Activism

The Battle Over the Gaza Flotilla The Battle Over the Gaza Flotilla

Sabotage and threats have damaged and delayed this year’s mission, but so far the activists are winning the media war.

Jul 1, 2011 / Joseph Dana

Budget Nightmares: Government Shutdowns, Slashed Tax Credits Budget Nightmares: Government Shutdowns, Slashed Tax Credits

It seems like states operate in one of two modes: paralysis or aggressive punishment of the poor. 

Jul 1, 2011 / The Notion / Allison Kilkenny

Time for BDS Time for BDS

Plenty of Americans are (unknowingly) supporting war profiteers.         window.NREUM||(NREUM={}),__nr_require=function(t,n,e){function r(e){if(!n[e]...

Jun 30, 2011 / Blog / Anna Lekas Miller

New York’s Same-Sex Couples Are Not Out of the Woods Yet New York’s Same-Sex Couples Are Not Out of the Woods Yet

Gays and lesbians in some states may legally wed, but until DOMA is repealed, they still can't enjoy federal rights.

Jun 30, 2011 / Sean Eldridge

NxtGen: Stuff the Cuts NxtGen: Stuff the Cuts

For those concerned that there's no good protest music out there, the English hip-hop group NxtGen is using rap to take searing aim at the British government’s austerity budg...

Jun 30, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

How to Weaponize Your Personal Crisis How to Weaponize Your Personal Crisis

Undocumented immigrants and gays and lesbians have forced a stark moral choice on their friends and neighbors: Are you with us, or against us?

Jun 29, 2011 / Editorial / Richard Kim

Jose Antonio Vargas and the DREAM Act Jose Antonio Vargas and the DREAM Act

After a career of blending into the crowd, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas has come out of hiding about his legal status and has vowed to only cover immigration issues.

Jun 28, 2011 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show

For Undocumented Immigrants, Activism Can Invite a Deportation Threat For Undocumented Immigrants, Activism Can Invite a Deportation Threat

When undocumented immigrants like Jose Antonio Vargas "come out," it changes the debate over immigration—but at considerable personal risk.

Jun 28, 2011 / Courtney E. Martin

Crackdown in Cairo Crackdown in Cairo

Family members of Egyptians killed during the revolution are protesting as a crucial trial keeps gettting postponed by a judge with ties to Mubarak.

Jun 28, 2011 / Feature / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Food Not Bombs Members Arrested for Feeding the Hungry Food Not Bombs Members Arrested for Feeding the Hungry

 More than twenty anti-hunger activists in Orlando, Florida have been arrested for providing meals for the working poor. 

Jun 27, 2011 / Blog / Kevin S. Donohoe

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