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
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
Martin O’Malley’s Right: The Immigration Debate Must Respect ‘Essential Human Dignity’ Martin O’Malley’s Right: The Immigration Debate Must Respect ‘Essential Human Dignity’
A potential 2016 presidential candidate adds a moral message—and tone—to discourse.
Jul 15, 2014 / John Nichols
Why Opposing the Israel Lobby Is No Longer Political Suicide Why Opposing the Israel Lobby Is No Longer Political Suicide
Our movement isn’t strong enough yet to end US enabling of the carnage in Gaza—but the shift in public discourse is a crucial first step.
Jul 15, 2014 / Phyllis Bennis
Whose Summer Break? Students Fix the ‘Utah Man,’ Lower the Confederate Flag and Ask Hillary for Their Money Back Whose Summer Break? Students Fix the ‘Utah Man,’ Lower the Confederate Flag and Ask Hillary for Their Money Back
Across the country, students stage sit-ins, rally and unionize for justice—and win.
Jul 14, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Battling Cove Point in the Capital Battling Cove Point in the Capital
More than a thousand people march in DC against a proposed natural gas export plant.
Jul 14, 2014 / Cole Stangler
Color of Change Targets Members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the Fight to Preserve Net Neutrality Color of Change Targets Members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the Fight to Preserve Net Neutrality
The organization is calling out members of the CBC it believes are siding with the telecom industry over the interests of everyday Internet users.
Jul 14, 2014 / NationAction
Did Child Labor Build Your Smart Phone? Did Child Labor Build Your Smart Phone?
A watchdog group has uncovered numerous labor violations at a Samsung supplier in southern China—including underage workers.
Jul 11, 2014 / Michelle Chen
How to End the Rebirth of the ‘Old Confederacy’ in the ‘New South’: An Interview With the Reverend Jesse Jackson How to End the Rebirth of the ‘Old Confederacy’ in the ‘New South’: An Interview With the Reverend Jesse Jackson
Jackson explains how Southern politics dangerously mirror the Old Confederate South and why it’s time for another Reconstruction
Jul 8, 2014 / Victoria Ford
Want Colleges to Protect Students From Sexual Assault? Take Action to Give Title IX Teeth Want Colleges to Protect Students From Sexual Assault? Take Action to Give Title IX Teeth
The Department of Education has never sanctioned a school for sexual-assault related violations. It’s time to change that.
Jul 8, 2014 / Alexandra Brodsky, Dana Bolger, and NationAction