The Truth About Anonymous’s Activism The Truth About Anonymous’s Activism
A look behind the mask reveals a naïve techno-utopianism.
Nov 11, 2014 / Feature / Adrian Chen
History Didn’t Bring Down the Berlin Wall—Activists Did History Didn’t Bring Down the Berlin Wall—Activists Did
Mass uprisings like the one that brought down the Soviet bloc are neither as rare—nor as spontaneous—as they first appear.
Nov 11, 2014 / Mark Engler, Paul Engler, and Foreign Policy In Focus
A Rebellion Against Injustice and Hate A Rebellion Against Injustice and Hate
Receiving a humanitarian award from the Academy, 87-year-old Harry Belafonte speaks out about his political commitments—and how he was punished for them.
Nov 11, 2014 / Harry Belafonte
Can Youth Build New Worlds With the Ballot Alone? Can Youth Build New Worlds With the Ballot Alone?
Electoral politics is but one tool the grassroots must use to create change.
Nov 10, 2014 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and StudentNation
Obama Tells the FCC to ‘Implement the Strongest Possible Rules to Protect Net Neutrality’ Obama Tells the FCC to ‘Implement the Strongest Possible Rules to Protect Net Neutrality’
The president calls for the reclassification of Internet services under telecommunications in the name of an open Internet.
Nov 10, 2014 / John Nichols
Students Walk Out for Native Justice, ‘Un-Koch’ 28 Campuses and ‘Carry That Weight’ Everywhere Students Walk Out for Native Justice, ‘Un-Koch’ 28 Campuses and ‘Carry That Weight’ Everywhere
What's that about the youth vote?
Nov 10, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
No, the Keystone Pipeline Still Isn’t Inevitable No, the Keystone Pipeline Still Isn’t Inevitable
Republicans just want you to think so.
Nov 7, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Act Now to Save the Open Internet Act Now to Save the Open Internet
The FCC is reportedly considering a “hybrid” plan that could still leave us with exactly what we don’t want: fast lanes for the 1% and slow lanes for everybody el...
Nov 6, 2014 / NationAction
‘Toward a New Beginning’: Lessons and Parallels From the GOP Rout of 1946 ‘Toward a New Beginning’: Lessons and Parallels From the GOP Rout of 1946
“Let us not fool ourselves in this hour of appraisal…”
Nov 5, 2014 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
My Generation: The Change That You Really Can Believe In My Generation: The Change That You Really Can Believe In
We are not forsaking our vote, but we see that we must address the fossil fuel industry in order to restore the value and power of our vote.
Nov 4, 2014 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and StudentNation