Activism

More Local Law Enforcement Officials Are Refusing to Comply With Obama’s Deportation Policies

More Local Law Enforcement Officials Are Refusing to Comply With Obama’s Deportation Policies More Local Law Enforcement Officials Are Refusing to Comply With Obama’s Deportation Policies

Counties and cities are posing a challenge to the Obama administration, whose immigration enforcement mechanisms lean heavily on the partnership between federal and local agents.

May 2, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Living Undocumented: A Conversation With Jose Antonio Vargas

Living Undocumented: A Conversation With Jose Antonio Vargas Living Undocumented: A Conversation With Jose Antonio Vargas

The journalist and activist talks about his new film, Documented: A Film by an Undocumented Immigrant.

May 1, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh

Will HRC Do Right By the South?

Will HRC Do Right By the South? Will HRC Do Right By the South?

Southern organizers have tips on how the LGBT group can make its foray into the region work. HRC responds: “We got this.”

May 1, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Here’s What John Steinbeck Would Have Thought of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Here’s What John Steinbeck Would Have Thought of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Here’s What John Steinbeck Would Have Thought of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers

For seventy-five years, industry has tried to paint organized workers as "red agitators."

May 1, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

ACLU Lawsuit: Ohio Early Voting Cuts Violate Voting Rights Act

ACLU Lawsuit: Ohio Early Voting Cuts Violate Voting Rights Act ACLU Lawsuit: Ohio Early Voting Cuts Violate Voting Rights Act

Voting rights groups allege that Ohio early voting cuts disproportionately burden black voters 

May 1, 2014 / Blog / Ari Berman

Look Who the Folks Who Took Down ACORN Are Targeting Now

Look Who the Folks Who Took Down ACORN Are Targeting Now Look Who the Folks Who Took Down ACORN Are Targeting Now

Right-wing operatives with links to big retailers going after worker centers like the Restaurant Opportunities Center.

Apr 30, 2014 / Feature / Lee Fang

Tim Carpenter’s Politics of Radical Inclusion: In the Streets and in the Polling Booths

Tim Carpenter’s Politics of Radical Inclusion: In the Streets and in the Polling Booths Tim Carpenter’s Politics of Radical Inclusion: In the Streets and in the Polling Booths

A brilliant organizer, dead too soon, forged an inside-outside strategy that merged movement energy and electoral politics.

Apr 30, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

Students File Federal Complaints Against Columbia for Failing to Address Sexual Harassment

Students File Federal Complaints Against Columbia for Failing to Address Sexual Harassment Students File Federal Complaints Against Columbia for Failing to Address Sexual Harassment

The school would have to pay $35,000 per violation under the Clery Act.

Apr 29, 2014 / StudentNation / George Joseph and StudentNation

Federal Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Wisconsin Voter ID Law

Federal Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Wisconsin Voter ID Law Federal Court Strikes Down Discriminatory Wisconsin Voter ID Law

The same day Donald Sterling is banned from the NBA, a judge finds Wisconsin’s voter ID law discriminates against black and Hispanic voters.

Apr 29, 2014 / Blog / Ari Berman

There Is No Such Thing As a ‘Typical’ Low-Wage Worker

There Is No Such Thing As a ‘Typical’ Low-Wage Worker There Is No Such Thing As a ‘Typical’ Low-Wage Worker

With the Senate preparing to hold a procedural vote as early as Wednesday on a proposal to increase the federal minimum wage, it’s worth considering what’s at stake in ...

Apr 29, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

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