Activism

Against the Destruction of the World and the Climate by Greed

Against the Destruction of the World and the Climate by Greed Against the Destruction of the World and the Climate by Greed

It’s time to ditch the political euphemisms, and start calling lies, theft and greed by their true name.

Oct 29, 2012 / Rebecca Solnit

This Week in Poverty: Bigfoot, Nessie and Paul Ryan This Week in Poverty: Bigfoot, Nessie and Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan’s speech on poverty and upward mobility was all stories and spin, and no substance. 

Oct 26, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Dignity Beyond Voting: Undocumented Immigrants Cast Their Hopes

Dignity Beyond Voting: Undocumented Immigrants Cast Their Hopes Dignity Beyond Voting: Undocumented Immigrants Cast Their Hopes

Long locked out of the front door to electoral process, undocumented immigrants are creating a window of opportunity.

Oct 25, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Kemi Bello, and Voting Rights Watch

Food MythBusters Food MythBusters

Food Mythbusters is a new one-stop shop where you can get your burning questions about food answered through short films, Q&As with experts and links to essential research.

Oct 24, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

Stop Killing Our Youth: Protest Against Police Brutality

Stop Killing Our Youth: Protest Against Police Brutality Stop Killing Our Youth: Protest Against Police Brutality

On October 22, people across the country gathered for the seventeenth National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation.

Oct 23, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Dream Defenders Will Address School-to-Prison Pipeline During the Last Presidential Debate Dream Defenders Will Address School-to-Prison Pipeline During the Last Presidential Debate

A coalition of students, youth and alumni, who organized in the wake of Trayvon Martin’s murder, have planned a protest in Boca Raton, Florida, to coincide with the last pres...

Oct 22, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

NYU Law Trustee’s Company Hired Goons For The Protest Against Him NYU Law Trustee’s Company Hired Goons For The Protest Against Him

When Daniel Straus's company locked out workers, they showed up at NYU to protest. It turns out the anti-labor protesters they encountered there were hired by the company.

Oct 22, 2012 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson

John Lennon and George McGovern: Another Side of the 1972 Campaign

John Lennon and George McGovern: Another Side of the 1972 Campaign John Lennon and George McGovern: Another Side of the 1972 Campaign

The McGovern campaign marked a turning point in many lives, including John Lennon’s.

Oct 22, 2012 / Jon Wiener

A True Army Responds to True the Vote Threats A True Army Responds to True the Vote Threats

DOJ, Congress, state senators, election protection lawyers and civil rights advocates—all eyes are on True the Vote.

Oct 19, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch

One Billion Rising One Billion Rising

One billion women violated is an atrocity. One billion women—and men—dancing is a revolution.

Oct 19, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

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