Nation Topics - Activism | The Nation

For Yolanda Andrews, losing her house would mean losing everything. That's why she's standing up to predatory banking.

Latinos—along with other minorities and youth—are the strongest supporters of action against climate change. It’s time mainstream enviros got the message.

What does the National People’s Action director have in store for Obama’s second term?

It's never too earlier to start rebuilding and reimagining the city we all want to live in.

This year’s historic strike wave is an indictment not just of the retail giant’s business model but of our broken labor laws.

A community college class made social justice happen on November 6.

The campaign to buy and abolish debt was never intended to fix the debt crisis by itself. It’s an act of solidarity and an opportunity for public education.

With a Democrat again in the White House for the next four years, the labor movement has won some much-needed breathing room, says organizer and author Jane McAlevey.

As we saw in this election, people of color can no longer be called "minorities." It's time to seize that power in the fight for true equality. 

In small hamlets and tiny towns you’ve never heard of, grassroots activists are taking a stand in what could be the final showdown for Earth’s future.