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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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Another Victory for Resistance: Restaurant Workers Win Settlement From Star Chef
Laura Flanders

Score another victory for resistance. After thirty-one workers sued his acclaimed restaurant Del Posto, celebrity chef Mario Batali has agreed to a $1.15 million settlement.

September 27, 2012
Laura Flanders: What Is the Legacy of Occupy?
Nation in the News

Organizers are thinking critically about how to increase impact in Occupy’s second year. 

September 20, 2012
School is Out(side): A Radical Re-imagining of Public Education in Madison Square Park
StudentNation

Free University's set up in Madison Square Park is just downtown from the original Free Academy of the City of New York, which was founded in 1847 as a completely tuition-free school.

September 19, 2012
It's the 1 Percent, Stupid (the Case Against the 47 Percent)
Ilyse Hogue

This election remains about the genuine struggles and solutions that benefit all but the most privileged in this country.

September 18, 2012
More Than 180 Arrested on Occupy Wall Street's First Anniversary
Allison Kilkenny

According to the mainstream media, Occupy is dead. So why are the police taking so many into custody? 

September 18, 2012
How Occupy Has Changed the Conversation on Class
Melissa Harris-Perry

The year-old movement doesn’t need its own candidate to influence politics. 

September 17, 2012
Year One: Occupy Wall Street Plans Anniversary Protest of Wall Street
Allison Kilkenny

Occupy Wall Street plans a protest on the financial district to celebrate its one year anniversary.

September 10, 2012
Occupy Monsanto
Peter Rothberg

Anti-GMO activists will stage a week of protests in St. Louis, home of the Monsanto Corporation, starting on the anniversary of OWS, September 17, 2012.

September 5, 2012
A New Phase for the Quebec Student Uprising
StudentNation

Tuesday’s provincial election was a pretty good day for the Quebec student movement.

September 5, 2012
Undocumented Protesters Arrested at DNC, Police Pre-emptively Detain Prominent Activist
Allison Kilkenny

Ten undocumented protesters are arrested at the DNC, and a prominent activist is pre-emptively detained for reportedly being on a terrorist watch list.

September 5, 2012