Activism

Locked Into a Climate Crisis

Locked Into a Climate Crisis Locked Into a Climate Crisis

We will continue to call for climate justice—because the arc of the moral universe bends towards justice, and because we have no other choice.

Jan 28, 2013 / StudentNation / Alli Welton and StudentNation

Is Federal Education Policy Racially Discriminatory?

Is Federal Education Policy Racially Discriminatory? Is Federal Education Policy Racially Discriminatory?

Who ends up being most affected by urban schools closings?

Jan 28, 2013 / Melissa Harris-Perry

Colby Students Call for Divestment Colby Students Call for Divestment

Colby, with its biomass plant and its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2015, is a leader in sustainability. C.A.R.E. believes that Colby should divest from fossil fuels as part of it...

Jan 28, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

One in Six Philadelphia Public Schools Is Targeted For Closure

One in Six Philadelphia Public Schools Is Targeted For Closure One in Six Philadelphia Public Schools Is Targeted For Closure

Philadelphia students, teachers and allies—including a majority of City Council members—are pushing back against the district's proposed closing of thirty-seven sch...

Jan 28, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

From a Dream to Racial Justice: Seattle’s Racial Justice Initiative [VIDEO]

From a Dream to Racial Justice: Seattle’s Racial Justice Initiative [VIDEO] From a Dream to Racial Justice: Seattle’s Racial Justice Initiative [VIDEO]

Seattle’s one-of-a-kind city program holds all public officials accountable for racial equity.

Jan 28, 2013 / Laura Flanders

The Russian Optimist: An Interview With Opposition Rocker Yuri Shevchuk

The Russian Optimist: An Interview With Opposition Rocker Yuri Shevchuk The Russian Optimist: An Interview With Opposition Rocker Yuri Shevchuk

The well-known musician talks about the adoption ban, Pussy Riot and the future of the opposition movement.

Jan 27, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Alec Luhn

This Is What Deportation Looks Like

This Is What Deportation Looks Like This Is What Deportation Looks Like

Edi Arma’s 11-year-old son describes the trauma of seeing his dad picked up by ICE agents. 

Jan 25, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Demand Meaningful Gun Control

Demand Meaningful Gun Control Demand Meaningful Gun Control

Horrified by the shooting at Sandy Hook and frustrated by congressional inaction, the Nation Builders worked together to create a collective open letter imploring politicians to su...

Jan 25, 2013 / NationAction

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Two Years On, Nothing Much Has Changed in Egypt

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Two Years On, Nothing Much Has Changed in Egypt Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Two Years On, Nothing Much Has Changed in Egypt

Protesters again are demanding bread, freedom and social justice under new president Mohamed Morsi.

Jan 25, 2013 / Press Room

This Week in Poverty: Citizen Obama and the Anti-Poverty/Pro-Prosperity People

This Week in Poverty: Citizen Obama and the Anti-Poverty/Pro-Prosperity People This Week in Poverty: Citizen Obama and the Anti-Poverty/Pro-Prosperity People

President Obama laid out the right vision—what will the anti-poverty movement do to help get us there?

Jan 25, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

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