Spain’s ‘Indignados’ Take the Square Spain’s ‘Indignados’ Take the Square
Faced with dismal job prospects and enraged at a new internet piracy law, Spanish youth have occupied Madrid's La Puerta del Sol. But with the political right ascendant, where will...
Jun 8, 2011 / Andy Robinson
Arizona Turns the Tide: Voters Demand the Recall of Russell Pearce Arizona Turns the Tide: Voters Demand the Recall of Russell Pearce
Arizona's notorious anti-immigrant crusader is about to become the first State Senate president in US history to be recalled.
Jun 1, 2011 / Jeff Biggers
Tony Kushner Denied Honors Over Palestine Tony Kushner Denied Honors Over Palestine
This week, the news hit that Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, perhaps best known for his Angels in America, was being blocked from receiving an honorary degree from ...
May 5, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Nation Conversations: Grace Lee Boggs on the Moment for Revolution Nation Conversations: Grace Lee Boggs on the Moment for Revolution
The legendary activist says that a revolutionary transformation of our society is not only possible, but necessary.
May 4, 2011 / The Nation
Arizona Uprising: Chained Ethnic Studies Students Take Over School Board in Tucson Arizona Uprising: Chained Ethnic Studies Students Take Over School Board in Tucson
Students chained themselves to board members chairs and derailed the introduction of a controversial resolution targeting ethnic studies programs in Tucson schools.
Apr 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers
Taking on Corporate Power in Politics Taking on Corporate Power in Politics
Dr. Margaret Flowers says that we need to protest corporations like Bank of America that refuse to pay their fair share of taxes if we want to build a real culture of resistance in...
Apr 26, 2011 / The Nation
Showdown in Wisconsin Showdown in Wisconsin
The mass mobilization in Wisconsin was powerful. But Governor Scott Walker remained determined to disempower unions.
Mar 10, 2011 / John Nichols
Marking 100 Years of International Women’s Day Marking 100 Years of International Women’s Day
With right-wing assaults on women’s rights and reproductive health growing fiercer by the day, we can all draw strength from the committed struggle women from around the worl...
Mar 8, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Madisonian Democracy Madisonian Democracy
The spirit of democratic protest, so vibrant across the Middle East, has been kindled here in Middle America.
Mar 3, 2011 / The Editors
The Spirit of Wisconsin The Spirit of Wisconsin
How Scott Walker’s unionbusting spurred a popular uprising.
Mar 3, 2011 / Feature / John Nichols