Activism

A Time for Resistance A Time for Resistance

Protests in Cairo and Wisconsin—and Stéphane Hessel's French bestseller Indignez-vous!—should serve as reminder of the power of outraged, united citizens to enac...

Feb 17, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Support Wisconsin Workers Support Wisconsin Workers

Join a virtual march protesting Scott Walker's assault on public workers.

Feb 17, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Students Are the ‘Soul’ of Wisconsin’s Protests

Students Are the ‘Soul’ of Wisconsin’s Protests Students Are the ‘Soul’ of Wisconsin’s Protests

“While students haven’t been the source of this protest, they have definitely been the soul of this protest.”

Feb 17, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving

The Outrage Deficit

The Outrage Deficit The Outrage Deficit

After years of fraying, the US social compact is in danger of coming apart altogether. Will Americans fight back?

Feb 17, 2011 / The Editors

Live Tweeting the Wisconsin Protests Live Tweeting the Wisconsin Protests

On-the-ground updates from Wisconsin protesters.

Feb 17, 2011 / The Nation

Arab Uprisings: What the February 20 Protests Tell Us About Morocco Arab Uprisings: What the February 20 Protests Tell Us About Morocco

Morocco, long considered one of the most stable Arab countries, is not immune to the unrest sweeping the region.

Feb 17, 2011 / Laila Lalami

Time for Outrage!

Time for Outrage! Time for Outrage!

On the American publication of Stéphane Hessel’s Indignez-vous!

Feb 16, 2011 / Feature / Charles Glass

Indignez-vous!

Indignez-vous! Indignez-vous!

In the first English translation of a cri de coeur that has topped bestseller lists for months in France, the 93-year-old hero of the French Resistance urges a new generation to re...

Feb 16, 2011 / Feature / Stephane Hessel

Slide Show: Who’s Behind Egypt’s Revolution?

Slide Show: Who’s Behind Egypt’s Revolution? Slide Show: Who’s Behind Egypt’s Revolution?

Egypt’s revolution, still unfolding, is not a leaderless one. At the core of the movement that turned out hundreds of thousands in Tahrir Square, in Cairo’s suburbs and…

Feb 16, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

A Prayer for America

A Prayer for America A Prayer for America

Imagine an America which stands not in pursuit of an axis of evil, but which is itself at the axis of peace and freedom.

Feb 16, 2011 / Dennis Kucinich

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