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Protesters calling for the closure of US detention facilities
President Obama: Close Guantánamo Bay
May 1, 2013 - 6:39 PM ET
Nation Action

While President Obama has rightly argued that Congress is standing in the way of closing the prison, human rights groups have pointed out the many meaningful actions he can take.
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We Need the Post Office
April 25, 2013 - 2:36 PM ET
Nation Action

To preserve and modernize the USPS well into the twenty-first century, Senator Bernie Sanders and Congressman Peter DeFazio have introduced the Postal Service Protection Act.
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Tell President Obama: Halt Deportations Now
April 23, 2013 - 5:36 PM ET
Nation Action

While Congress debates, President Obama could make a real difference in the lives of the 11 million undocumented immigrants who have made their home in the United States.
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Support ACHE. Save Appalachia
April 22, 2013 - 4:20 PM ET
Nation Action

The ACHE Act would allocate funds to research the affects of mountain top removal and to protect Appalachian families.
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Tell Your Senators to Preserve Background Checks in Gun Control Legislation
April 16, 2013 - 5:31 PM ET
Nation Action

Right now, Senator Tom Coburn is advancing a change to the rules regarding background checks that would undermine much of the bill's intent.
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Tell Secretary of State John Kerry: Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline
April 12, 2013 - 1:18 PM ET
Nation Action

Join Bill McKibben in signing The Nation's open letter urging Secretary Kerry to consider his legacy and to find the courage to reject the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Reporting Back

Reporting Back

Reporting Back

We applaud the United States Postal Service's decision to cancel its plan to end Saturday mail delivery. When the USPS first announced the change in late March, The Nation’s John Nichols was quick to connect the plan to cynical attempts to privatize the Constitutionally-protected service, while Nation readers joined communities protesting across the country and sent more than 2,000 messages to their representatives urging them to act. Congress responded to the outcry and came out against the change, eventually prompting USPS to cancel it. As Nichols points out, the reversal is not just a victory for the rural communities, small business owners and elderly and disabled people who would have been most severely affected by the change. It stands as “an important reminder that it matters to mobilize against the austerity agenda, even when the odds are daunting."     

Activism Articles and Video

Articles & Video

May Day in NYC: Youth and Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Reform
May 2, 2013 - 10:18 AM ET
Allison Kilkenny

This year’s march was led by immigrant and youth activists pressing for long-awaited justice.
President Obama: Close Guantánamo Bay
May 1, 2013 - 6:39 PM ET
Nation Action

While President Obama has rightly argued that Congress is standing in the way of closing the prison, human rights groups have pointed out the many meaningful actions he can take.
Crossing the Mexican Border—in a Theater
April 30, 2013 - 10:19 AM ET
Aura Bogado

The interactive La Ruta dramatizes an experience that many immigrants know too well—and senators could learn from.
Remembering Bob Edgar [VIDEO]
April 29, 2013 - 2:31 PM ET
Laura Flanders

Common Cause CEO Bob Edgar died last week. As New Yorkers, among others, push forward on bills to change campaign financing, it's worth remembering his words.
RISD Students Stage First Fossil Fuel Divestment Sit-In
April 29, 2013 - 11:53 AM ET
StudentNation

Student activists are demanding that President Maeda endorse divestment from the coal, gas, and oil industries and commit to presenting the case for divestment to the Board of Trustees at the board’s May 17 meeting.

Activisim Petitions

Community Petitions

Students wear signs representing their student loan debt
The Student Loan Fairness Act is Only Fair
February 25, 2013 - 6:36 PM ET
Supporters of marriage equality rally in CA
Stand Up for Employment Protections for LGBT Workers
February 25, 2013 - 6:32 PM ET

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