ‘Another World Is Both Possible and Necessary’ Campaign Seattle’s ‘Another World Is Both Possible and Necessary’ Campaign

A socialist candidate wins significant support for a “Fund Human Needs, Fight Corporate Greed” message.

Nov 3, 2013 / John Nichols

Tell President Obama: Pardon Prisoners and Commute Unjust Sentences

Tell President Obama: Pardon Prisoners and Commute Unjust Sentences Tell President Obama: Pardon Prisoners and Commute Unjust Sentences

Join us in calling on President Obama to pardon or commute the sentences of federal prisoners serving excessive sentences for nonviolent drug crimes. 

Oct 31, 2013 / NationAction

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