Nation Topics - Activism | The Nation

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.

In the next four years—and beyond—progressives must create the political space for the president to represent the majority of Americans.

350.org’s caravan heads to Washington, DC, to push President Obama to address climate change in his second term.

We won, but at what cost? Fool me once, shame on Obama, but fool me twice and I’m the one responsible.

The “rising American electorate” carried Obama and a strong slate of Democrats to victory.

With a new play, Emotional Creature, and big plans for V-Day 2013, the activist playwright reaches for new heights. 

Social movements must bring the creative energy of protest culture to electoral campaigns.