Activism

LIVE: May Day Storify LIVE: May Day Storify

[View the story "Live Coverage: May Day Protests Nationwide" on Storify] Storify courtesy of Media for the 99%, powered by The Media Consortium.

Apr 30, 2012 / NationAction

MAP: May Day Actions Across the Country MAP: May Day Actions Across the Country

Track events, occupations and arrests as they occur on May 1.

Apr 30, 2012 / NationAction

A Q&A With Harry Kelber: ‘Working People Have to Be Involved in Their Own Fate’ A Q&A With Harry Kelber: ‘Working People Have to Be Involved in Their Own Fate’

Lessons from over eight decades of labor activism.

Apr 30, 2012 / Josh Eidelson

This Week: Beyond ALEC. PLUS: Toward May Day and a General Strike This Week: Beyond ALEC. PLUS: Toward May Day and a General Strike

 This week, we look at a fight bigger than ALEC. Plus, a new partnership with Colorlines.com; The Nation’s new guide to meaningful action, and we look ahead to May Day a...

Apr 28, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

A Guide to May Day A Guide to May Day

This year, with the Occupy movement taking full advantage of May Day’s historic significance, we're likely to see the greatest explosion of outrage at the excesses of capital...

Apr 27, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

Reimagining the General Strike [VIDEO]

Reimagining the General Strike [VIDEO] Reimagining the General Strike [VIDEO]

The general strike was once a powerful tactic for labor. Can it be revived?

Apr 27, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Ten Things to Support Occupy on May Day—and Beyond

Ten Things to Support Occupy on May Day—and Beyond Ten Things to Support Occupy on May Day—and Beyond

 Plug into the spirit Occupy on May Day and throughout the spring.

Apr 27, 2012 / The Nation

What Feminists Can Learn From the GOP What Feminists Can Learn From the GOP

Republican opposition to the Violence Against Women Act demonstrates the power and importance including the most marginalized.

Apr 27, 2012 / Jessica Valenti

Occupy Activists Resurrect May Day for Americans

Occupy Activists Resurrect May Day for Americans Occupy Activists Resurrect May Day for Americans

Outside the US, May 1 is international workers’ day. Unions, immigrant activists and Occupiers are now resurrecting May Day for Americans. 

Apr 27, 2012 / Peter Dreier

Gayatri Spivak: The General Strike Is Not Reformist

Gayatri Spivak: The General Strike Is Not Reformist Gayatri Spivak: The General Strike Is Not Reformist

Where does the idea of catastrophic change come from?

Apr 27, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

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