Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign Wraps Up First Semester on 192 Campuses Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign Wraps Up First Semester on 192 Campuses
A new campaign to push colleges and universities to divest from the fossil fuel industry spread like wildfire this past semester.
Jan 2, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Remembering Becky Tarbotton Remembering Becky Tarbotton
Brilliant, young, dynamic, female environmental visionaries are hard to find, so this loss is enormous.
Jan 1, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
In California and Beyond, Voters Say Yes to Higher Taxes, Better Services In California and Beyond, Voters Say Yes to Higher Taxes, Better Services
Local and state governments are gaining the ability to restore basic services and infrastructure.
Dec 31, 2012 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
2013 Is Year Zero for Climate Change 2013 Is Year Zero for Climate Change
The victories of 2012 demand we double down in the fight against global warming.
Dec 26, 2012 / Rebecca Solnit
This Week in Poverty: US Single Mothers—’The Worst Off’ This Week in Poverty: US Single Mothers—’The Worst Off’
Despite working more hours than their peers in other high-income countries, single mothers in the US have higher poverty rates.
Dec 21, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Stop the Violence Stop the Violence
Gun control advocates should not be intimidated: the political winds at their back are strong.
Dec 20, 2012 / NationAction
Middlebury to Consider Fossil Fuel Divestment Middlebury to Consider Fossil Fuel Divestment
In the wake of a high-profile student protest and amid a growing university movement to combat climate change, Middlebury College announced that it would initiate steps to address ...
Dec 20, 2012 / StudentNation / Bronwyn Oatley and Kelsey Collins
Dan Inouye’s Epic Civil Rights Championship Dan Inouye’s Epic Civil Rights Championship
No senator fought longer and harder for the rights of people of color, people with disabilities, women and the LGBT community.
Dec 18, 2012 / John Nichols
Activists Stage ‘Block the Boat’ Protest Against Ship Bearing Walmart Goods From Bangladesh Activists Stage ‘Block the Boat’ Protest Against Ship Bearing Walmart Goods From Bangladesh
New Jersey protesters are holding Walmart accountable for a factory fire that killed 112 Bangladeshi workers.
Dec 18, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
After Shooting, Gun Control Petition Breaks White House Record After Shooting, Gun Control Petition Breaks White House Record
There is an unusually large, organized drive for gun control after the murder at Sandy Hook Elementary.
Dec 17, 2012 / Ari Melber