Alexander Cockburn and the Radical Power of the Word Alexander Cockburn and the Radical Power of the Word
Alex, who has died at the age of 71, believed to the end in the necessity of information and insight as essential elements of an activism that would begin the world over again.
Jul 21, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
The Story of Change The Story of Change
Why conscious consumerism is a great place to start, but a terrible place to stop.
Jul 19, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
Investigate Sex Abuse at Lackland Investigate Sex Abuse at Lackland
Join the call demanding an immediate inquiry into the Air Force’s shocking sex abuse scandal.
Jul 19, 2012 / NationAction
AIDS Isn’t Just a Public Health Issue, It’s an Injustice AIDS Isn’t Just a Public Health Issue, It’s an Injustice
Can activists gathering in Washington, DC, for the International AIDS Conference get Obama and the world to listen?
Jul 18, 2012 / Melissa Gira Grant
Minnesota Voter ID Amendment Draws Youth Activists Minnesota Voter ID Amendment Draws Youth Activists
Minnesota’s voter ID is creating a new generation of activists fighting for social justice. Miracle Randle is one of them.
Jul 18, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
NYU 2031 Approved with Modifications NYU 2031 Approved with Modifications
The City Council’s subcommittee on zoning and land use approved a version of the university’s highly ambitious, hotly contested expansion plan, now whittled down by a n...
Jul 17, 2012 / StudentNation / Zoë Schlanger
Will Britain’s Libor Scandal Finally Force Real Bank Reform in the US? Will Britain’s Libor Scandal Finally Force Real Bank Reform in the US?
The head of the Bank of England now says bankers’ lies about interest rates “meet my definition of fraud.” Will US officials finally crack down?
Jul 17, 2012 / John Nichols
Boy Scouts Reaffirm Discrimination Against Gays Boy Scouts Reaffirm Discrimination Against Gays
Call for an end to blatant discrimination in an organization that has an enormous influence on the lives of many children.
Jul 17, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
Occupy Hong Kong May Be in Its Last Days Occupy Hong Kong May Be in Its Last Days
Long after the Occupy camps at Zuccotti Park in Manhatttan and St. Paul's Cathedral and Finsbury Park in London were evicted or decamped, an encampment in an unlikely location stil...
Jul 17, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back in the Age of the Super PACs Katrina vanden Heuvel: Fighting Back in the Age of the Super PACs
In an election landscape where corporate power is virtually unchecked, some local governments are taking matters into their own hands.
Jul 16, 2012 / Press Room