Activism

Thousands Expected to Converge on Spain’s Parliament to ‘Occupy Congress’ Thousands Expected to Converge on Spain’s Parliament to ‘Occupy Congress’

In anticipation of another major protest against the government’s looming plans for more austerity measures, police seal off the Spanish Parliament.

Sep 25, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

The Strike Is Over, Segregation Is Not The Strike Is Over, Segregation Is Not

The Chicago Teacher Strike was just the first step in a march against educational inequality.

Sep 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Christie Thompson

Chicago Teachers, Verizon Workers and Quebec’s Students Prove That Resistance Works Chicago Teachers, Verizon Workers and Quebec’s Students Prove That Resistance Works

Teachers in Chicago, Verizon workers and Quebec's students recently proved that strikes and resistance work.

Sep 24, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

Laura Flanders: What Is the Legacy of Occupy? Laura Flanders: What Is the Legacy of Occupy?

Organizers are thinking critically about how to increase impact in Occupy’s second year. 

Sep 20, 2012 / Press Room

Did Quebec’s Election End the Student Movement? Did Quebec’s Election End the Student Movement?

The real victory in Quebec may be students realizing their own power in organizing.  

Sep 20, 2012 / StudentNation / Zachary A. Bell

School is Out(side): A Radical Re-imagining of Public Education in Madison Square Park

School is Out(side): A Radical Re-imagining of Public Education in Madison Square Park School is Out(side): A Radical Re-imagining of Public Education in Madison Square Park

Free University's set up in Madison Square Park is just downtown from the original Free Academy of the City of New York, which was founded in 1847 as a completely tuition-free scho...

Sep 19, 2012 / StudentNation / Anna Robinson

Letters From Rio: Why Carlos Can’t Sleep Letters From Rio: Why Carlos Can’t Sleep

The city of Rio de Janeiro is planning to demolish a precious, hundred-year-old Indigenous Cultural Center for stadium parking spaces.

Sep 19, 2012 / Dave Zirin

#S17 2012: One Year of Occupy Wall Street

#S17 2012: One Year of Occupy Wall Street #S17 2012: One Year of Occupy Wall Street

We spoke with organizers, union workers and students in debt who all seem to agree that Occupy isn't over.

Sep 18, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

It’s the 1 Percent, Stupid (the Case Against the 47 Percent) It’s the 1 Percent, Stupid (the Case Against the 47 Percent)

This election remains about the genuine struggles and solutions that benefit all but the most privileged in this country.

Sep 18, 2012 / Ilyse Hogue

Terror and Tear Gas on the Streets of Bahrain Terror and Tear Gas on the Streets of Bahrain

The US media continue to turn their backs as Bahraini activists stage a revolution. 

Sep 18, 2012 / Jen Marlowe

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