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
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
How Mississippi’s Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South’s Anti-Immigrant Wave How Mississippi’s Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South’s Anti-Immigrant Wave
A campaign that brought together African-Americans and undocumented workers stopped an anti-immigrant bill in its tracks.
Apr 20, 2012 / David Bacon
Could Occupy New Haven’s Eviction Reinvigorate the Movement? Could Occupy New Haven’s Eviction Reinvigorate the Movement?
Just after its six-month anniversary, the last occupation in New England was evicted. Freed from maintaining camp life, will the occupiers' momentum return?
Apr 20, 2012 / Melinda Tuhus
This Week in Poverty: Georgia Tries to Get to Zero Welfare Recipients This Week in Poverty: Georgia Tries to Get to Zero Welfare Recipients
Georgia does its damndest to get to zero welfare recipients, and California decides whether poor pregnant women should receive aid before their third trimester.
Apr 20, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Jane McAlevey: Building a Real Blue-Green Alliance Jane McAlevey: Building a Real Blue-Green Alliance
Why labor unions and environmental activists need to revive a crucial alliance.
Apr 19, 2012 / The Nation