Activism

Murder in Monterrey Murder in Monterrey

A labor organizer was beaten to death after exposing exploitative labor practices in the United States and Mexico.

Apr 25, 2007 / Feature / Felicia Mello

Silencing New Voices Silencing New Voices

What happens when a student magazine committed to fostering dialogue opens its pages to critical views on Israel?

Apr 20, 2007 / Feature / Eyal Press

Fevered Imagination Fevered Imagination

Artists try to wake up a sleepwalking public to the dangers of climate change.

Apr 19, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lawrence Weschler

Don’t Bet on Offsets Don’t Bet on Offsets

Erasing your "carbon footprint" is tougher than it seems.

Apr 19, 2007 / Feature / A.C. Thompson and Duane Moles

Curbing Abortion Rights Curbing Abortion Rights

Newcomer Supreme Court Justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito showed their true stripes by supporting a landmark late-term abortion ban.

Apr 18, 2007 / Feature / Karen Houppert

John Amaechi’s Timeout John Amaechi’s Timeout

The openly gay former NBA star speaks eloquently against homophobia, the war in Iraq and racism.

Apr 4, 2007 / Feature / Dave Zirin

ACT UP’s New Urgency ACT UP’s New Urgency

Twenty years after its founding, the AIDS activist group is expanding its mission to universal healthcare.

Apr 3, 2007 / Feature / Emily Douglas

The New SDS The New SDS

Can the new Students for a Democratic Society avoid the internal conflicts that plagued the original group?

Apr 2, 2007 / Feature / Christopher Phelps

Surveillance Makes You Paranoid Surveillance Makes You Paranoid

Reports that New York police conducted sweeping nationwide surveillance of people suspected of anti-Bush sentiment in 2004 just might scare us into silence.

Mar 28, 2007 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman

ACT UP at 20 ACT UP at 20

The audacious and visionary organization has been a beacon for gay/lesbian rights and healthcare reform.

Mar 22, 2007 / The Editors

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