Activism

Urge US Adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Urge US Adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The least we can do as a nation is to affirm the rights of America’s indigenous people, even if we are thirteen years late.

Sep 28, 2010 / Jennifer O’Mahony

Force Pepsi to Fund Social Change Force Pepsi to Fund Social Change

Help the Progressive Slate dominate the Pepsi Refresh Everything contest.

Sep 28, 2010 / Peter Rothberg

Fatima Bhutto’s Search for Justice Fatima Bhutto’s Search for Justice

Fatima Bhutto, standing where her father was killed by police in Pakistan, on how her memoir was the only way to seek justice for the violence done to her family.

Sep 27, 2010 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

For Jobs, Justice and Education

For Jobs, Justice and Education For Jobs, Justice and Education

For nearly two years, the loudest and most insistent voices in American politics have been on the extreme right. At the One Nation, Working Together march, this is going to ch...

Sep 24, 2010 / Benjamin Todd Jealous and Deepak Bhargava

After Disappointment in Senate, DREAM Activists Regroup After Disappointment in Senate, DREAM Activists Regroup

Even though the DREAM Act didn't make it through the senate ths week, DREAM activists came out of the experience with some gains, and they're regrouping to push immigrati...

Sep 24, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

A tale of two attacked cities, or the differences between New York and Oklahoma City.

Sep 24, 2010 / Eric Alterman

A Conversation with Greenpeace’s Kumi Naidoo A Conversation with Greenpeace’s Kumi Naidoo

Naidoo talks about disappointments at Copenhagen, coalition-building among progressive organizations and the uncomfortable truth about consumption and quality of life.

Sep 24, 2010 / The Nation and Kumi Naidoo

Commentary: Anne Elizabeth Moore on Cambodia’s Striking Garment Workers Commentary: Anne Elizabeth Moore on Cambodia’s Striking Garment Workers

Anne Elizabeth Moore argues that if the international business community can’t support the workers in Cambodia’s garment sector, maybe young women around the world ca...

Sep 24, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

The Breakdown: Does the DREAM Act Have a Future?

The Breakdown: Does the DREAM Act Have a Future? The Breakdown: Does the DREAM Act Have a Future?

In the face of massive GOP opposition, what are some possible ways forward for politicians, voters and activists working for humane immigration reform?

Sep 24, 2010 / Chris Hayes

The Perils of Hydro-Fracking

The Perils of Hydro-Fracking The Perils of Hydro-Fracking

Gasland may well be the most important film made in America in years.

Sep 23, 2010 / Peter Rothberg

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