Major News Corp Shareholders Vote to Replace Directors Major News Corp Shareholders Vote to Replace Directors
Will widespread shareholder discontent put a chink in Rupert Murdoch's armor?
Oct 18, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan
How Liz Cheney Is Funding the War on Labor Rights in Ohio How Liz Cheney Is Funding the War on Labor Rights in Ohio
The former vice president's daughter leads a group that is pouring money into Ohio, hoping to prevent voters from overturning Governor John Kasich’s anti-labor legislation.
Oct 18, 2011 / John Nichols
This (Past) Week: Occupy Wall Street Goes Global. PLUS: Hacktivism and Social Change This (Past) Week: Occupy Wall Street Goes Global. PLUS: Hacktivism and Social Change
This past week, we continue to bring you the latest on Occupy Wall Street, including Saturday’s global day of action. Plus, the latest Nation Conversation on Hacktivism ...
Oct 17, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Brecht on Wall Street Brecht on Wall Street
The clever, impassioned homemade signs dotting Zuccotti Park recall the work of Bertolt Brecht.
Oct 17, 2011 / Richard Lingeman
Rediscovering Civil Disobedience Rediscovering Civil Disobedience
In Dr. King’s tradition, Occupy Wall Street and the anti-foreclosure movement have been taking the risks that successful activism requires.
Oct 17, 2011 / George Goehl
Alabama’s HB56 and the Dark Side of Fake Economic Fixes Alabama’s HB56 and the Dark Side of Fake Economic Fixes
A new anti-immigrant law breeds fear and hostility, turning immigrants into scapegoats for the economic crisis.
Oct 17, 2011 / Ilyse Hogue
When Women Make Peace When Women Make Peace
In the wake of three women being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, a new PBS documentary series celebrates women’s roles as peacemakers--but oversimplifies complex conflicts lik...
Oct 17, 2011 / Dana Goldstein
Wall Street to #OWS: Obnoxious Is Good Wall Street to #OWS: Obnoxious Is Good
An ad for the trading company Forex flatters the 1 percent that they’re worth it.
Oct 17, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Bernie Sanders: Creating a Progressive America Bernie Sanders: Creating a Progressive America
Why is poverty invisible in the US?
Oct 17, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
Wall Street’s Second Occupation Wall Street’s Second Occupation
The police occupation of the Wall Street area has been hardly less massive, sustained or impressive than the Zuccotti Park encampment.
Oct 17, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt