Activism

Massive Student Protests Continue in Montreal

Massive Student Protests Continue in Montreal Massive Student Protests Continue in Montreal

Tens of thousands of students and their supporters take to the streets in Montreal to protest tuition hikes.

Aug 24, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

Talk About Poverty: Mariana Chilton’s Questions for Obama and Romney Talk About Poverty: Mariana Chilton’s Questions for Obama and Romney

An expert on child hunger has five questions for President Obama and Governor Romney in the second installment of our #TalkPoverty series.

Aug 24, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Eight Things I Remembered At #HereUsNow Eight Things I Remembered At #HereUsNow

Lessons from the Student Power Convergence.

Aug 21, 2012 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston

Occupy Activists Prepare to Protest Political Conventions Occupy Activists Prepare to Protest Political Conventions

Protesters prepare to head south for the DNC and RNC.

Aug 20, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

Men Still Explain Things to Me Men Still Explain Things to Me

Facts still don’t get in their way.

Aug 20, 2012 / Rebecca Solnit

Rage Against Paul Ryan Rage Against Paul Ryan

The VP candidate may love Rage Against the Machine’s music. But Rage guitarist Tom Morello says: “Paul Ryan is the embodiment of the machine our music rages agains...

Aug 17, 2012 / John Nichols

This Week in Poverty: Here’s to the Houston Janitors This Week in Poverty: Here’s to the Houston Janitors

Houston janitors fought like hell to get from $8.35 an hour to $9.35 an hour—over four years—cleaning the offices of billionaires.

Aug 17, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

Chilean Students Occupy High Schools Chilean Students Occupy High Schools

Chilean student activists have taken control of at least seven schools in the country’s capital, following street protests that saw 75 arrested and three city buses burned.

Aug 15, 2012 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston

Occupy Wall Street: Year One Occupy Wall Street: Year One

On September 15, the movement will re-assemble where it was born for three days of education, celebration and renewed resistance to economic injustice with permitted convergences ...

Aug 15, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

Help Prevent a Bhopal in the US Help Prevent a Bhopal in the US

The bulk use and storage of poison gases like chlorine at chemical facilities and wastewater and drinking water plants currently puts millions of Americans at risk of a Bhopal ma...

Aug 14, 2012 / NationAction

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