‘Deadly Cocktail’ of War, Hunger and Climate Change in the Horn of Africa ‘Deadly Cocktail’ of War, Hunger and Climate Change in the Horn of Africa
The United Nations has called an emergency meeting to discuss the devastating famine in the horn of Africa.
Jul 22, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Bloomberg Goes ‘Beyond Coal’; Activists Step Up Protests Against Tar Sands Bloomberg Goes ‘Beyond Coal’; Activists Step Up Protests Against Tar Sands
Mayor Mike makes a $50 million donation to help the Sierra Club's “Beyond Coal” campaign. Meanwhile, Bill McKibben and Naomi Klein rally over a thousand demonstrators f...
Jul 21, 2011 / Mark Hertsgaard
Youth Continue to Fight for Their Future Youth Continue to Fight for Their Future
Despite having the deck stacked overwhelmingly against them, students continue to fight for their future.
Jul 19, 2011 / The Notion / Allison Kilkenny
Egypt’s Activists: Democracy Is a Practical Process Egypt’s Activists: Democracy Is a Practical Process
Social media may not play as pivotal a role in Egypt's electoral process as it did in the initial phases of the revolution; rather, grassroots, in-person campaigning will sustain t...
Jul 18, 2011 / Video / The Nation
Egypt’s Activists: Where Will the Money Come From? Egypt’s Activists: Where Will the Money Come From?
The same free-market policies that drained Egypt's finances and widened the gap between rich and poor over the past several years are now being proposed to reinvigorate the economy...
Jul 18, 2011 / Video / The Nation
The Rebirth of Russian Civil Society The Rebirth of Russian Civil Society
A new generation of web-savvy civic activists are steadily builiding a participatory, nonideological and conspicuously patriotic movement against official corruption.
Jul 18, 2011 / Vadim Nikitin
Budget Cuts and the Pelican Bay Hunger Strike Budget Cuts and the Pelican Bay Hunger Strike
Gov. Jerry Brown's prison budget cuts ensure that what is happening at Pelican Bay won't be an isolated event.
Jul 15, 2011 / The Notion / Allison Kilkenny
Support the Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers Support the Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers
The prisoners’ list of “demands” should concern anyone who believes in basic human rights for prisoners.
Jul 14, 2011 / Blog / Liliana Segura
Celebrating Woody Guthrie’s Birthday With Arlo and the Radical Version of ‘This Land…’ Celebrating Woody Guthrie’s Birthday With Arlo and the Radical Version of ‘This Land…’
In Wisconsin, union activists are joining Arlo Guthrie to sing the full version of "This Land Is Your Land" -- including the class-conscious, economic-justice lines.
Jul 14, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Ask Congress to Investigate Rupert Murdoch Ask Congress to Investigate Rupert Murdoch
Currently, Senators Jay Rockefeller and Frank Lautenberg have called for an investigation of News Corp. Free Press is urging citizens to implore their members of Congress to join t...
Jul 13, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg