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Peter Rothberg

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Peter Rothberg

Peter Rothberg

Associate Publisher, Special Projects

Peter Rothberg, the Nation's Associate Publisher for Special Projects, has been writing a blog covering the world of activism since 2003. His previous positions with The Nation  include web editor, publicity director, special projects director and intern. A former contributor to Air America radio's daily Nation Minute commentaries, Rothberg is a former speech-writer for civil rights leader Julian Bond. A member of the Brooklyn Literary Council and the board of Living Liberally, Rothberg lives in Brooklyn, where he was born and raised.

Articles

News and Features

An activist ahead of his time, Richard L. Grossman, a community organizer, galvanized work on a variety of progressive causes during his remarkable four-decade career.

The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, a giant of the civil rights movement known for his decades of work in support of desegregation, died Wednesday in Birmingham, Alabama.

Luper’s courage at a young age helped change the course of race relations in Oklahoma City.

Best known for a photograph of her and Bob Dylan that became the cover of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Rotolo devoted her life to the progressive causes which had engaged her since well before she met the folk singer.

Blogs

Harrowing, grim, but ultimately hopeful, The Girl turns the central myth of the border -- that hope flows north -- upside down.
The argument that we’re living in a new golden age of documentaries will be significantly furthered tomorrow with the release of A...
"The most fateful battle in human history is finally joined and we will fight it together."
There are now more than 256 organized campaigns at schools coast to coast, and the number is growing daily.
Greek workers are trying to kick-start production at a dormant factory and prove themselves a viable new model.
A great way to celebrate Black History Month would be to support the work of these groups.
In the face of a continuing right-wing assault in both legislatures and clinic corridors, the only thing to do is fight back.
Fifty-two years ago today, President Eisenhower used his farewell speech to the nation to warn the country against the rise of what he...