Action, Hope, 2011 Action, Hope, 2011
Looking forward to 2011, here are a few of the many ideas, organizing efforts and causes worth fighting for as we work together to make this a more just and decent nation.
Dec 23, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Mobilizing the Jobless Mobilizing the Jobless
More than 26 million Americans don't have enough work, while robber-baron CEOs report record profits. So why aren't the unemployed on the march?
Dec 22, 2010 / Frances Fox Piven
John Boehner’s House Republicans Finally Find Something They’re For: Salmonella John Boehner’s House Republicans Finally Find Something They’re For: Salmonella
You would think everyone in Congress could agree to be against food poisoning. You would be wrong. The overwhelming majority of House Republicans voted against cracking down on foo...
Dec 22, 2010 / John Nichols
Fighting Back for Workers’ Rights Fighting Back for Workers’ Rights
As we finish our last-minute holiday shopping, we shouldn't forget the great sacrifices of the workers who make the products we buy and the work still to be done to create safe wo...
Dec 21, 2010 / Edgar Romney
Jonathan Schell: What Will Happen if the Senate Fails to Pass the New START Treaty? Jonathan Schell: What Will Happen if the Senate Fails to Pass the New START Treaty?
What will the consequences be if the Senate doesn't pass the START treaty today?
Dec 21, 2010 / Democracy Now!
Haley Barbour is No Martin Luther King or Even Jimmy Carter Haley Barbour is No Martin Luther King or Even Jimmy Carter
Short observations on the Jim Crow-era White Citizens Councils.
Dec 21, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Remembering Frank Emi Remembering Frank Emi
A man who acted courageously in the face of one of America's most dishonorable historical episodes.
Dec 21, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
How The Disabled Were Dehumanized How The Disabled Were Dehumanized
Press coverage of a young man thrown out of his wheelchair during the UK student protests suggests that "real" disabled people are not whole human beings.
Dec 19, 2010 / StudentNation / Laurie Penny
Rejecting Bigotry and Bitter-Ender McCain, Senate Scraps Ban on Gays in the Military Rejecting Bigotry and Bitter-Ender McCain, Senate Scraps Ban on Gays in the Military
After a two-decade campaign, LGBT groups and their allies celebrate the removal of the last major hurdle to ending discrimination against gays and lesbians in the military.
Dec 18, 2010 / John Nichols
Nation Conversations: Jesse Jackson on Progressive Politics in the Obama Era Nation Conversations: Jesse Jackson on Progressive Politics in the Obama Era
If you're disappointed with Obama, Rev. Jesse Jackson has a reminder for you: American presidents haven't done many great things without a mass movement pushing them every step of ...
Dec 17, 2010 / The Nation