Jodie Foster Refuses to Be a Role Model Jodie Foster Refuses to Be a Role Model
Good for her, better for us.
Jan 15, 2013 / Richard Kim
Not in Her Shoes Not in Her Shoes
Days ahead of the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood's powerful video illustrates how the pro-choice and pro-life labels don’t reflect the complexity...
Jan 15, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
NYC Bus Strike Kicks Off to Fight Privatization of Yellow Buses NYC Bus Strike Kicks Off to Fight Privatization of Yellow Buses
A citywide strike kicks off Wednesday to prevent the privatization of yellow buses.
Jan 15, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Melissa Harris-Perry: Who Is to Blame for Haiti’s Ongoing Crisis? Melissa Harris-Perry: Who Is to Blame for Haiti’s Ongoing Crisis?
NGOs and foreign governments are preventing Haitians from repairing their broken country.
Jan 14, 2013 / Melissa Harris-Perry
For Kerry’s Seat, Party Activists Push Barney Frank Online For Kerry’s Seat, Party Activists Push Barney Frank Online
Although Governor Deval Patrick said it won’t affect his choice of a replacement, the petition drive could raise pressure to involve citizens in the process.
Jan 14, 2013 / Ari Melber
Call for a Democracy-for-All Act on MoneyOut/VotersIn Day Call for a Democracy-for-All Act on MoneyOut/VotersIn Day
We all know the damage done by corporate money in politics. On January 19, we have the opportunity to do something about it.
Jan 14, 2013 / Mark Green and Robert Weissman
ICE Arrests, Releases Prominent Immigration Activist’s Family Members ICE Arrests, Releases Prominent Immigration Activist’s Family Members
ICE’s contradictory policies are evident in the detention and almost immediate release of two undocumented immigrants.
Jan 11, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Millennials Occupy TransCanada Offices Across the US Millennials Occupy TransCanada Offices Across the US
Young people across the nation are using militant nonviolent tactics in an effort to spread the message that we can’t afford to continue down an unsustainable path for our cl...
Jan 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Candice Bernd and StudentNation
This Week in Poverty: Smiley Calls for White House Conference on US Poverty This Week in Poverty: Smiley Calls for White House Conference on US Poverty
It's the broadcaster's latest effort to focus national attention on poverty in America.
Jan 11, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Police Torture and the Death Penalty in Illinois: Ten Years Later Police Torture and the Death Penalty in Illinois: Ten Years Later
A decade after Illinois Governor George Ryan emptied death row and pardoned four innocent men who were tortured by police under Commander Jon Burge, the city of Chicago has not adm...
Jan 11, 2013 / Flint Taylor