Activism

Talib Kweli’s Love Letter to #OWS Talib Kweli’s Love Letter to #OWS

Prisoner of Conscious is meant to both celebrate and inspire the Occupy movement.

Apr 26, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

Cooper Union Students Protest College’s First Ever Tuition

Cooper Union Students Protest College’s First Ever Tuition Cooper Union Students Protest College’s First Ever Tuition

This week, Cooper Union student organizers preparing for an Occupy Wall Street protest against student debt were infuriated by their school’s decision to introduce tuition ...

Apr 26, 2012 / StudentNation / Brett Chamberlin

Hundreds March in ACT UP/Occupy Rally, Nineteen Protesters Arrested Hundreds March in ACT UP/Occupy Rally, Nineteen Protesters Arrested

Hundreds of activists from ACT UP, Occupy Wall Street and housing rights groups took to the streets Wednesday to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of ACT UP.

Apr 26, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

Will People Power Defeat Scott Walker and His Cronies? Will People Power Defeat Scott Walker and His Cronies?

The protests in Wisconsin have inspired a new generation of candidates—and they’re winning.

Apr 25, 2012 / Feature / John Nichols

Help Blow the Whistle on ALEC Help Blow the Whistle on ALEC

Let the IRS know that ALEC practices stealth advocacy.

Apr 25, 2012 / NationAction

Marina Sitrin: Imagining a New General Strike

Marina Sitrin: Imagining a New General Strike Marina Sitrin: Imagining a New General Strike

What are some alternative tactics to create a different, more powerful general strike?

Apr 24, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Protesters Arrested at Iowa Wells Fargo Protesters Arrested at Iowa Wells Fargo

In Des Moines, home to Wells Fargo’s mortgage division, protesters took a stand against the bank’s abusive lending practices.

Apr 23, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Occupiers Take Over UC Land for Farm Occupiers Take Over UC Land for Farm

Student and community activists cleared and tilled the ground and planted hundreds of vegetable starters before setting up tents on the Gill Tract, a plot of land at the corner o...

Apr 23, 2012 / StudentNation / Christopher Yee

Salvemos el Día de la Tierra Salvemos el Día de la Tierra

Nacido hace 42 años y celebrado desde entonces cada 22 de abril, el Día de la Tierra ha entrado ya en la mediana edad – y  se le nota.

Apr 23, 2012 / Mark Hertsgaard

Occupy Joins Forces With Direct Action Badasses, ACT UP Occupy Joins Forces With Direct Action Badasses, ACT UP

Like OWS, ACT UP used direct action against government agencies and corporations—and were vilified in the press for it.

Apr 23, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

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