Activism

We Need More than a New President We Need More than a New President

In a second Obama term, we must organize to win a new social contract for a new economy.

Oct 2, 2012 / Feature / Saket Soni

A Politics of Love A Politics of Love

In this election and after, we need to write a new story for our changing nation that places care and connection at the center.

Oct 2, 2012 / Feature / Ai-jen Poo

Jesse Jackson Fights Capital Punishment in the Gambia Jesse Jackson Fights Capital Punishment in the Gambia

The reverend sat down with The Nation to talk about his humanitarian trip to Africa and poverty in America.

Oct 2, 2012 / Richard Kreitner

The Death of the Golden Dream of Education The Death of the Golden Dream of Education

California has gutted the budget for what was once a shining example of public higher education, leaving students saddled with more debt and fewer options. 

Oct 2, 2012 / Andy Kroll

Spain on the Brink Spain on the Brink

This short film tells the story of why so many people took to the streets in Madrid and follows these events as they unfolded. 

Oct 1, 2012 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Occupy DC Plans to Protest on K Street for First Anniversary Occupy DC Plans to Protest on K Street for First Anniversary

Also, an Illinois judge rules the mass arrest of Occupy Chicago protesters is unconstitutional.

Oct 1, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny

Pyotr Verzilov: Free Pussy Riot

Pyotr Verzilov: Free Pussy Riot Pyotr Verzilov: Free Pussy Riot

Members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot will soon get a chance to appeal their sentence of two years in prison on charges of "hooliganism."

Sep 28, 2012 / Video / Christie Thompson and Steven Hsieh

This Week in Poverty: The Invisibles in Mississippi and the US This Week in Poverty: The Invisibles in Mississippi and the US

Before welfare reform there was the Work First program in Mississippi. It was a distaster for the poor then, just as welfare reform is a disaster for the poor today.

Sep 28, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

What’s Next for the Maple Spring? What’s Next for the Maple Spring?

The student-led movement scored a victory in the election, with the new government repealing tuition hikes. But the grievances behind the mass protests still lurk.

Sep 27, 2012 / Jesse Rosenfeld

Pussy Riot’s Act of Faith Pussy Riot’s Act of Faith

Like ACT UP's action at Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Pussy Riot's Punk Prayer at Christ the Savior was both a political protest and a sincere religious performance.

Sep 27, 2012 / Barbara Browning

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