Infiltrating ICE: How Undocumented Activists Are Organizing on the Inside Infiltrating ICE: How Undocumented Activists Are Organizing on the Inside
Undocumented activist Marco Saavedra talks with The Nation's Francis Reynolds and Aura Bogado about the struggle to crack open an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention cent...
Feb 7, 2013 / Francis Reynolds and Aura Bogado
Leo Gerard Is Rising Leo Gerard Is Rising
To send labor supporters into their final week of preparing for One Billion Rising, United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard recorded this special video message.
Feb 6, 2013 / Laura Flanders
NYU Divest Hosts Bill McKibben, Faces Rebuff From Administration NYU Divest Hosts Bill McKibben, Faces Rebuff From Administration
The environmental activist and self-described “professional bummer-out-er" spoke at Cooper Union's historic Great Hall last night.
Feb 6, 2013 / StudentNation / Melissa Cronin and StudentNation
The Dignity Campaign’s Alternative Vision for Immigration Reform The Dignity Campaign’s Alternative Vision for Immigration Reform
Rejecting proposals to tighten borders, a network of grassroots groups calls for reform based on “human, labor and civil rights for all.”
Feb 6, 2013 / David Bacon
Meet the Dreamers Escorted Out of the House Immigration Hearing Meet the Dreamers Escorted Out of the House Immigration Hearing
The House held its first immigration hearing of the year—and undocumented youth claimed their space there.
Feb 6, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
As we mark the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, how far have we come? And how far do we have to go?
Feb 6, 2013 / Ilyse Hogue
Open Letter on Academic Freedom From ‘The Nation’ to New York Elected Officials Open Letter on Academic Freedom From ‘The Nation’ to New York Elected Officials
We urge readers to sign The Nation’s open letter in support of academic freedom at CUNY.
Feb 5, 2013 / NationAction
Occupiers Arrive in Court Over a Year After Their Boston Encampment Was Raided Occupiers Arrive in Court Over a Year After Their Boston Encampment Was Raided
“You have the right to a trial” includes the right to a speedy trial, but that hasn’t been the case for Occupy protesters in Boston.
Feb 5, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Paying Tribute to Black History Month Paying Tribute to Black History Month
A great way to celebrate Black History Month would be to support the work of these groups.
Feb 4, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
Ten Things to End Rape Culture Ten Things to End Rape Culture
Rape culture exists because we don't believe it does. Here's how to empower men and women to change the status quo.
Feb 4, 2013 / The Nation