Walmart Fires Eleven Strikers in Alleged Retaliation Walmart Fires Eleven Strikers in Alleged Retaliation
The OUR Walmart campaign alleges that multiple strikers are being retaliated against.
Jun 22, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Why Are Brazilians Protesting the World Cup? Why Are Brazilians Protesting the World Cup?
Most Brazilians feel that the biggest football festival in the world, along with the foundation of their country, is being stolen from them.
Jun 21, 2013 / Marina Amaral and Natalia Viana
From Albuquerque to Albany, Students Build Regional Networks From Albuquerque to Albany, Students Build Regional Networks
As students in Philadelphia and Chicago resist draconian budget cuts, organizers across the country build for August’s National Student Power Convergence.
Jun 21, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
‘Equal’ Does Not Equal ‘Fair’ ‘Equal’ Does Not Equal ‘Fair’
Eric on two recent deaths and Reed on the fallacy of balance in the same-sex marriage debate.
Jun 21, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
John Nichols: Standardized Testing Is ‘a Mess’ John Nichols: Standardized Testing Is ‘a Mess’
School districts feel immense pressure to test, but teachers and parents are beginning to fight back.
Jun 21, 2013 / Press Room
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/21/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/21/13)
This week: Turkey’s citizens are uniting against an authoritarian state, the families of Guantanamo Bay hunger strikers are waiting for action and universities are becoming i...
Jun 21, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Why Is This US-Born Citizen Being Detained by ICE? Why Is This US-Born Citizen Being Detained by ICE?
A class action lawsuit is challenging an ICE policy that violates the Fourth Amendment by holding citizens as undocumented immigrants.
Jun 21, 2013 / Aura Bogado
VIDEO: #AskJessica—How Do I Deal With Street Harassment? VIDEO: #AskJessica—How Do I Deal With Street Harassment?
The first in a weekly video series on how to navigate our world as a feminist.
Jun 21, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
Union Activists Bring ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Message to Google Headquarters Union Activists Bring ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Message to Google Headquarters
SEIU charges that the treatment of subcontracted security guards contradicts Google's motto.
Jun 21, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
The War on Whistleblowers: On the Sin of Being Correct The War on Whistleblowers: On the Sin of Being Correct
Robert Greenwald’s new documentary chronicles the chokehold the national security state is exercising on our civic life.
Jun 20, 2013 / Rick Perlstein