Activism

Workers ROC the Restaurant Industry

Workers ROC the Restaurant Industry Workers ROC the Restaurant Industry

How low-wage food service workers are serving up justice.

Aug 14, 2013 / Feature / Laura Flanders

Time to March on Washington—Again

Time to March on Washington—Again Time to March on Washington—Again

Fifty years after King’s historic march, the struggle for racial justice faces unprecedented challenges.

Aug 14, 2013 / Ari Berman

Have You Marched on Washington?

Have You Marched on Washington? Have You Marched on Washington?

To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington, we’re asking our readers to share their thoughts and memories. 

Aug 13, 2013 / The Nation

Occupy Bank Cards!

Occupy Bank Cards! Occupy Bank Cards!

A band of finance wizards take on the system they now say is corrupt.

Aug 12, 2013 / Alissa Quart

Protesters Live in a Tent City to Oppose Post Office Closure

Protesters Live in a Tent City to Oppose Post Office Closure Protesters Live in a Tent City to Oppose Post Office Closure

As more post offices close around the country, activists in California are stepping up and protesting the continuing privatization.

Aug 12, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Mass Protests Put ALEC Under National Scrutiny

Mass Protests Put ALEC Under National Scrutiny Mass Protests Put ALEC Under National Scrutiny

As labor and civil rights groups demonstrate, watchdog groups seek federal and state inquiries.

Aug 9, 2013 / John Nichols

Know Your IX

Know Your IX Know Your IX

Know Your IX is undertaking an education-based campaign to arm survivor-activists and allies with information to help them advocate for themselves.

Aug 8, 2013 / StudentNation / Samantha Lachman and StudentNation

Dan Savage on DOMA Repeal: ‘Now I Can Die’

Dan Savage on DOMA Repeal: ‘Now I Can Die’ Dan Savage on DOMA Repeal: ‘Now I Can Die’

Morbid thoughts from the sex-advice columnist and founder of It Gets Better.

Aug 8, 2013 / Jon Wiener

ALEC’s Illegal Past?

ALEC’s Illegal Past? ALEC’s Illegal Past?

Unsurprisingly, the modern American Legislative Exchange Council was born in sin—with a sketchy tax dodge designed to let it front as a “non-political” organizati...

Aug 7, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Thousands Protest Chevron Oil Refinery in Richmond, California

Thousands Protest Chevron Oil Refinery in Richmond, California Thousands Protest Chevron Oil Refinery in Richmond, California

This weekend, more than 200 people got arrested in a California city known for its heavy-handed oil-industry politics.

Aug 5, 2013 / Madeline Ostrander

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