Activism

Strike Against Inequality Strike Against Inequality

A strike in the country's most segregated school district is about more than union politics. 

Sep 14, 2012 / StudentNation / Christie Thompson

Astra Taylor: Your Debt Is Not Your Fault! Astra Taylor: Your Debt Is Not Your Fault!

Occupy activists are moving debt from the personal to the political. 

Sep 13, 2012 / The Nation

Help Halt Fracking Help Halt Fracking

Sign the pledge to make every effort to halt hydraulic fracturing.

Sep 13, 2012 / NationAction

New York’s Fractivists Keep the Heat on Cuomo New York’s Fractivists Keep the Heat on Cuomo

As the Democratic governor considers whether to allow the controversial gas drilling practice, anti-fracking forces vow to stop it—even if they have to go to jail to do so.

Sep 12, 2012 / Nicholas Kusnetz

Will Pennsylvania Execute a Man Who Killed His Abusers? Will Pennsylvania Execute a Man Who Killed His Abusers?

When a Pennsylvania jury sentenced Terrance Williams with the death penalty, they didn't know he had suffered years of violent sexual abuse at the hands of his victim. 

Sep 12, 2012 / Liliana Segura

Philadelphia Groups Scramble to Help Residents Get Voter ID Philadelphia Groups Scramble to Help Residents Get Voter ID

Pennsylvania’s voter ID law is already proving to be a burden to local agencies and nonprofits.

Sep 12, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch

Chris Hedges and Larry Gibson: ‘Days of Destruction’ [VIDEO] Chris Hedges and Larry Gibson: ‘Days of Destruction’ [VIDEO]

Larry Gibson, a leader of the fight against mountaintop removal, died Sunday. One of his last appearances is in Chris Hedges’s and Joe Sacco’s new book, Days of Destruc...

Sep 12, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Protecting Torturers, Prosecuting Whistleblowers Protecting Torturers, Prosecuting Whistleblowers

While CIA agents that tortured and killed prisoners go unpunished, whistleblower John Kiriakou faces up to forty-five years in prison. 

Sep 11, 2012 / Peter Van Buren

Why Native Women Need VAWA (VIDEO) Why Native Women Need VAWA (VIDEO)

Republican House leadership continues to block passage of the Violence Against Women Act. No one suffers the consequences of this political gamesmanship more than Native women.

Sep 11, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Chicago Public School Teachers Out on Strike

Chicago Public School Teachers Out on Strike Chicago Public School Teachers Out on Strike

Unresolved issues include the cost of health benefits, the makeup of the teacher evaluation system, the seniority system and job security.

Sep 10, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

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