Occupy the Pipeline: Fracking Threat Comes to NYC Occupy the Pipeline: Fracking Threat Comes to NYC
Activists are opposing the construction of a pipeline beneath New York City that will carry the controversial highly pressurized gas.
May 6, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Stand Up for Access to Emergency Contraception Stand Up for Access to Emergency Contraception
Implore Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to drop the Plan B age restriction.
May 3, 2013 / NationAction
This Week in Poverty: Florida Gives Workers a Smackdown This Week in Poverty: Florida Gives Workers a Smackdown
The Florida state legislature takes action to bar local, pro-worker ordinances on living wages, paid sick leave and equal employee benefits.
May 3, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
May Day in NYC: Youth and Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Reform May Day in NYC: Youth and Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Reform
This year’s march was led by immigrant and youth activists pressing for long-awaited justice.
May 2, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
President Obama: Close Guantanamo Bay President Obama: Close Guantanamo Bay
While President Obama has rightly argued that Congress is standing in the way of closing the prison, human rights groups have pointed out the many meaningful actions he can take.
May 1, 2013 / NationAction
Time for Big Green to Go Fossil Free Time for Big Green to Go Fossil Free
Some mainstream environmental organizations are trying to wean themselves from fossil fuel investments—but some aren’t.
May 1, 2013 / Column / Naomi Klein
Banks on the Run (Continued) Banks on the Run (Continued)
Bank accountability activists continue to send a clear message to the big banks: “You can run, but you can’t hide.”
Apr 30, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Google’s Spymasters Are Now Worried About Your Secrets Google’s Spymasters Are Now Worried About Your Secrets
Search engine executives warn about invasive government surveillance, but the digital arms trade begins with their own technologies.
Apr 30, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Crossing the Mexican Border—in a Theater Crossing the Mexican Border—in a Theater
The interactive La Ruta dramatizes an experience that many immigrants know too well—and senators could learn from.
Apr 30, 2013 / Aura Bogado
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Remembering Bob Edgar [VIDEO] Remembering Bob Edgar [VIDEO]
Common Cause CEO Bob Edgar died last week. As New Yorkers, among others, push forward on bills to change campaign financing, it's worth remembering his words.
Apr 29, 2013 / Laura Flanders