Activism

World AIDS Day World AIDS Day

And what you can do to halt the continuing epidemic.

Nov 30, 2010 / Peter Rothberg

Grinnell College Announces $300,000 Annual Social Justice Prize Program Grinnell College Announces $300,000 Annual Social Justice Prize Program

Up to three $100,000 prizes will honor young innovators, organizations advancing positive social change

Nov 30, 2010 / StudentNation / Joanna Chiu

Police Detained UK Student Protesters En Masse: A Firsthand Account

Police Detained UK Student Protesters En Masse: A Firsthand Account Police Detained UK Student Protesters En Masse: A Firsthand Account

Take a protest, toss in hundreds of police officers with riot shields, then block the protesters into an area of open space with no toilets, food or shelter, for hours. If anyone t...

Nov 30, 2010 / StudentNation / Laurie Penny

The Latest on the British Student Movement

The Latest on the British Student Movement The Latest on the British Student Movement

While most American students took the long weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving, education cut protests in the UK rolled on.

Nov 29, 2010 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston

Ten Things You Should Know About Slow

Ten Things You Should Know About Slow Ten Things You Should Know About Slow

As the holiday rush approaches, take yourself out of the fast lane.

Nov 23, 2010 / The Nation

War Is a Lie War Is a Lie

With a groundbreaking new book, veteran antiwar activist David Swanson argues that: "The oil in the [war] machine is lies. The monkey wrench we can throw into the gears is pu...

Nov 23, 2010 / John Nichols

Briefing: Katrina vanden Heuvel on Confronting the Media’s Flaws Briefing: Katrina vanden Heuvel on Confronting the Media’s Flaws

Faced with the cynical coverage of the mainstream media, what can ordinary Americans do to work toward an alternative that more accurately reflects the problems facing our countr...

Nov 22, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

Charlie Rose’s FAIR Take on the Deficit Debate Charlie Rose’s FAIR Take on the Deficit Debate

Pressed by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Charlie Rose finally offers the other side of the deficit debate -- featuring truth tellers Dean Baker and Jan Schakowsky.

Nov 19, 2010 / John Nichols

Briefing: Laurie Penny on the UK Student Protests Briefing: Laurie Penny on the UK Student Protests

"It's fair to smash up someone's future but not to smash up someone's lobby," says UK journalist Laurie Penny of the student protests in London last week.

Nov 18, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

Obama’s Failures… and Ours

Obama’s Failures… and Ours Obama’s Failures… and Ours

Obama's mistakes in office are nowhere near the whole story. The rest of us must shoulder our share of the blame, too.

Nov 17, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman

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