Wisconsin-Style Occupation Planned in California Wisconsin-Style Occupation Planned in California
Teachers in California have planned a Wisconsin-style sit-in at their state's Capitol to oppose education cuts.
May 6, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
CUNY Trustee Slanders Tony Kushner CUNY Trustee Slanders Tony Kushner
What Kushner's views on Israel have to do with receiving an honorary degree has yet to be explained.
May 6, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Tony Kushner Denied Honors Over Palestine Tony Kushner Denied Honors Over Palestine
This week, the news hit that Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, perhaps best known for his Angels in America, was being blocked from receiving an honorary degree from ...
May 5, 2011 / Laura Flanders
The Post, Toasted (Again) The Post, Toasted (Again)
Eric takes on the Washington Post, Reed Richardson dives into the Proposition 8 marriage equality battle, and the mail.
May 5, 2011 / Eric Alterman
Help Defeat The ‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act’ Help Defeat The ‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act’
Extremists in the House are looking to end all insurance coverage for all abortion-related services.
May 5, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Obama Administration Plans Corporate Tax Cut in Year of Record Profits Obama Administration Plans Corporate Tax Cut in Year of Record Profits
The Obama administration considers cutting the corporate tax rate during a time when Americans are being asked to sacrifice their social safety net.
May 5, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Grace Lee Boggs: The Next American Revolution Grace Lee Boggs: The Next American Revolution
The legendary philosopher, activist and community organizer says that now is the moment for a fundamental change in the United States, one that involves an evolution of humanity.
May 4, 2011 / Palenque Films and Kique Cubero
Detroit: Place and Space to Begin Anew Detroit: Place and Space to Begin Anew
Detroit stands as a symbol of the destruction deindustrialization left in its wake, but new initiatives in the Midwestern city have made it a leader in sustainable living, and have...
May 4, 2011 / Grace Lee Boggs
Nation Conversations: Grace Lee Boggs on the Moment for Revolution Nation Conversations: Grace Lee Boggs on the Moment for Revolution
The legendary activist says that a revolutionary transformation of our society is not only possible, but necessary.
May 4, 2011 / The Nation
Give a Penny, Save a Teacher Give a Penny, Save a Teacher
Thousands of protesters in North Carolina and Pennsylvania descended upon their State Capitols to demand an end to education cuts, gas companies giveaways, and corporate loopholes.
May 4, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny