Activism

Leading Civil Rights Group Just Sold Out on Net Neutrality

Leading Civil Rights Group Just Sold Out on Net Neutrality Leading Civil Rights Group Just Sold Out on Net Neutrality

Civil rights groups seem willing to sell out their own members for a buck.

Jul 25, 2014 / Blog / Lee Fang

On Gaza, the Border Crisis and Police Brutality, a National Youth Groundswell

On Gaza, the Border Crisis and Police Brutality, a National Youth Groundswell On Gaza, the Border Crisis and Police Brutality, a National Youth Groundswell

What does Renisha McBride have to do with Tariq Kdheir? For young people across the country, everything.

Jul 25, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

A Young Climate Activist Reflects on Lessons Learned

A Young Climate Activist Reflects on Lessons Learned A Young Climate Activist Reflects on Lessons Learned

In high school, I learned that one person and one group of passionate committed individuals can build a powerful movement.

Jul 22, 2014 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and StudentNation

China Bars Sex Worker Rights Activist From Traveling to International AIDS Conference

China Bars Sex Worker Rights Activist From Traveling to International AIDS Conference China Bars Sex Worker Rights Activist From Traveling to International AIDS Conference

Hooligan Sparrow, a lone voice for China’s sex workers, is being gagged on the eve of her appearance at the International AIDS Conference in Australia.

Jul 21, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

The Garden Where Rough Edges Grow

The Garden Where Rough Edges Grow The Garden Where Rough Edges Grow

Organized by the New Economy Coalition, CommonBound brought together more than 650 activists, academics, and students to discuss what the “new economy” is and share projects that h...

Jul 18, 2014 / StudentNation / Hannah Gold and StudentNation

Why a Win for Anti-Choice Protesters Might Also Strengthen Workers’ Rights to Strike

Why a Win for Anti-Choice Protesters Might Also Strengthen Workers’ Rights to Strike Why a Win for Anti-Choice Protesters Might Also Strengthen Workers’ Rights to Strike

The Roberts court has expanded First Amendment protections to such an extent that strikes, pickets, and boycotts should be protected as free speech.

Jul 18, 2014 / Moshe Z. Marvit

Standing Up to Disaster Capitalism in Detroit

Standing Up to Disaster Capitalism in Detroit Standing Up to Disaster Capitalism in Detroit

Unions, community and religious groups organize to prioritize the interests of working families over the interests of Wall Street bankers.

Jul 17, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

Is Canada’s New Anti–Sex Work Bill Unconstitutional?

Is Canada’s New Anti–Sex Work Bill Unconstitutional? Is Canada’s New Anti–Sex Work Bill Unconstitutional?

The bill purports to target only those who purchase sex, but threatens to indirectly criminalize many of the services, spaces and personal interactions that would make it poss...

Jul 16, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen

How Silicon Valley Millionaires Stole Progressivism

How Silicon Valley Millionaires Stole Progressivism How Silicon Valley Millionaires Stole Progressivism

In the battle against displacement in San Francisco, defenders of democracy are denounced as reactionaries, while agents of capital are lauded as revolutionaries.

Jul 15, 2014 / Feature / Zelda Bronstein

Report From Gaza: When My Son Screams

Report From Gaza: When My Son Screams Report From Gaza: When My Son Screams

We don’t even seem to have a right to exist or defend ourselves. That right, according to the United States, belongs to Israel alone.

Jul 15, 2014 / Mohammed Omer

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