Social Justice

What’s Next for the Moral Monday Movement?

What’s Next for the Moral Monday Movement? What’s Next for the Moral Monday Movement?

This multiracial, multi-issue progressive coalition is not only remobilizing in North Carolina—its model of activism is now spreading all over the South.

Feb 19, 2014 / Feature / Ari Berman

High Time for a Robin Hood Tax

High Time for a Robin Hood Tax High Time for a Robin Hood Tax

A properly implented FTT can benefit the economy from top to bottom.

Feb 19, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Dave Zirin: Celebration Capitalism at the Sochi Games

Dave Zirin: Celebration Capitalism at the Sochi Games Dave Zirin: Celebration Capitalism at the Sochi Games

In a panel at the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Nation sports editor Dave Zirin discusses the myriad controversies swirling around the Sochi Olympics.

Feb 10, 2014 / Press Room

From Occupy to Climate Justice

From Occupy to Climate Justice From Occupy to Climate Justice

There’s a growing effort to merge economic-justice and climate activism. Call it climate democracy.

Feb 6, 2014 / Feature / Wen Stephenson

Tom Perkins and the Guilt of the Gilded

Tom Perkins and the Guilt of the Gilded Tom Perkins and the Guilt of the Gilded

Perkins’s ignorant comments reflect a spreading disquiet among the super-rich that populist attitudes may be getting out of control. 

Feb 4, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

This Woman Sewed Money Together in Front of H&M to Make You Think About Your Shopping Habits

This Woman Sewed Money Together in Front of H&M to Make You Think About Your Shopping Habits This Woman Sewed Money Together in Front of H&M to Make You Think About Your Shopping Habits

Khmer-American artist Kat Eng wants shoppers to think about capitalism’s exploitation of workers.

Jan 30, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

2014 State of the Youth Address

2014 State of the Youth Address 2014 State of the Youth Address

The League of Young Voters Education Fund and the Dream Defenders offer up an honest take of the state of our union. 

Jan 29, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Andy Shallal, Activist and Owner of Busboys and Poets, Makes a Progressive Bid for DC Mayor

Andy Shallal, Activist and Owner of Busboys and Poets, Makes a Progressive Bid for DC Mayor Andy Shallal, Activist and Owner of Busboys and Poets, Makes a Progressive Bid for DC Mayor

Restauranteur and activist Andy Shallal is making a long shot bid for DC mayor. 

Jan 22, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Hundreds Turn Out for Georgia’s Moral Monday

Hundreds Turn Out for Georgia’s Moral Monday Hundreds Turn Out for Georgia’s Moral Monday

The resistance against right-wing policies grows to Georgia with Moral Mondays and South Carolina’s Truthful Tuesdays.

Jan 15, 2014 / Allison Kilkenny

Will the FCC’s New Chairman Usher in a New Era for the Commission?

Will the FCC’s New Chairman Usher in a New Era for the Commission? Will the FCC’s New Chairman Usher in a New Era for the Commission?

The Federal Communications Commission’s new chairman Tom Wheeler announces efforts to “do things differently.”

Jan 10, 2014 / Leticia Miranda

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