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The War on Coal Obama Isn’t Fighting

The War on Coal Obama Isn’t Fighting The War on Coal Obama Isn’t Fighting

In the Powder River Basin, coal companies are pushing to unlock more carbon pollution each year than the Keystone KL pipeline. 

Jul 11, 2013 / Zoƫ Carpenter

Sherry Wolf: The Future of LGBTQ Liberation

Sherry Wolf: The Future of LGBTQ Liberation Sherry Wolf: The Future of LGBTQ Liberation

After the defeat of DOMA, the LGBTQ movement needs to push beyond marriage equality.

Jul 10, 2013 / The Nation Video and On The Earth Productions

An Oregon Trail to End Student Debt

An Oregon Trail to End Student Debt An Oregon Trail to End Student Debt

The new public education financing model is not only a progressive victory for the state, but also a common-sense national model on an issue where Congress has been derelict. ...

Jul 10, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

From Austin to Charleston, Students One-Up the Supreme Court

From Austin to Charleston, Students One-Up the Supreme Court From Austin to Charleston, Students One-Up the Supreme Court

As John Roberts and John Boehner drop the axe, students build new fronts against racism and austerity.

Jul 9, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Sixty-Four Arrested at ‘Moral Monday’ Abortion Access Protest in North Carolina

Sixty-Four Arrested at ‘Moral Monday’ Abortion Access Protest in North Carolina Sixty-Four Arrested at ‘Moral Monday’ Abortion Access Protest in North Carolina

More than 700 people have been arrested in the weekly “Moral Monday” protests in North Carolina.

Jul 9, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Lobbyists Lavish North Carolina’s Far-Right Politicians With Beer, Expensive Parties

Lobbyists Lavish North Carolina’s Far-Right Politicians With Beer, Expensive Parties Lobbyists Lavish North Carolina’s Far-Right Politicians With Beer, Expensive Parties

A review of state records show that corporate lobbyists are throwing big parties for North Carolina’s Big Business–friendly politicians.

Jul 8, 2013 / Lee Fang

Women at Point Zero in Tahrir Square

Women at Point Zero in Tahrir Square Women at Point Zero in Tahrir Square

The recent wave of attacks against women in Tahrir Square reveal that in our global rape culture, women's bodies can be used as both tools of war and casualties of “freed...

Jul 8, 2013 / Salamishah Tillet

This July 4 Weekend in Poverty: Get Involved in the Fight Against Poverty This July 4 Weekend in Poverty: Get Involved in the Fight Against Poverty

If we wanted to end poverty we could.  Here are some groups you can get involved with that are leading the way.

Jul 5, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Tom Paine, Nelson Mandela and ‘the Birth of a New World’ Tom Paine, Nelson Mandela and ‘the Birth of a New World’

Nelson Mandela has always recognized the real meaning of July 4.

Jul 3, 2013 / John Nichols

Help Honor John Lewis With a New VRA

Help Honor John Lewis With a New VRA Help Honor John Lewis With a New VRA

Texas has already implemented a voter id law—the most restrictive in the nation—that was previously judged to be discriminatory by a federal court and at least five oth...

Jul 3, 2013 / NationAction

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