Activism

Year One: Occupy Wall Street Plans Anniversary Protest of Wall Street Year One: Occupy Wall Street Plans Anniversary Protest of Wall Street

Occupy Wall Street plans a protest on the financial district to celebrate its one year anniversary.

Sep 10, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

This Week in Poverty: ‘Beating the Drum About Poverty’ (and Obama’s Nomination Speech) This Week in Poverty: ‘Beating the Drum About Poverty’ (and Obama’s Nomination Speech)

Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West continue to seek out and speak out on behalf of people living in poverty with their Poverty Tour 2.0.

Sep 7, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Occupy Monsanto Occupy Monsanto

Anti-GMO activists will stage a week of protests in St. Louis, home of the Monsanto Corporation, starting on the anniversary of OWS, September 17, 2012.

Sep 5, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

Occupy, After Occupy Occupy, After Occupy

One year after Occupy Wall Street first shook the world, what lies ahead for the movement?

Sep 5, 2012 / Feature / Nathan Schneider

Occupy 2.0: Strike Debt Occupy 2.0: Strike Debt

Bereft of their big tent at Zuccotti Park, activists have found a unifying theme in debt.

Sep 5, 2012 / Feature / Astra Taylor

Can Debt Spark a Revolution? Can Debt Spark a Revolution?

If Occupy evolves into a debt resistance movement, the results could be explosive.

Sep 5, 2012 / Feature / David Graeber

New Ways of Thinking About Space New Ways of Thinking About Space

As last year’s occupations showed, cities need more places the public can call its own.

Sep 5, 2012 / Feature / Richard Sennett

Moms Discriminated Against at the DNC? Moms Discriminated Against at the DNC?

While Democrats are effusing over the Mom-in-Chief, it’s worth noting that a branch of NOW is currently petitioning Party Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to stop discrimi...

Sep 5, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Undocubus: A Journey From Arizona to the DNC [Video] Undocubus: A Journey From Arizona to the DNC [Video]

The Nation’s Aura Bogado traveled with Undocubus and brings you her reporter’s notebook.

Sep 5, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch and Aura Bogado

A New Phase for the Quebec Student Uprising A New Phase for the Quebec Student Uprising

Tuesday’s provincial election was a pretty good day for the Quebec student movement.

Sep 5, 2012 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston

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