Should It Cost Less to Get Out of Jail if You’re Rich? Should It Cost Less to Get Out of Jail if You’re Rich?
Thanks to the $14 billion commercial bail industry, we have two criminal justice systems: one for the rich and one for the rest of us.
Oct 15, 2013 / NationAction
Across the South, Youth Resist Racism and Homophobia Across the South, Youth Resist Racism and Homophobia
As police brutality, deportation and voter suppression rage on, new movements emerge.
Oct 11, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Meet the Medical Company Making $1.4 Billion a Year Off Sick Prisoners Meet the Medical Company Making $1.4 Billion a Year Off Sick Prisoners
In states that use Corizon to provide healthcare in their prisons, medical neglect and abuse run rampant.
Oct 8, 2013 / NationAction
Joining Forces With NARAL Pro-Choice America Joining Forces With NARAL Pro-Choice America
I’m joining NARAL Pro-Choice America as a member of their board of directors, and I’m excited to work with their new initiatives to include young people.
Oct 2, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
Tell the FCC: Prison Phone Companies Shouldn’t Profit Off Indigent Families Tell the FCC: Prison Phone Companies Shouldn’t Profit Off Indigent Families
Prison phone companies like Global Tel* Link get away with charging prisoners exorbitant rates just to keep in touch with their families. Tell the Federal Communications Commission...
Oct 1, 2013 / NationAction
Students Take On Teach for America—and Its Political Allies Students Take On Teach for America—and Its Political Allies
As the semester rolls on, fast-tracked teachers, vouchers and corporate-friendly Democrats get roasted.
Sep 27, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
California Governor Signs Domestic Worker Bill of Rights California Governor Signs Domestic Worker Bill of Rights
Early Thursday afternoon on the West Coast, Governor Jerry Brown tweeted a message: “Today, I signed a bill to help California’s domestic workers.”
Sep 26, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Grinnell College Offers $100,000 Prize to Young Social Justice Activists Grinnell College Offers $100,000 Prize to Young Social Justice Activists
The Grinnell College Young Innovator Prize offers a $100,000 prize annually to activists under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in the field of social justice.
Sep 23, 2013 / StudentNation / Allegra Kirkland and StudentNation
With New Protections for Domestic Workers, What Is Next for Big Labor? With New Protections for Domestic Workers, What Is Next for Big Labor?
Concerted pressure from labor, “alt-labor” community, women’s, immigrants, seniors and disability rights groups made change happen after eighty years. A pledge by...
Sep 22, 2013 / Laura Flanders
At G20, Politicians Push the Same Neoliberal Agenda That Got Us Into This Mess At G20, Politicians Push the Same Neoliberal Agenda That Got Us Into This Mess
Meanwhile, activists organized a counter-summit to discuss the problems world leaders were unwilling to address.
Sep 20, 2013 / Alec Luhn