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Shall Women Be Equal Before the Law? (50 Progressives)

The removal of all forms of the subjection of women is the purpose to which the National Woman's Party is dedicated.

Elsie Hill and Florence Kelley

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Naomi Klein: Could Superstorm Sandy Create Space for Progressive Reform?
Nation in the News

In the wake of the superstorm, we need to involve communities—not corporations—in reconstruction efforts. 

November 15, 2012
Beyond Ballots: When Communities Are the Real Candidates
Voting Rights Watch

One week after Obama’s re-election, the work of social and economic justice movements is as clear as ever. 

November 13, 2012
Occupy Wall Street Activists Buy Up Debt to Abolish It
Allison Kilkenny

The Strike Debt movement is planning a Rolling Jubilee—a bailout of the people, by the people. 

November 12, 2012
Occupy Sandy Efforts Highlight Need for Solidarity, Not Charity
Allison Kilkenny

Occupy Sandy, the grassroots relief effort started by Occupy Wall Street, has been helping individuals when traditional aid groups and organizations have failed to show up.

November 5, 2012
Goldman Sachs Building Is Bright, but Occupy Shines
Laura Flanders

A report from Downtown Manhattan, and a Hurricane Sandy volunteer.

November 1, 2012
Occupy Sandy: Occupy Wall Street Helps Storm Victims
Allison Kilkenny

Occupy Wall Street and 350.org have teamed up with Recovers.org, a disaster relief platform, to help coordinate response to Hurricane Sandy.

October 31, 2012
John Lennon and George McGovern: Another Side of the 1972 Campaign
Jon Wiener

The McGovern campaign marked a turning point in many lives, including John Lennon’s.

October 21, 2012
Occupy Atlanta Joins Forces With Police to Save Retired Detective's Home
Allison Kilkenny

Occupy Our Homes ATL is forging an unlikely partnership in an effort to stop foreclosures.  

October 9, 2012
Spain on the Brink
Peter Rothberg

This short film tells the story of why so many people took to the streets in Madrid and follows these events as they unfolded. 

October 1, 2012
Occupy DC Plans to Protest on K Street for First Anniversary
Allison Kilkenny

Also, an Illinois judge rules the mass arrest of Occupy Chicago protesters is unconstitutional.

October 1, 2012