Activism

Beyond the Labor Board Beyond the Labor Board

Partisan appointments to Bush's National Labor Relations Board have ensured it's virtually impossible for workers to get a fair shake.

Jan 3, 2008 / Max Fraser

Noted. Noted.

Guest blogging at The Nation.com, gazing into Kristol's ball, revisiting Hoover's roundup.

Jan 3, 2008 / The Editors

Writers of the World Unite Writers of the World Unite

Striking members of the Writers Guild of America are bringing the labor movement something it hasn't had for a long time: an audience.

Dec 20, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Luvh Rakhe

The Secret Library of Hope The Secret Library of Hope

Twelve authors on war and peace, dissent, the environment and the empowerment of the poor provide inspiration to transform the world in 2008.

Dec 17, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Solnit

Farmworkers and Students Take On Burger King Farmworkers and Students Take On Burger King

The fast-food giant's insistence on paying poverty wages to tomato pickers could backfire, as student activists' campaign for fair food cuts into their business.

Dec 14, 2007 / Feature / Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Permalancers, Unite! Permalancers, Unite!

Freelancers staged a walkout at Viacom this week, instigating one of the most unlikely and successful labor campaigns in recent memory.

Dec 13, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Anya Kamenetz

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

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