Activism

Two High-Profile Lawsuits Are Challenging Virginia’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Two High-Profile Lawsuits Are Challenging Virginia’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Two High-Profile Lawsuits Are Challenging Virginia’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Could one of them be on the road to the Supreme Court?

Feb 5, 2014 / Lizzy Ratner

Keystone XL and Tar Sands: Voices From the Front Lines

Keystone XL and Tar Sands: Voices From the Front Lines Keystone XL and Tar Sands: Voices From the Front Lines

Eriel Deranger of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Alberta, and Maya Lemon from Nacogdoches, Texas, speak out on struggles of frontline communities fighting tar sands.

Feb 4, 2014 / Wen Stephenson

Tom Perkins and the Guilt of the Gilded

Tom Perkins and the Guilt of the Gilded Tom Perkins and the Guilt of the Gilded

Perkins’s ignorant comments reflect a spreading disquiet among the super-rich that populist attitudes may be getting out of control. 

Feb 4, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What’s Wrong With Choosing to Be Gay?

What’s Wrong With Choosing to Be Gay? What’s Wrong With Choosing to Be Gay?

Many gay activists insist that they were born this way, hey. But what about those who choose otherwise?

Feb 3, 2014 / E.J. Graff

Trans Lives Matter. Islan Nettles’s Life Matters.

Trans Lives Matter. Islan Nettles’s Life Matters. Trans Lives Matter. Islan Nettles’s Life Matters.

A rally for the young trans woman who was murdered in Harlem hoped to shed light on the world trans people navigate, full of hate and violence.

Feb 3, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Students Rethink How to Build Community

Students Rethink How to Build Community Students Rethink How to Build Community

Student activists work to build stronger community networks.

Feb 3, 2014 / StudentNation / Erik Lampmann and StudentNation

Hundreds of Actions Are Planned to Protest Keystone XL

Hundreds of Actions Are Planned to Protest Keystone XL Hundreds of Actions Are Planned to Protest Keystone XL

Protesters have planned hundreds of actions in response to the State Department's report that the Keystone XL pipeline would have a negligable impact on climate change.

Feb 3, 2014 / Allison Kilkenny

Environmental Report Leaves the Door Open for Keystone XL

Environmental Report Leaves the Door Open for Keystone XL Environmental Report Leaves the Door Open for Keystone XL

A State Department assessment concludes that oil from Alberta’s tar sands will be extracted, shipped and burnt regardless of whether the pipeline is built.

Jan 31, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Forgive Student Loan Debt: Five Years On

Forgive Student Loan Debt: Five Years On Forgive Student Loan Debt: Five Years On

The founder of StudentDebtCrisis.org reflects on the state of the student debt crisis.

Jan 30, 2014 / StudentNation / Robert Applebaum and StudentNation

Is Fracking About to Arrive on Your Doorstep?

Is Fracking About to Arrive on Your Doorstep? Is Fracking About to Arrive on Your Doorstep?

The millions of miles of distribution and service pipelines crisscrossing the nation mean that countless Americans—even those living far from gas fields—find themselves...

Jan 30, 2014 / Ellen Cantarow

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