Activism

North Carolina Students Say No to Bloomberg North Carolina Students Say No to Bloomberg

UNC students are organizing an Alternative Commencement Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of the class of 2012 without symbolically honoring New York City Mayor Michael Bloo...

Mar 27, 2012 / StudentNation / Eric Bost

Worker Ownership For the 21st Century? Worker Ownership For the 21st Century?

The country's largest industrial labor union is teaming up with the world’s largest worker-cooperative to put people to work in enterprises that build worker power.

Mar 27, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

This Week in Poverty: Paul Ryan’s Focus on Dignity This Week in Poverty: Paul Ryan’s Focus on Dignity

The congressman’s moral rhetoric doesn't square with his cruel budget.

Mar 23, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

Wall Street’s Killer Day on Capitol Hill

Wall Street’s Killer Day on Capitol Hill Wall Street’s Killer Day on Capitol Hill

Congress passed two major bills yesterday—and they have a disturbing common denominator.

Mar 22, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick

Democracy Class

Democracy Class Democracy Class

Rock the Vote’s Democracy Class could help ensure that young people learn their history, register to vote and make their electoral voice heard as soon as they are eligible.

Mar 22, 2012 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/21/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (3/21/12)

Each week, Nation interns pick compelling stories in their areas of interest.

Mar 22, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Gar Alperovitz: Can Cooperative Workplaces Save America’s Economy?

Gar Alperovitz: Can Cooperative Workplaces Save America’s Economy? Gar Alperovitz: Can Cooperative Workplaces Save America’s Economy?

Are cooperatives the answer to our economic woes?

Mar 22, 2012 / Audio / The Nation

No Justice for Trayvon Martin, No Peace

No Justice for Trayvon Martin, No Peace No Justice for Trayvon Martin, No Peace

A thousand demonstrators gathered in Union Square to call for the prosecution of George Zimmerman, Martin’s killer. More protests are planned across the country.

Mar 22, 2012 / Umar Farooq and Connor Guy

Seven Steps to a Homeland Security Campus Seven Steps to a Homeland Security Campus

Campus spies. Pepper spray. SWAT teams. Welcome to Repress U, class of 2012.

Mar 22, 2012 / Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Occupy Davis’s Bank Boycott Victory Occupy Davis’s Bank Boycott Victory

College occupiers demonstrate powerful new tactic.

Mar 21, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

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