Activism

Schumer Wants to Have His Cake and Eat It, Too

Schumer Wants to Have His Cake and Eat It, Too Schumer Wants to Have His Cake and Eat It, Too

The leading Democrat working to unveil a comprehensive immigration reform bill is getting his campaign money from the private detention industry.

Apr 3, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Ban the Box in New Jersey Ban the Box in New Jersey

The passage of The Opportunity to Compete Act would make the employment process fairer for young people in the state, especially young people of color, while also expanding employm...

Apr 2, 2013 / StudentNation / Morgan Jerkins and StudentNation

Victory! The Stopping of Owlcatraz

Victory! The Stopping of Owlcatraz Victory! The Stopping of Owlcatraz

When FAU accepted a private prison company's $6 million "goodwill" in stadium naming rights, students would have none of it. Now, the deal is dead.

Apr 2, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Hands Off Yoko! Oil and Gas Drillers Complain About Anti-Fracking Campaign

Hands Off Yoko! Oil and Gas Drillers Complain About Anti-Fracking Campaign Hands Off Yoko! Oil and Gas Drillers Complain About Anti-Fracking Campaign

Our friendly frackers have forgotten about the right of citizens to petition for a redress of grievances.

Apr 1, 2013 / Jon Wiener

Dispatches From the US Student Movement: April 2

Dispatches From the US Student Movement: April 2 Dispatches From the US Student Movement: April 2

This week, students fight for racial justice from Texas to Binghamton. The 2013 National Student Power Convergence is in the works. And Colorado students walk out on standardized t...

Apr 1, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Five Fears About ’42’

Five Fears About ’42’ Five Fears About ’42’

If the new Jackie Robinson biopic follows standard Hollywood procedure, here's the complicated legacy it'll whitewash.

Apr 1, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Thousands Protest the UK Government’s Brutal Austerity

Thousands Protest the UK Government’s Brutal Austerity Thousands Protest the UK Government’s Brutal Austerity

Britain's worst off are getting hit harder today than at the height of Thatcherism in 1983. The Tory's regressive "bedroom tax" only makes thing worse. 

Apr 1, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

This Week: Deliberating on DOMA and Prop 8 This Week: Deliberating on DOMA and Prop 8

A watershed moment for marriage equality—and Tony Kushner’s moving essay nearly two decades ago: Introducing The Nation Archive!

Mar 30, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Shocking Rahm’s Shock Doctrine

Shocking Rahm’s Shock Doctrine Shocking Rahm’s Shock Doctrine

Mayor Emanuel’s flash school-closing announcement is meeting civil disobeidence from Chicago teachers—who are having no trouble poking gaping holes in every one of the city’s argum...

Mar 29, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Is ‘Game of Thrones’ Escapist Enough?

Is ‘Game of Thrones’ Escapist Enough? Is ‘Game of Thrones’ Escapist Enough?

We need escapist fantasies like Game of Thrones. But what’s it doing to our revolutionary imagination?

Mar 29, 2013 / Michelle Dean

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