Activism

Our Lives on the Line

Our Lives on the Line Our Lives on the Line

How long are we supposed to remain calm when the laws we are called on to respect are an open assault on our humanity?

Jul 17, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

North Carolina’s Moral Mondays

North Carolina’s Moral Mondays North Carolina’s Moral Mondays

An inspiring grassroots movement is fighting back against the GOP’s outrageous budget cuts and attacks on democracy.

Jul 17, 2013 / Ari Berman

Can Fashion Clean Up Its Act?

Can Fashion Clean Up Its Act? Can Fashion Clean Up Its Act?

In the wake of Bangladesh's Rana Plaza disaster, consumers are showing new interest in brands that do right by their workers.

Jul 17, 2013 / Feature / Elizabeth Cline

The New Climate Radicals

The New Climate Radicals The New Climate Radicals

Ken Ward and Jay O'Hara are reminiscent of the human-centered, Quaker-inspired anti-nuke founders of Greenpeace.

Jul 17, 2013 / Feature / Wen Stephenson

Trayvon Martin Rallies Are Held Across the Country After the George Zimmerman Verdict

Trayvon Martin Rallies Are Held Across the Country After the George Zimmerman Verdict Trayvon Martin Rallies Are Held Across the Country After the George Zimmerman Verdict

Trayvon Martin rallies were held across the country following the George Zimmerman not-guilty verdict.

Jul 16, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

This Week in Poverty: Confronting Congressional Hunger Games

This Week in Poverty: Confronting Congressional Hunger Games This Week in Poverty: Confronting Congressional Hunger Games

Recent votes on food stamps reveal that Congress is pummeling low-income people with increasing ferocity. What can be done to confront and change this cruelty and shortsightedness?...

Jul 15, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Don Rose: For Sixty Years, Chicago’s Warrior for Justice

Don Rose: For Sixty Years, Chicago’s Warrior for Justice Don Rose: For Sixty Years, Chicago’s Warrior for Justice

Some stories and lessons on fighting for the long haul from Martin Luther King Jr.’s bashful but bold former press secretary.

Jul 12, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (7/12/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (7/12/13)

This week: Tariq Ramadan calls a coup a coup, California prisoners begin a hunger strike for basic human rights, and Dinyar Godrej unpacks the exploitation of debt. 

Jul 11, 2013 / StudentNation

Peter Ludlow: Why Is Barrett Brown Facing 105 Years in Federal Prison?

Peter Ludlow: Why Is Barrett Brown Facing 105 Years in Federal Prison? Peter Ludlow: Why Is Barrett Brown Facing 105 Years in Federal Prison?

The reporter has already spent 300 days behind bars. His crime? Daring to investigate the highly secretive world of private intelligence and military contractors.

Jul 11, 2013 / Press Room

Student Loan Bill Fails Again

Student Loan Bill Fails Again Student Loan Bill Fails Again

The student interest rate debacle needs to foster a much broader and deeper exploration of the student lending crisis.

Jul 11, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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