Activism

Iraq’s Civil Resistance Iraq’s Civil Resistance

The secular left brings together unionists, women's organizations and students.

Dec 6, 2007 / Feature / Bill Weinberg

Students for a Free Pakistan Students for a Free Pakistan

Putting blogs, cellphones and text messages to work, Pakistani students around the world are rallying against Musharraf's martial law.

Nov 30, 2007 / Feature / Jayati Vora

Stop the Subprime Tsunami Stop the Subprime Tsunami

Predatory lending is the biggest economic crisis since 1929, especially for the black and brown people caught in its grip.

Nov 30, 2007 / Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

How the Peace Movement Can Win How the Peace Movement Can Win

For war opponents, the election year is a moment of great opportunity--and peril. The challenge is to leverage antiwar sentiment into a victory for peace.

Nov 29, 2007 / Feature / Tom Hayden

WGA: Picket and Click It WGA: Picket and Click It

As the strike continues, Writers Guild members have turned the Internet into an organizing tool.

Nov 26, 2007 / Feature / Christopher Lisotta

The Nijinsky of Ambivalence The Nijinsky of Ambivalence

During a Vietnam War protest, Norman Mailer blustered and banged a generation's experience through his prodigious ego.

Nov 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Morris Dickstein

Gay Muslims Unveiled in ‘Jihad for Love’ Gay Muslims Unveiled in ‘Jihad for Love’

Parvez Sharma's new documentary chronicles the experiences of gay and lesbian Muslims in seven countries, as they struggle to align their sexuality with their religion.

Nov 17, 2007 / Feature / Rashi Kesarwani

Climate Change Power Shift Climate Change Power Shift

Thousands of students came together to infuse the largest citizen conference ever to address climate change with energy, enthusiasm and a new vision for the future.

Nov 15, 2007 / Feature / Anya Kamenetz

Writers Strike, Silence Falls Writers Strike, Silence Falls

As the screenwriters strike enters its second week, take a moment to appreciate those without whom late night comics are struck mute, movies are left unmade and on TV, there's no...

Nov 12, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Barbara Ehrenreich

No-Nukers Sing a New Green Tune No-Nukers Sing a New Green Tune

As the nuclear power plant industry tries to leverage the energy crisis, foes of nuclear power are putting a serious crimp in their plans.

Nov 9, 2007 / Feature / Harvey Wasserman

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