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Kenny Davis talks about keeping in touch with his incarcerated father
October 1, 2013 - 11:20 AM ET
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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 to end this predatory practice. 

Abortion justice sign
September 30, 2013 - 10:59 AM ET
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Spread the word about the new fight for expanded abortion access and the need to repeal the Hyde Amendment. 

Afghan woman and a girl approach US soldiers
September 19, 2013 - 10:54 AM ET
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Someday we may live in a world where war and militarization were rare, but, until then, we must demand the protection of innocent life when conflicts happen.

A home care worker
September 17, 2013 - 5:21 PM ET
Sarah Arnold
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After the Obama administration's historic announcement that it will expand labor protections to homecare workers, activists will continue to push for further protections for domestic workers on the state level.  

A domestic worker
September 12, 2013 - 10:15 AM ET
Sarah Arnold
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One year after Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a previous version of the legislation, the California state senate has passed a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.  

Shelling in Syria
September 4, 2013 - 12:20 PM ET
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Now it is time for democracy to work. Contact your senators and representatives and demand they vote “no” to military intervention in Syria.

Reporting Back

Reporting Back

Reporting Back

We applaud the New York City Council’s decision to override Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto of the Community Safety Act, two related bills which seek to end the era of stop-and-frisk by creating an independent inspector general to review NYPD policies and making it easier for New Yorkers to sue for racial profiling. In the days leading up to the vote, The Nation joined the many grassroots and civil rights organizations fighting for reform with an open letter to the Council calling for the law's passage. Over 150 of our readers signed on, with many adding their own comments. Reader Bridget Davis echoed many New Yorkers’ sentiments, writing "my 13-year-old son should not have to learn the 'rules of conduct' for inevitable stop-and-frisks simply because of the color of his skin."

Activism Articles and Video

Articles & Video

October 1, 2013 - 11:20 AM ET
Nation Action

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 to end this predatory practice. 

October 1, 2013 - 10:06 AM ET
Allison Kilkenny

Federal workers all across the country are protesting the government’s shutdown. 

September 30, 2013 - 10:59 AM ET
Nation Action

Spread the word about the new fight for expanded abortion access and the need to repeal the Hyde Amendment. 

September 27, 2013 - 10:28 AM ET
Greg Kaufmann

Poverty Day--the one day every year when the mainstream media turns its attention to the poor--was last week. Here are five things you might have missed amidst the frenzy of coverage.

September 24, 2013 - 4:36 PM ET
Peter Rothberg

The groundbreaking novel The Bluest Eye is under fire in Morrison’s home state of Ohio.

Activisim Petitions

Community Petitions

Walmart shoppers
July 9, 2013 - 11:57 AM ET

The average hourly wage of a Walmart employee is just $8.81. 

Wajeha al-Huwaider and Fawzia al-Oyouni
July 9, 2013 - 11:51 AM ET

Wajeha al-Huwaider and Fawzia al-Oyouni were charged with the crime of "inciting a wife against her husband." 

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