Act Now to Save the Open Internet Act Now to Save the Open Internet
The FCC is reportedly considering a “hybrid” plan that could still leave us with exactly what we don’t want: fast lanes for the 1% and slow lanes for everybody el...
Nov 6, 2014 / NationAction
‘Toward a New Beginning’: Lessons and Parallels From the GOP Rout of 1946 ‘Toward a New Beginning’: Lessons and Parallels From the GOP Rout of 1946
“Let us not fool ourselves in this hour of appraisal…”
Nov 5, 2014 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
My Generation: The Change That You Really Can Believe In My Generation: The Change That You Really Can Believe In
We are not forsaking our vote, but we see that we must address the fossil fuel industry in order to restore the value and power of our vote.
Nov 4, 2014 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and StudentNation
Did Ferguson Police Violate Human Rights During the Protests? Did Ferguson Police Violate Human Rights During the Protests?
A new report documents the most major concerns.
Oct 31, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Fatal Encounter: A Transgender Woman Meets the US Marine Corps Fatal Encounter: A Transgender Woman Meets the US Marine Corps
The murder of a transgender woman in the Philippines reveals the homophobia in the Marine Corps and the dangers of US military presence in the region.
Oct 29, 2014 / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
Can a ‘Yelp’ for Immigrant Guestworkers Help Them Avoid Abusive Bosses? Can a ‘Yelp’ for Immigrant Guestworkers Help Them Avoid Abusive Bosses?
In the fight against labor exploitation, a new tool allows workers to be their own watchdogs.
Oct 27, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Let There Be Peace: A Q&A With Arun Gandhi Let There Be Peace: A Q&A With Arun Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson on nonviolence, his grandfather’s legacy and activism from Hong Kong to Ferguson.
Oct 27, 2014 / N’Kosi Oates
Students Blockade I-75, Stage a ‘Shit-In’ for Trans Justice and Get ‘Real’ With George Will Students Blockade I-75, Stage a ‘Shit-In’ for Trans Justice and Get ‘Real’ With George Will
From the clock tower to the playground, youth resistance to racism and violence rolls on.
Oct 24, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
I’m Banned From Harvard. Here’s Why I’m Going Back. I’m Banned From Harvard. Here’s Why I’m Going Back.
For protesting Harvard’s refusal to divest from fossil fuels, campus police have told me I will be arrested if I return to the university—which is exactly what I plan t...
Oct 24, 2014 / Wen Stephenson
The Cowardice of Bill Maher’s Anti-Muslim Bigotry The Cowardice of Bill Maher’s Anti-Muslim Bigotry
What is brave about expressing an opinion that’s already held by a plurality of Americans?
Oct 23, 2014 / Omar Ghabra