We Need the Post Office We Need the Post Office
To preserve and modernize the USPS well into the twenty-first century, Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressman Peter DeFazio have introduced the Postal Service Protection Act.
Apr 25, 2013 / NationAction
Fat-Shaming All Around Us Fat-Shaming All Around Us
There’s nothing healthy about shaming people for their bodies.
Apr 25, 2013 / Chloe Angyal
One Movement Against Keystone XL One Movement Against Keystone XL
On April 18, people converged in Nebraska to speak out about the Keystone XL Pipeline at the State Department's only public comment session.
Apr 24, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
Breaking Tradition, Cooper Union to Start Charging Tuition Breaking Tradition, Cooper Union to Start Charging Tuition
As the school year draws to an end, activists fear that this tuition decision marks the end of free higher education in the United States.
Apr 23, 2013 / StudentNation / Isabelle Nastasia and StudentNation
Tell President Obama: Halt Deportations Now Tell President Obama: Halt Deportations Now
While Congress debates, President Obama could make a real difference in the lives of the 11 million undocumented immigrants who have made their home in the United States.
Apr 23, 2013 / NationAction
Support ACHE. Save Appalachia Support ACHE. Save Appalachia
The ACHE Act would allocate funds to research the affects of mountain top removal and to protect Appalachian families.
Apr 22, 2013 / NationAction
Let’s Not Normalize This Thing Called ‘Terrorism’: A Conversation With Sohail Daulatzai Let’s Not Normalize This Thing Called ‘Terrorism’: A Conversation With Sohail Daulatzai
The way communities of color respond to the logic of antiterrorism can make us part of the problem—or the solution.
Apr 22, 2013 / Aura Bogado
This Earth Day, Stop the Appalachian Health Crisis Caused by Mountain Top Removal This Earth Day, Stop the Appalachian Health Crisis Caused by Mountain Top Removal
Mountain top removal is wreaking havoc on Appalachia. There's a bill on the Hill to stop it.
Apr 22, 2013 / Laura Flanders
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Anti-Prostitution Pledge Heads to Supreme Court Anti-Prostitution Pledge Heads to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will now decide: can the government force aid recipients to oppose prostitution?
Apr 19, 2013 / Melissa Gira Grant
This Week in Poverty: Ignoring Homeless Families This Week in Poverty: Ignoring Homeless Families
Family homelessness is on the rise and the federal government is choosing not to respond.
Apr 19, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann