Activism

Occupy DC Kicks Off Occupy DC Kicks Off

The movement comes to the nation’s capital to welcome Congress back into town. 

Jan 17, 2012 / George Zornick

Trouble on the Horizon for Occupy DC Trouble on the Horizon for Occupy DC

 A spate of bad press has led Washington's mayor to ask for an eviction. 

Jan 13, 2012 / George Zornick

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (1/13) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (1/13)

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Jan 13, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

‘We’re Not Broke’: The Movement That Helped Spark Occupy Wall Street ‘We’re Not Broke’: The Movement That Helped Spark Occupy Wall Street

US Uncut, the movement against corporate tax-dodging, served as a precursor to Occupy Wall Street. Now, the documentary We're Not Broke details the rise of the group.

Jan 13, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

This Week in Poverty: Kids, Jobs and GOP Myths This Week in Poverty: Kids, Jobs and GOP Myths

What the latest brain research says about kids and poverty, and what the brainless GOP says.

Jan 13, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

On the Plains, a Rare Chance at Trans-Partisan Politics

On the Plains, a Rare Chance at Trans-Partisan Politics On the Plains, a Rare Chance at Trans-Partisan Politics

In Nebraska, the Keystone XL fight opened up the sense that ordinary citizens with little money could wield political influence. Can the improbable alliance stick together?

Jan 12, 2012 / Madeline Ostrander

Victorious Romney Rallies GOP for Bain Capitalism

Victorious Romney Rallies GOP for Bain Capitalism Victorious Romney Rallies GOP for Bain Capitalism

Romney wins New Hampshire as 60 percent of primary voters reject him. Now he'll play the victim, arguing that the party must unite against Gingrich charge that Romney’s a &ld...

Jan 11, 2012 / John Nichols

Grassroots Democracy in Venezuela Grassroots Democracy in Venezuela

One town’s participatory budget has attracted activists and officials from around the world.

Jan 11, 2012 / Feature / Gabriel Hetland

Occupy Congress on #J17 Occupy Congress on #J17

In its first direct engagement with the federal government, the Occupy movement will take its collective national might to Washington, DC, on January 17.

Jan 10, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

This Video Is as Absurd as Corporate Personhood—Updated This Video Is as Absurd as Corporate Personhood—Updated

What will it take to overturn Citizens United—perhaps a viral video? With The Nation’s own Katrina vanden Heuvel, Jim Hightower and more...

Jan 10, 2012 / Laura Flanders

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