Activism

As the School Year Approaches, Students Protest in Philadelphia, Chicago and Rhode Island

As the School Year Approaches, Students Protest in Philadelphia, Chicago and Rhode Island As the School Year Approaches, Students Protest in Philadelphia, Chicago and Rhode Island

Across the country, students sit-in, mobilize and unionize for justice.

Aug 21, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

North Carolina Republicans Escalate Attack on Student Voting

North Carolina Republicans Escalate Attack on Student Voting North Carolina Republicans Escalate Attack on Student Voting

Republicans in North Carolina are shutting down polling places at college campuses and preventing students from running for office. 

Aug 20, 2013 / Ari Berman

The Real Politics of Power

The Real Politics of Power The Real Politics of Power

Chris Hayes responds with optimism to Wen Stephenson’s review of his documentary, The Politics of Power.

Aug 19, 2013 / Chris Hayes

A Movement for a New Planet

A Movement for a New Planet A Movement for a New Planet

What to make of change on an overheating planet.

Aug 19, 2013 / Bill McKibben

Dear Chris Hayes: Good Job. Now Let’s Get Real.

Dear Chris Hayes: Good Job. Now Let’s Get Real. Dear Chris Hayes: Good Job. Now Let’s Get Real.

A reaction to Chris Hayes's MSNBC documentary on climate change, The Politics of Power.

Aug 19, 2013 / Wen Stephenson

Scott Walker Goes All 1798: Arrests Elected Official, Editor in Wisconsin

Scott Walker Goes All 1798: Arrests Elected Official, Editor in Wisconsin Scott Walker Goes All 1798: Arrests Elected Official, Editor in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin governor’s crackdown on dissent expands.

Aug 16, 2013 / John Nichols

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China

This week: the death penalty in China, socialist politics in Seattle, and Harry Reid's assault on climate change deniers. 

Aug 16, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

A Fight for the Soul of NYU

A Fight for the Soul of NYU A Fight for the Soul of NYU

With its ever-expanding roster of campuses around the world, NYU is leading the way toward the corporatization of higher education. 

Aug 15, 2013 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson and StudentNation

The Misremembering of ‘I Have a Dream’

The Misremembering of ‘I Have a Dream’ The Misremembering of ‘I Have a Dream’

Fifty years after the March on Washington, Dr. King’s most famous speech, like his own political legacy, is widely misunderstood.

Aug 14, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Gary Younge

How the Streets Honor Martin Luther King Jr.

How the Streets Honor Martin Luther King Jr. How the Streets Honor Martin Luther King Jr.

On city walls across the country, muralists and street artists depict him as a statesman, visionary, hero and martyr.

Aug 14, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Camilo José Vergara

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