Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011 Slide Show: Manning Marable, 1950-2011
A collection of tributes from friends, students and admirers of a man whose outsized impact on American letters will be felt for years to come.
Apr 4, 2011 / The Nation
The Resistance Has Begun The Resistance Has Begun
The rich got too greedy and took to much, and now average Americans are fighting back—not by looking to their leaders but by physically occupying banks, streets and state Cap...
Apr 4, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Remembering Martin Luther King Remembering Martin Luther King
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated forty-three years ago today.
Apr 4, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Manning Marable: A Public Intellectual in the Service of Democracy Manning Marable: A Public Intellectual in the Service of Democracy
The great scholar of the African-American political experience urged us: “If we can dare to dream politically, let us dream of the world as it should be.”
Apr 2, 2011 / John Nichols
2011 Budget Cuts: A Matter of Life and Death 2011 Budget Cuts: A Matter of Life and Death
For thousands of protesting Americans, their state budget cuts aren't merely an inconvenience, they're a matter of survival.
Apr 2, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
This Week: Libya and the Left. PLUS: GOP Overreach in Ohio This Week: Libya and the Left. PLUS: GOP Overreach in Ohio
This week, Juan Cole joins us at TheNation.com, on his "Open Letter to the Left on Libya." Progressive allies are turning out on April 4th for a national day of acti...
Apr 1, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Time for Fair Share Politics Time for Fair Share Politics
Join fellow progressives in actions around the country calling for a different kind of budget debate.
Mar 31, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fasting to Oppose Budget Cuts Fasting to Oppose Budget Cuts
A group of religious leaders are fasting to oppose Congress's draconian budget cuts that would deprive poor people of food.
Mar 30, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Tell Facebook to Unfriend Coal Tell Facebook to Unfriend Coal
Facebook burns more fossil fuel each day than numerous nations.
Mar 29, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Nationwide, Students Oppose Budget Cuts Nationwide, Students Oppose Budget Cuts
The student-led movement opposing budget cuts is growing in America.
Mar 29, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny