Activism

Whose Walmart?: Workers Crash Walmart’s Party

Whose Walmart?: Workers Crash Walmart’s Party Whose Walmart?: Workers Crash Walmart’s Party

Taking inspiration from small strikes and actions over the past few years, OUR Walmart activists struck a note of dissent at the corporation’s annual party.

Jun 17, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

This Week in Poverty: Congress Turns Its Back on Rural America

This Week in Poverty: Congress Turns Its Back on Rural America This Week in Poverty: Congress Turns Its Back on Rural America

The closing of a Head Start center in Neodesha, Kansas shows what sequester cuts mean to rural America.

Jun 14, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Protesters Worldwide Rally to Support Whistleblower Edward Snowden

Protesters Worldwide Rally to Support Whistleblower Edward Snowden Protesters Worldwide Rally to Support Whistleblower Edward Snowden

Activists in New York and Hong Kong organize protests to show solidarity with the whistleblower.

Jun 12, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

North Carolina Is the New Wisconsin

North Carolina Is the New Wisconsin North Carolina Is the New Wisconsin

The “Moral Monday” movement is challenging the GOP’s right-wing agenda in the Tarheel state.

Jun 12, 2013 / Ari Berman

Josh Eidelson: Fighting Back Against Walmart’s Exploitation

Josh Eidelson: Fighting Back Against Walmart’s Exploitation Josh Eidelson: Fighting Back Against Walmart’s Exploitation

The Nation’s Josh Eidelson discusses the striking Walmart workers on Democracy Now!.

Jun 11, 2013 / Press Room

Venice Protest: ‘No to Big Cruise Ships!’

Venice Protest: ‘No to Big Cruise Ships!’ Venice Protest: ‘No to Big Cruise Ships!’

Three days of struggle to defend the ecology of the Venetian lagoon and the life of the city.

Jun 10, 2013 / Jon Wiener

From NOLA to New Jersey, Students Rise Up for Immigrant Justice

From NOLA to New Jersey, Students Rise Up for Immigrant Justice From NOLA to New Jersey, Students Rise Up for Immigrant Justice

As immigration reform approaches and the semester ends, students hit the streets for racial and reproductive justice.

Jun 7, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

This Week in Poverty: American Winter Arrives at Capitol Hill

This Week in Poverty: American Winter Arrives at Capitol Hill This Week in Poverty: American Winter Arrives at Capitol Hill

Three Oregonians testifed in the Senate about the lives of the working poor and the state of the American Dream.

Jun 7, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Aura Bogado: The Obamas Need to Clean Up Their Act

Aura Bogado: The Obamas Need to Clean Up Their Act Aura Bogado: The Obamas Need to Clean Up Their Act

Society is not post-racial. Barack and Michelle Obama need to stop telling young people of color otherwise.

Jun 5, 2013 / Press Room

Protesters Shake Up North Carolina Legislature With Moral Monday Demonstrations

Protesters Shake Up North Carolina Legislature With Moral Monday Demonstrations Protesters Shake Up North Carolina Legislature With Moral Monday Demonstrations

Hundreds of activists are braving arrest weekly to protest the state’s assault on democracy and the social safety net.

Jun 5, 2013 / Phoebe Zerwick

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