Activism

Twenty-seven Questions for Stephen F. Cohen from Russia’s Leading Opposition Newspaper

Twenty-seven Questions for Stephen F. Cohen from Russia’s Leading Opposition Newspaper Twenty-seven Questions for Stephen F. Cohen from Russia’s Leading Opposition Newspaper

Questions from Novaya Gazeta on the Soviet Union, segregation and Russia today.

Dec 2, 2013 / Stephen F. Cohen

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Pardoning the Scottsboro Boys, Eighty Years Too Late

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Pardoning the Scottsboro Boys, Eighty Years Too Late This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Pardoning the Scottsboro Boys, Eighty Years Too Late

The Nation immediately recognized Scottsboro as a vital front in the battle for civil rights.

Nov 30, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

On #GivingTuesday, Giving’s Never Been Easier or Cheaper for Global Corporations

On #GivingTuesday, Giving’s Never Been Easier or Cheaper for Global Corporations On #GivingTuesday, Giving’s Never Been Easier or Cheaper for Global Corporations

The massive corporations taking part in Giving Tuesday aren’t anonymous. They want positive pr, and for that they deserve serious scrutiny.

Nov 30, 2013 / Laura Flanders

Activists Are Arrested Protesting Walmart’s Low Wages

Activists Are Arrested Protesting Walmart’s Low Wages Activists Are Arrested Protesting Walmart’s Low Wages

This Black Friday, protesters across the country turned out in opposition to Walmart’s poor treatment of workers.

Nov 29, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Activists Plan Nationwide Walmart Protests for Black Friday

Activists Plan Nationwide Walmart Protests for Black Friday Activists Plan Nationwide Walmart Protests for Black Friday

Protesters will demand more working hours, higher wages and an end to punitive actions against Walmart workers.

Nov 27, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

New York Airport Workers Organize to End Two-Tier Wage System

New York Airport Workers Organize to End Two-Tier Wage System New York Airport Workers Organize to End Two-Tier Wage System

Passenger service workers earn significantly lower wages than the largely unionized airline employees with whom they work. Now they’re organizing to change that.

Nov 26, 2013 / Allegra Kirkland

Students Mobilize Against Wendy’s for Farmworkers’ Rights

Students Mobilize Against Wendy’s for Farmworkers’ Rights Students Mobilize Against Wendy’s for Farmworkers’ Rights

Every fast-food corporation that sources its tomatoes from Florida’s farms has signed onto the Fair Food Program except for Wendy’s.

Nov 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Aaron Miguel Cantú and StudentNation

This Week in Poverty: Anti-Poverty Leaders Discuss the Need for a Shared Agenda

This Week in Poverty: Anti-Poverty Leaders Discuss the Need for a Shared Agenda This Week in Poverty: Anti-Poverty Leaders Discuss the Need for a Shared Agenda

Anti-poverty leaders discuss the need to move from just playing defense to working together to achieve a shared agenda.

Nov 25, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

This Week, Students Shut Down ICE, UC and Operation Rescue

This Week, Students Shut Down ICE, UC and Operation Rescue This Week, Students Shut Down ICE, UC and Operation Rescue

From Chicago to Albuquerque, the fight for racial and reproductive justice rages on.

Nov 22, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Honor JFK by Renewing His Constitutional Commitment to Extend Voting Rights

Honor JFK by Renewing His Constitutional Commitment to Extend Voting Rights Honor JFK by Renewing His Constitutional Commitment to Extend Voting Rights

The great passion of the president’s last year was a struggle to enact an amendment ending the poll tax and removing wealth barriers to voting. He was right to choose the con...

Nov 22, 2013 / John Nichols

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