Activism

Women’s Groups Launch HERvotes on Anniversary of Female Suffrage Women’s Groups Launch HERvotes on Anniversary of Female Suffrage

A new coalition of organizations, representing millions of women, announced plans this week to counter attacks on women’s economic and health security through a new multi-org...

Aug 25, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Jailed Over Big Oil’s Attempt to Wreck a Planet Jailed Over Big Oil’s Attempt to Wreck a Planet

Ongoing nonviolent protests in front of the White House are urging President Obama to stop a prospective 1,700-mile-long tar-sands pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

Aug 25, 2011 / Bill McKibben

Keystone Cops Keystone Cops

The largest act of civil disobedience by environmentalists in decades began outside the White House on August 20, as more than seventy people were arrested during a protest against...

Aug 24, 2011 / George Zornick

Why We’re Protesting: Tar Sands Pipeline Opponents In Their Own Words Why We’re Protesting: Tar Sands Pipeline Opponents In Their Own Words

Protesters continued gathering outside of the White House as part of a 15-day effort to convince Obama to halt construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Aug 23, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

What Comes Next for Wisconsin’s Fledgling Uprising? What Comes Next for Wisconsin’s Fledgling Uprising?

The unions and Democrats came up just one seat short in a tumultuous uphill battle to take control of the state Senate, but was what happened a victory or a defeat?

Aug 23, 2011 / Andy Kroll

Chilean Student Hunger Strikers Hold President Piñera Accountable

Chilean Student Hunger Strikers Hold President Piñera Accountable Chilean Student Hunger Strikers Hold President Piñera Accountable

Chilean students fasting for the cause of free and public education released a statement saying they will hold President Sebastián Piñera responsible for any physical...

Aug 22, 2011 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson

Hitting the Road to Bridge the Gap Between Pakistan and the West Hitting the Road to Bridge the Gap Between Pakistan and the West

Maria Kari interviews Moin Khan, a Pakistani-American who is embarking on a motorbike tour from San Francisco, California to Lahore Pakistan in an effort to re-envision Pakistani-W...

Aug 22, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari

The Campaign to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline The Campaign to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline

The hotly contested pipeline would be disastrous for ecosystems from Canada all the way through America's heartland to the waters of the Gulf.

Aug 21, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

Unions End the Biggest Strike in Years—but the Battle for Verizon Workers Continues Unions End the Biggest Strike in Years—but the Battle for Verizon Workers Continues

The labor standoff continues as Verizon employees on the East Coast will return to work on Tuesday without a new contract.

Aug 21, 2011 / Brian Tierney

Chile’s Students Strike for Free and Public Education

Chile’s Students Strike for Free and Public Education Chile’s Students Strike for Free and Public Education

Chilean students are no longer willing to accept mountains of debt to gain an education, and they have have taken over university campuses demanding accessible education for all of...

Aug 18, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation and Brittany Peterson

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