Abortion Rights Freedom Ride Departs Abortion Rights Freedom Ride Departs
This week, caravans depart from New York City and San Francisco on an Abortion Rights Freedom Ride to defend the reproductive rights of women and protect some states’ last ab...
Jul 22, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Trayvon Martin Rallies Are Held Across the Country After the George Zimmerman Verdict Trayvon Martin Rallies Are Held Across the Country After the George Zimmerman Verdict
Trayvon Martin rallies were held across the country following the George Zimmerman not-guilty verdict.
Jul 16, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Sixty-Four Arrested at ‘Moral Monday’ Abortion Access Protest in North Carolina Sixty-Four Arrested at ‘Moral Monday’ Abortion Access Protest in North Carolina
More than 700 people have been arrested in the weekly “Moral Monday” protests in North Carolina.
Jul 9, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
BART Strike: Another Instance of Media Portraying Workers as Greedy BART Strike: Another Instance of Media Portraying Workers as Greedy
The media is back to villainize another strike—this time of BART workers.
Jul 2, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
‘A Slow-Motion Train Wreck’: The Real Consequences of the Sequester ‘A Slow-Motion Train Wreck’: The Real Consequences of the Sequester
This is what $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending cuts through 2022 looks like.
Jun 24, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Guitar Center: Prices So Low, Employees Can’t Survive on Wages Guitar Center: Prices So Low, Employees Can’t Survive on Wages
Workers at Guitar Center, the music gear company recently purchased by Bain Capital, say they can’t survive under new pay structures.
Jun 18, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Protesters Worldwide Rally to Support Whistleblower Edward Snowden Protesters Worldwide Rally to Support Whistleblower Edward Snowden
Activists in New York and Hong Kong organize protests to show solidarity with the whistleblower.
Jun 12, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Occupy Gezi: International Solidarity for Turkey’s Uprising Occupy Gezi: International Solidarity for Turkey’s Uprising
As the Turkish people clash with authorities, the world rises in solidarity.
Jun 3, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Cooper Union Occupation Continues Without Media Fanfare Cooper Union Occupation Continues Without Media Fanfare
For twenty days, students at the New York college have occupied their president’s office in a struggle to defend free education.
May 28, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
The Chicago Board of Education Votes This Week Whether to Shut Down Fifty-four Schools The Chicago Board of Education Votes This Week Whether to Shut Down Fifty-four Schools
Meanwhile, teachers and activists are on a three-day march to highlight the potentially explosive impact of the closings.
May 20, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny