Activism

Co-Author of New Occupy Study: Media Misled by Harping on Household Salaries

Co-Author of New Occupy Study: Media Misled by Harping on Household Salaries Co-Author of New Occupy Study: Media Misled by Harping on Household Salaries

Professor Stephanie Luce, a co-author of a new Occupy Wall Street study, takes issue with the media harping on the high household salaries reported in the study.

Jan 30, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Why Are Feminists So Angry?

Why Are Feminists So Angry? Why Are Feminists So Angry?

Jessica Valenti speaks to Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast in Texas about anger, activism, and reproductive rights.

Jan 30, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

One Billion Rising Seeks an End to Violence Against Women

One Billion Rising Seeks an End to Violence Against Women One Billion Rising Seeks an End to Violence Against Women

On February 14, One Billion Rising will bring women and men across the world together to demand an enduring end to violence against women. Find an event near you.

Jan 29, 2013 / NationAction

Soccer and Egypt’s Current ‘State of Emergency’

Soccer and Egypt’s Current ‘State of Emergency’ Soccer and Egypt’s Current ‘State of Emergency’

Soccer fan clubs helped topple Hosni Mubarak. Now they’re protesting the Morsi regime and its defense of murderous security forces.

Jan 29, 2013 / Dave Zirin

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

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