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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

Unpacking the next round of global talks aimed at curbing climate change.
The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights would be a huge gain for California workers and a terrific example for the rest of the country.
Songs about war and attendant suffering cut across all musical genres.
We’ll never get to renewable energy if we keep offering gobs of cash to oil, coal and gas companies to continue business as usual.
A new collection featuring ninety-nine tracks of class-conscious music from ninety-nine artists.
Branded as a “trade deal” by its corporate proponents, the TPP would undermine environmental and health laws, offshore...
In the wake of her tragedy, Martin’s mother is standing up in hopes of preventing what happened to her child from ever happening...
Generally considered the leading children's book writer of the past century, his books were touchstones of youth for the generation born...