This Will Make You Think Twice About Getting That Manicure This Will Make You Think Twice About Getting That Manicure
Could the chemicals in beauty products be causing long-term health problems for salon workers?
Nov 17, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Here’s a 2014 Mandate: Pass an Amendment to Remove Big Money From Politics Here’s a 2014 Mandate: Pass an Amendment to Remove Big Money From Politics
In red and blue regions, north and south, urban and rural, calls for a constitutional amendent to overturn Citizens United won huge.
Nov 13, 2014 / John Nichols
Andrew Sullivan Versus the Social-Justice Warriors Andrew Sullivan Versus the Social-Justice Warriors
The famous blogger needn’t panic. Twitter’s new partnership with the feminist group WAM! is an attempt to fight abuse, not impose ideological censorship.
Nov 12, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
The Truth About Anonymous’s Activism The Truth About Anonymous’s Activism
A look behind the mask reveals a naïve techno-utopianism.
Nov 11, 2014 / Feature / Adrian Chen
History Didn’t Bring Down the Berlin Wall—Activists Did History Didn’t Bring Down the Berlin Wall—Activists Did
Mass uprisings like the one that brought down the Soviet bloc are neither as rare—nor as spontaneous—as they first appear.
Nov 11, 2014 / Mark Engler, Paul Engler, and Foreign Policy In Focus
A Rebellion Against Injustice and Hate A Rebellion Against Injustice and Hate
Receiving a humanitarian award from the Academy, 87-year-old Harry Belafonte speaks out about his political commitments—and how he was punished for them.
Nov 11, 2014 / Harry Belafonte
Can Youth Build New Worlds With the Ballot Alone? Can Youth Build New Worlds With the Ballot Alone?
Electoral politics is but one tool the grassroots must use to create change.
Nov 10, 2014 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and StudentNation
Obama Tells the FCC to ‘Implement the Strongest Possible Rules to Protect Net Neutrality’ Obama Tells the FCC to ‘Implement the Strongest Possible Rules to Protect Net Neutrality’
The president calls for the reclassification of Internet services under telecommunications in the name of an open Internet.
Nov 10, 2014 / John Nichols
Students Walk Out for Native Justice, ‘Un-Koch’ 28 Campuses and ‘Carry That Weight’ Everywhere Students Walk Out for Native Justice, ‘Un-Koch’ 28 Campuses and ‘Carry That Weight’ Everywhere
What's that about the youth vote?
Nov 10, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
No, the Keystone Pipeline Still Isn’t Inevitable No, the Keystone Pipeline Still Isn’t Inevitable
Republicans just want you to think so.
Nov 7, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter