Activism

Support Walmart Workers

Support Walmart Workers Support Walmart Workers

Add your voice to the protests supporting Walmart workers.

Dec 13, 2012 / NationAction

Walmart Workers Will Rally in Ten Countries Tomorrow

Walmart Workers Will Rally in Ten Countries Tomorrow Walmart Workers Will Rally in Ten Countries Tomorrow

Workers across five continents will protest alleged retaliation against US Walmart employees.

Dec 13, 2012 / Josh Eidelson

NYU Divest Calls On President Sexton To End Fossil Fuel Investments

NYU Divest Calls On President Sexton To End Fossil Fuel Investments NYU Divest Calls On President Sexton To End Fossil Fuel Investments

The campus divestment movement has made its way to NYU, where students and faculty are pressuring the administration to cut its ties with the fossil fuel industry.

Dec 12, 2012 / StudentNation / Melissa Cronin

The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN

The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN

Congress has struck down an international treaty to protect the rights of people with disabilities, thanks to Rick Santorum and his band of UN-bashers.

Dec 11, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Right-to-Work Is Wrong for Michigan

Right-to-Work Is Wrong for Michigan Right-to-Work Is Wrong for Michigan

Stand up for Michigan workers.

Dec 11, 2012 / NationAction

Walmart Workers Model ‘Minority Unionism’

Walmart Workers Model ‘Minority Unionism’ Walmart Workers Model ‘Minority Unionism’

The OUR Walmart approach doesn't rely on majority membership at one store, but a coalition of workers across the country. 

Dec 11, 2012 / Josh Eidelson

How to Strike Back: A 14N Dispatch From Madrid

How to Strike Back: A 14N Dispatch From Madrid How to Strike Back: A 14N Dispatch From Madrid

The general strike that swept Spain on November 14 was a fusion of traditional union efforts and a new breed of radical protest entirely.

Dec 10, 2012 / StudentNation / Julia Ramírez Blanco

After Sandy, Learning From New Orleans: D6 and Beyond

After Sandy, Learning From New Orleans: D6 and Beyond After Sandy, Learning From New Orleans: D6 and Beyond

From public housing to living wages, how can New York rebuild as a more equal, just city? 

Dec 7, 2012 / Laura Flanders

This Week in Poverty: When Even Santa Can’t Get a Job

This Week in Poverty: When Even Santa Can’t Get a Job This Week in Poverty: When Even Santa Can’t Get a Job

Two million unemployed workers will lose their benefits before the New Year if Congress fails to extend the unemployment insurance program.

Dec 7, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Pressuring Publix Pressuring Publix

The Fair Food Program is viable, it’s working and, with our help, it could eventually fulfill its enormous promise as an unprecedented collaborative model for farm-labor just...

Dec 6, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

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