Activism

March on Blair Mountain Honors Labor History, Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining March on Blair Mountain Honors Labor History, Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

A five-day march on Blair Mountain seeks to harness the rich labor history of Appalachia to expand a growing movement to end the destruction of Appalachia through mountaintop remov...

Jun 8, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Spain’s ‘Indignados’ Take the Square

Spain’s ‘Indignados’ Take the Square Spain’s ‘Indignados’ Take the Square

Faced with dismal job prospects and enraged at a new internet piracy law, Spanish youth have occupied Madrid's La Puerta del Sol. But with the political right ascendant, where will...

Jun 8, 2011 / Andy Robinson

Help Fight the HIV/AIDS Super-Epidemic Help Fight the HIV/AIDS Super-Epidemic

In many parts of the world, the epidemics of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis have merged together, forming a super-epidemic.

Jun 7, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

US Uncut Protests Apple’s Tax Dodging Practices US Uncut Protests Apple’s Tax Dodging Practices

US Uncut protests Apple‘s plans to shelter its revenue from fair taxation during America's time of fiscal crisis.

Jun 6, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

A Jeffersonian Challenge to the Tories of Fitzwalkerstan A Jeffersonian Challenge to the Tories of Fitzwalkerstan

Activists challenging Walker administration assaults on public education and on college students from immigrant families disrupt Wisconsin legislative hearing with a reading from t...

Jun 3, 2011 / John Nichols

Seniors Fight Back Against Real-Life Death Panels Seniors Fight Back Against Real-Life Death Panels

Across the country, seniors are fighting back against real-life death panels: cuts to their aid and closures of life-saving facilities.

Jun 2, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

Record Number of Wisconsin Legislators Face Recall Over Anti-Union Bill Record Number of Wisconsin Legislators Face Recall Over Anti-Union Bill

Unlike grassroots efforts to recall Republican state senators over their support for Governor Walker's anti-labor bill, efforts by Republicans to recall Democratic state senators m...

Jun 1, 2011 / The Ed Show

Repression in the United Arab Emirates Repression in the United Arab Emirates

Both the University of Paris-Sorbonne and NYU, which have branches in Abu Dhabi, have refused to speak out against the crackdown.

Jun 1, 2011 / Anna Louie Sussman

Arizona Turns the Tide: Voters Demand the Recall of Russell Pearce Arizona Turns the Tide: Voters Demand the Recall of Russell Pearce

Arizona's notorious anti-immigrant crusader is about to become the first State Senate president in US history to be recalled.

Jun 1, 2011 / Jeff Biggers

On Memorial Day, America Should Honor Troops by Bringing Them Home

On Memorial Day, America Should Honor Troops by Bringing Them Home On Memorial Day, America Should Honor Troops by Bringing Them Home

The American experiment was founded on the principle that "permanent war" was to be avoided, as it posed the greatest threat to liberty. This Memorial Day, Americans shou...

May 29, 2011 / John Nichols

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