Activism

Ten Things Dems Could Do to Win

Ten Things Dems Could Do to Win Ten Things Dems Could Do to Win

Why the party needs to have a plan, keep it simple—and do something for the base.

Sep 9, 2010 / Feature / Thomas Geoghegan

Greene to Green in SC? Greene to Green in SC?

In this fall's South Carolina Senate contest, Democrats should vote for the Green Party candidate.

Sep 9, 2010 / John Nichols

Money Well Spent

Money Well Spent Money Well Spent

The ultra-conservative funders the Koch brothers don't directly fund media—and they don't have to.  Instead, they've successfully funded the politicians and the "ex...

Sep 9, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman

Clean Energy Victory Bonds Clean Energy Victory Bonds

An idea from the past could help secure the future.

Sep 7, 2010 / Peter Rothberg

Bud Selig: A Civil Rights Icon for Our Times… Just Like Beck Bud Selig: A Civil Rights Icon for Our Times… Just Like Beck

A group of Milwaukee activists asked Bud Selig why the 2011 All-Star Game was going to be played in Arizona. The answer issued by his public relaions firm needs to be read to be be...

Sep 2, 2010 / Dave Zirin

Eyes on the Prize Eyes on the Prize

Let's get a grip: the left isn't going to win every 24-hour news cycle. And that shouldn't be our goal.

Sep 2, 2010 / The Editors

The UAW Hits the Streets

The UAW Hits the Streets The UAW Hits the Streets

Bob King, the new UAW president, has dusted off the union and renewed its activist traditions.

Sep 2, 2010 / John Nichols

Ten Things the Past Can Teach Us Today Ten Things the Past Can Teach Us Today

"Live as if you are free" and other lessons of the past can help us build a progressive future.

Sep 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

New York Communities Take on Foreclosures New York Communities Take on Foreclosures

A coalition of working families, politicians and unions are demanding that Big Banks increase permanent mortgage modifications to stop New York's full-blown foreclosure crisis.

Aug 30, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sorry, Glenn Beck, But King’s ‘Dream’ is on the March in Detroit Sorry, Glenn Beck, But King’s ‘Dream’ is on the March in Detroit

Fox's silliest self-promoter tried to claim a piece of the civil rights legacy. But the anniversary march that mattered was in Detroit, where the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the UAW's B...

Aug 28, 2010 / John Nichols

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