Activism

Alternative Voices on Campus Alternative Voices on Campus

Progressive journals are key in creating a movement, but they lack support.

Jan 30, 2003 / Feature / Emma Ruby-Sachs and Timothy Waligore

Letter From Porto Alegre Letter From Porto Alegre

Early tomorrow morning, organizers of this, the third annual World Social Forum, will formally close out the weeklong event to report their conclusions to the hundreds of inte...

Jan 28, 2003 / Feature / Marc Cooper

Letter From Porto Alegre Letter From Porto Alegre

The highpoint of this year's World Social Forum was reached earlier this evening when newly elected Brazilian president Luiz Ignacio "Lula" Da Silva showed up to address an o...

Jan 25, 2003 / Feature / Marc Cooper

A Win at Cracker Barrel A Win at Cracker Barrel

A lonely Cracker Barrel restaurant stands alongside the highway that runs near my house.

Jan 23, 2003 / M.V. Lee Badgett

Peace as a Civil Right Peace as a Civil Right

The life of Dr.

Jan 23, 2003 / Dennis Kucinich

The Smiths Go to Washington The Smiths Go to Washington

My friend Ruth Rosen, who writes a terrific column for the San Francisco Chronicle, advised her readers to go to the antiwar marches organized by International ANSWER but to ta...

Jan 23, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Letter From Porto Alegre Letter From Porto Alegre

Just hours after the third annual World Social Forum was officially inaugurated this afternoon, ten of thousands of delegates, visitors and local residents are gathering for ...

Jan 23, 2003 / Feature / Marc Cooper

Roe in Rough Waters Roe in Rough Waters

Thirty years later, abortion's political terrain is more complicated than ever.

Jan 22, 2003 / Feature / Jennifer Baumgardner

Bush’s Environmental Record Bush’s Environmental Record

3/13/01 Abandons pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. 3/28/01 Rejects Kyoto Protocol.

Jan 16, 2003 / Feature / The Nation

Ryan’s Courage Ryan’s Courage

"Our capital system is haunted by the demon of error," Illinois Governor George Ryan said on January 11, clearing his state's death row as his final act of office.

Jan 16, 2003 / Bruce Shapiro

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