We Need to Fight Again to Stop Fast Track of the Trans-Pacific Partnership We Need to Fight Again to Stop Fast Track of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Fast track is headed back to the Senate.
Jun 22, 2015 / NationAction
As the Semester Ends, Students Hold Sit-Ins, Win Higher Pay, and Unionize As the Semester Ends, Students Hold Sit-Ins, Win Higher Pay, and Unionize
Major wins for economic and racial justice, from campus to the workplace.
Jun 22, 2015 / StudentNation
Steve Spurrier Was Right: We Need to Get Rid of ‘That Dang, Damn Confederate Flag’ Steve Spurrier Was Right: We Need to Get Rid of ‘That Dang, Damn Confederate Flag’
In 2007, University of South Carolina Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier called for the Confederate flag to come down. He was right then and he should speak out now.
Jun 22, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Voter Participation Is at Historic Lows. It’s Time to Rethink GOTV. Voter Participation Is at Historic Lows. It’s Time to Rethink GOTV.
Non-voters are more progressive than voters as a whole. My new campaign will get them to the ballot box.
Jun 22, 2015 / Keith Ellison
June 21, 1964: Civil-Rights Workers Are Abducted and Murdered in Mississippi June 21, 1964: Civil-Rights Workers Are Abducted and Murdered in Mississippi
“In Mississippi today, an ever present danger to a civil rights worker is that he will be detained by the local police on a traffic charge and released, directly or indirectly, to ...
Jun 21, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
The African-American Survival Tactic Dylann Roof Exploited The African-American Survival Tactic Dylann Roof Exploited
The Charleston shooter took advantage of a congregation that welcomed a stranger into its midst.
Jun 19, 2015 / Dani McClain
Jeb Bush on Climate Change: A Long History of Consistent Inconsistency Jeb Bush on Climate Change: A Long History of Consistent Inconsistency
As governor of Florida, Bush said publicly that climate change was not a “top priority.” He also quietly ordered a review of policy options for responding to it.
Jun 18, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
The Charleston Massacre and the Cunning of White Supremacy The Charleston Massacre and the Cunning of White Supremacy
He didn’t just target Denmark Vesey’s church—it was the anniversary of Vesey’s suppressed uprising.
Jun 18, 2015 / Greg Grandin
A Civil-Rights Champion Was Lost in the Attack on Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church A Civil-Rights Champion Was Lost in the Attack on Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
The church has been linked for centuries to struggles against slavery and segregation and for economic and social justice.
Jun 18, 2015 / John Nichols
What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For
The New York State Labor Department’s fast food Wage Board this week showed why a pay raise can’t come soon enough for fast food workers.
Jun 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen