Activism

Hunting the Predators Hunting the Predators

Outraged at lenders who prey on the poor, activists are striking back.

Jun 27, 2002 / Feature / Bobbi Murray

Framed by the FBI Framed by the FBI

The $4.4 million damages award in June against FBI agents and Oakland police for violating the constitutional rights of environmental activists Darryl Cherney and Judi Bari, wrong...

Jun 20, 2002 / James X. Dempsey

Backbeat in China Backbeat in China

A hundred days ago Wu'er Kaixi was a fugitive.... Yesterday, before an audience of 800 Americans and Chinese at Brandeis University, he showed what brought a 21-year-old Beijing N...

Jun 13, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Fighting the Gay Right Fighting the Gay Right

They're here...they're queer...they're conservative!

Jun 13, 2002 / Feature / Richard Goldstein

It’s Payback Time It’s Payback Time

Labor-backed politicians are being asked to return the favor in union fights.

Jun 13, 2002 / Feature / David Moberg

Saying No to Nuclear Arms Saying No to Nuclear Arms

Calls for an end to nuclear weapons are growing--including in Washington.

Jun 6, 2002 / Feature / Raffi Khatchadourian

Special Rights for the Godly? Special Rights for the Godly?

Let's say I'm a Jehovah's Witness, and I get a job in an understaffed emergency room where, following the dictates of my conscience, I refuse to assist with blood transfusions ...

Jun 6, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Mideast War Breaks Out on Campus The Mideast War Breaks Out on Campus

One of the biggest problems Palestine's supporters face is anti-Semitism.

May 30, 2002 / Feature / Liza Featherstone

Singing to Power Singing to Power

British folk-rocker Billy Bragg has to be the only popular musician who could score some airtime with a song about the global justice movement. The first single from Bragg's En...

May 30, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Hillary Frey

Pass ENDA Now! Pass ENDA Now!

Twenty-seven years ago, Bella Abzug introduced the first comprehensive gay civil rights bill in the history of the Congress.

May 25, 2002 / Doug Ireland

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