Activism

Fix the Filibuster

Fix the Filibuster Fix the Filibuster

The filibuster is one of the biggest barriers to progress in our country.

Jan 10, 2013 / NationAction

How the Creative Response of Artists and Activists Can Transform the World

How the Creative Response of Artists and Activists Can Transform the World How the Creative Response of Artists and Activists Can Transform the World

It's the antidote to the consumerism and cynicism that define our culture.

Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Antonino D’Ambrosio

Resistance Through Poetry Resistance Through Poetry

It’s how I came to understand that the world—and all oppression—is connected.

Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Staceyann Chin

Obama Versus Physics Obama Versus Physics

Why climate change won’t wait for the president.

Jan 7, 2013 / Bill McKibben

Occupy Steubenville: Anonymous Takes On Ohio Sheriff

Occupy Steubenville: Anonymous Takes On Ohio Sheriff Occupy Steubenville: Anonymous Takes On Ohio Sheriff

The hacking collective Anonymous brings attention to rape culture within the United States.

Jan 7, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Idle No More’s Hunger for Justice

Idle No More’s Hunger for Justice Idle No More’s Hunger for Justice

Idle No More has sparked international solidarity. What can that mean for Native rights in the US?

Jan 7, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Break the Chain Break the Chain

Produced by playwright, author and activist Eve Ensler, written and produced by Tena Clark and featuring dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen, “Break the Chain” aims to raise global awareness about V-Day’s fast growing global campaign, One Billion Rising. Recent horrifying statistics show that one in three women globally will be raped, beaten or severely violated in their lifetime. That’s 1 billion women. And that’s how this new campaign got its name, its impetus and its focus. On February 14, 2013, V-Day’s fifteenth anniversary, activists, writers, thinkers, celebrities and women and men across the world will come together to express their outrage, strike, dance and rise in defiance of the injustices females suffer daily, demanding an enduring end to violence against women. There are already thousands of events scheduled in more than 160 countries. Sign up today, find a gathering near you, invite your friends to join the campaign and check out OneBillionRising.org for videos, news updates, information on joining and supporting the campaign, and much more.

Jan 4, 2013 / Peter Rothberg

This Week in Poverty: Responses to the ‘Cliff’ Deal

This Week in Poverty: Responses to the ‘Cliff’ Deal This Week in Poverty: Responses to the ‘Cliff’ Deal

The antipoverty community sounds off on the “fiscal cliff” deal. How did low-income Americans fare in Congress’s latest compromise?

Jan 4, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Restore VAWA

Restore VAWA Restore VAWA

The National Task Force to End Domestic and Sexual Violence Against Women is imploring the 113th Congress to restore VAWA immediately. Join the call.

Jan 3, 2013 / NationAction

Congress Will Be Diminished by the Departure of Dennis Kucinch

Congress Will Be Diminished by the Departure of Dennis Kucinch Congress Will Be Diminished by the Departure of Dennis Kucinch

The Ohio Democrat opposed wars that needed to be opposed, fought to preserve civil liberties and always sided with workers and farmers against corporations.

Jan 3, 2013 / John Nichols

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