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Showdown in Wisconsin (US Politics, Social Justice, Unions)

The mass mobilization in Wisconsin was powerful. But Governor Scott Walker remained determined to disempower unions.

John Nichols
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Madisonian Democracy (US Politics, Social Justice, Activism, Unions)

The spirit of democratic protest, so vibrant across the Middle East, has been kindled here in Middle America.

The Editors
The Spirit of Wisconsin
The Spirit of Wisconsin (Social Justice, Activism, Conservatives and the American Right, Unions)

How Scott Walker’s unionbusting spurred a popular uprising.

John Nichols
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Slide Show: America's Day of Action: US Uncut and Solidarity with Wisconsin (Social Justice, Corporate Responsibility, Ethical Economics)
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Slide Show: Wisconsin's Protests In Pictures (Labor Organizing and Activism, Social Justice, Activism)
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The Outrage Deficit (Social Justice, Activism, Gap Between Wealth and Poverty)

After years of fraying, the US social compact is in danger of coming apart altogether. Will Americans fight back?

The Editors
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A Prayer for America (US Politics, Social Justice)

Imagine an America which stands not in pursuit of an axis of evil, but which is itself at the axis of peace and freedom.

Dennis Kucinich
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Slide Show: The Nation Celebrates Black History Month (Civil Rights Activism, Race and Religion, Society)
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Nation Conversations: Janet Elise Johnson on Iceland's Feminist Successes (Movements, Gender Issues, Global Justice Movement)

Johnson explains how the tiny Nordic country came to be the most feminist place on earth.

The Nation
Slide Show: Tunisia in Revolt (Global Justice Movement, World)
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Blogs

Melissa Harris-Perry: Who Is to Blame for Haiti's Ongoing Crisis?
Melissa Harris-Perry

NGOs and foreign governments are preventing Haitians from repairing their broken country.

January 14, 2013
ICE Arrests, Releases Prominent Immigration Activist's Family Members
Aura Bogado

ICE’s contradictory policies are evident in the detention and almost immediate release of two undocumented immigrants. 

January 11, 2013
Idle No More: Global Protests for Indigenous Rights
Allison Kilkenny

Idle No More is Canada's Occupy movement, but with deep, deep roots. Today there will be global solidarity actions in support of Canada's activists.

January 11, 2013
Aura Bogado: Is Canada Leaving First Nations People Out to Dry?
Nation in the News

The Nation’s Aura Bogado joins RT News to discuss the implications of Canada's Bill C-45 and the growing protest against it, Idle No More.

January 10, 2013
Occupy Steubenville: Anonymous Takes On Ohio Sheriff
Allison Kilkenny

The hacking collective Anonymous brings attention to rape culture within the United States.

January 7, 2013
Idle No More's Hunger for Justice
Aura Bogado

Idle No More has sparked international solidarity. What can that mean for Native rights in the US?

January 7, 2013
Congress Will Be Diminished by the Departure of Dennis Kucinch
John Nichols

The Ohio Democrat opposed wars that needed to be opposed, fought to preserve civil liberties and always sided with workers and farmers against corporations.

January 3, 2013
Dan Inouye's Epic Civil Rights Championship
John Nichols

No senator fought longer and harder for the rights of people of color, people with disabilities, women and the LGBT community. 

December 18, 2012
Global Day of Action Hits Walmart in 10 Countries
Josh Eidelson
December 14, 2012
A Constitutional Case Against Felony Disenfranchisement Laws
Voting Rights Watch

Obama's recent court victory on early voting may have carved a legal path for fighting down felony disenfranchisement laws.

December 14, 2012