Say No to Fracking Say No to Fracking
The early evidence from heavily fracked regions suggests that drilling and fracking operations represent a severe threat to the nation’s food security.
Nov 29, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction
President Obama: We Had Your Back. Do You Have Ours? President Obama: We Had Your Back. Do You Have Ours?
Let President Obama know that Americans re-elected him with a mandate to make government work for 100 percent of the people.
Nov 26, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction
End the War on Drugs End the War on Drugs
A good place to start in ending the so-called war on drugs is to urge Congress to end federal marijuana prohibition.
Nov 16, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction
Overturn Citizens United Overturn Citizens United
One thing the recent elections showed was that voters do not want corporate money to dominate our politics any more than they want corporations to dominate our lives.
Nov 16, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction
No Grand Bargain No Grand Bargain
Please implore your representatives in Congress to reject the so-called "Grand Bargain."
Nov 14, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction
Do the Math: Help Halt Climate Change Do the Math: Help Halt Climate Change
As Naomi Klein writes at thenation.com, the reconstruction from Hurricane Sandy is a great time to start recognizing “the limits of political pressure and going after the fossil fuel companies directly, as we are doing at 350.org with our “Do The Math” tour.” TO DO The day after Election Day, Bill McKibben and 350.org are hitting the road to build the movement that will change the terrifying math of the climate crisis. Klein will join them in New York City on November 16. Find out how you can join the movement and help spread the word. Then, share this post with your friends, family and Twitter and Facebook communities. TO READ McKibben, writing for The New York Review of Books, makes clear that Hurricane Sandy was a warning by science, and a wake-up call by nature that we must heed. TO WATCH In this exclusive video for The Nation, McKibben explains that though we can’t stop global warming, as the earth’s temperature has already risen, “we can keep it from getting worse.” A weekly guide to meaningful action, this blog connects readers with resources to channel the outrage so many feel after reading about abuses of power and privilege. Far from a comprehensive digest of all worthy groups working on behalf of the social good, Take Action seeks to shine a bright light on one concrete step that Nation readers can take each week. To broaden the conversation, we’ll publish a weekly follow-up post detailing the response and featuring additional campaigns and initiatives that we hope readers will check out. Toward that end, please use the comments field to give us ideas. With your help, we can make real change.
Nov 5, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction
Help the Victims of Sandy in Haiti Help the Victims of Sandy in Haiti
Haiti was pummeled by Hurricane Sandy before she hit the US.
Nov 2, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction
Join the Election Protection Coalition Join the Election Protection Coalition
In the face of a wave of GOP-inspired efforts to enact draconian voter suppression bills in pivotal swing states, the Election Protection coalition plans to recruit 10,000 voluntee...
Oct 19, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction
Bring the Robin Hood Tax to The US Bring the Robin Hood Tax to The US
This tiny proposed tax of less than half of 1 percent on Wall Street transactions can generate hundreds of billions of dollars each year—enough to protect American schools, h...
Oct 17, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction
Stop Stop-and-Frisk Stop Stop-and-Frisk
After years of complaints that the stops are racially discriminatory, the hearings signal that the public debate has gotten loud enough that lawmakers feel they have to be a part o...
Oct 10, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction