Activism

Tell the President to Use Executive Powers to Combat Climate Change Tell the President to Use Executive Powers to Combat Climate Change

The President could easily implement comprehensive climate-change legislation without Congressional approval.

Aug 10, 2010 / Rosamund Hunter

Save Net Neutrality Save Net Neutrality

The end of the internet as we know it?

Aug 6, 2010 / Peter Rothberg

We Have Yet to See the Biggest Costs of the BP Spill

We Have Yet to See the Biggest Costs of the BP Spill We Have Yet to See the Biggest Costs of the BP Spill

The full extent of the damage from the BP disaster will not be known for years, but if we are to learn anything now, we must confront the question: What are the true costs of ...

Aug 5, 2010 / Raj Patel

Tell Target to Stop Supporting Anti-LGBT Bigotry Tell Target to Stop Supporting Anti-LGBT Bigotry

Best Buy and Target are helping fund an antigay political action committee.

Aug 4, 2010 / Sara Haji

California Overturns Anti-Gay Prop 8

California Overturns Anti-Gay Prop 8 California Overturns Anti-Gay Prop 8

California's infamous anti-gay Prop 8 has been overturned! In this recent related slideshow, The Nation looks at the status of major gay rights issues including marriage, and the o...

Aug 4, 2010 / The Nation

Canadian Students Work to Increase Sustainability in Rural Communities Canadian Students Work to Increase Sustainability in Rural Communities

 One Canadian university is sending students to help green small rural communities in Alberta.

Aug 4, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan

Conversation: Charles Komanoff and David Roberts on the Death of the Climate Bill Conversation: Charles Komanoff and David Roberts on the Death of the Climate Bill

The Senate climate bill has been defeated. But does this open a window for us to rally behind better solutions to global warming­­?

Aug 2, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

Baseball Fans Rally Against Arizona Immigration Law

Baseball Fans Rally Against Arizona Immigration Law Baseball Fans Rally Against Arizona Immigration Law

The nationwide boycott of the Arizona law has hit the sports arena: demonstrators outside ball parks in cities across the country are demanding that baseball owners move the 2011...

Jul 30, 2010 / Press Room

Why You Should Stop Drinking Bottled Water Why You Should Stop Drinking Bottled Water

No matter who you are, no matter what your politics, it makes environmental, capitalist and ethical sense to ditch the bottled water habit.

Jul 29, 2010 / Peter Rothberg

The Unemployed Netroots Are Gaining Power The Unemployed Netroots Are Gaining Power

There are people who have been unemployed for six months and there are some who have been unemployed for 99 months or more. Congress should watch out for the 1.5 million unemployed...

Jul 29, 2010 / The Rachel Maddow Show

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