Grinnell College Offers $100,000 Prize to Young Social Justice Activists Grinnell College Offers $100,000 Prize to Young Social Justice Activists
The Grinnell College Young Innovator Prize offers a $100,000 prize annually to activists under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in the field of social justice.
Sep 23, 2013 / StudentNation / Allegra Kirkland and StudentNation
With New Protections for Domestic Workers, What Is Next for Big Labor? With New Protections for Domestic Workers, What Is Next for Big Labor?
Concerted pressure from labor, “alt-labor” community, women’s, immigrants, seniors and disability rights groups made change happen after eighty years. A pledge by...
Sep 22, 2013 / Laura Flanders
At G20, Politicians Push the Same Neoliberal Agenda That Got Us Into This Mess At G20, Politicians Push the Same Neoliberal Agenda That Got Us Into This Mess
Meanwhile, activists organized a counter-summit to discuss the problems world leaders were unwilling to address.
Sep 20, 2013 / Alec Luhn
Blame a Feminist: The Top Tragedies Feminism Has Wrought Blame a Feminist: The Top Tragedies Feminism Has Wrought
Are you having a bad day? It’s probably a feminist’s fault.
Sep 20, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
This Week in Poverty: New Data, Same Story (and Same Dangerous House Republicans) This Week in Poverty: New Data, Same Story (and Same Dangerous House Republicans)
The new Census data on poverty doesn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know--nothing will change without a formidable political movement.
Sep 20, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Demand the United States Military Prioritize Civilian Lives Demand the United States Military Prioritize Civilian Lives
Someday we may live in a world where war and militarization were rare, but, until then, we must demand the protection of innocent life when conflicts happen.
Sep 19, 2013 / NationAction
Students Demand End to NYU Ties With Deathtrap Factories in Bangladesh Students Demand End to NYU Ties With Deathtrap Factories in Bangladesh
By pressuring universities to cut their contracts, students can put meaningful pressure on international corporations to respond to the demands of workers.
Sep 17, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Reagan Republicans Freak Out Over ‘The Butler’ and Race Reagan Republicans Freak Out Over ‘The Butler’ and Race
The smartest thing about the new film The Butler is its depiction of Ronald Reagan’s inadequacies on civil rights—which is something conservatives can’t stand.
Sep 17, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein
Occupy Celebrates Two Years Of Resistance Occupy Celebrates Two Years Of Resistance
On the group report from Occupy Wall Street’s second anniversary.
Sep 17, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Dumbledore’s Army Marches on Warner Bros. Dumbledore’s Army Marches on Warner Bros.
Fan activists demand fair labor standards in the development of products bearing the Harry Potter’s name.
Sep 17, 2013 / Ari Rabin-Havt