Activism

Protecting Torturers, Prosecuting Whistleblowers Protecting Torturers, Prosecuting Whistleblowers

While CIA agents that tortured and killed prisoners go unpunished, whistleblower John Kiriakou faces up to forty-five years in prison. 

Sep 11, 2012 / Peter Van Buren

Why Native Women Need VAWA (VIDEO) Why Native Women Need VAWA (VIDEO)

Republican House leadership continues to block passage of the Violence Against Women Act. No one suffers the consequences of this political gamesmanship more than Native women.

Sep 11, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

Chicago Public School Teachers Out on Strike

Chicago Public School Teachers Out on Strike Chicago Public School Teachers Out on Strike

Unresolved issues include the cost of health benefits, the makeup of the teacher evaluation system, the seniority system and job security.

Sep 10, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Year One: Occupy Wall Street Plans Anniversary Protest of Wall Street Year One: Occupy Wall Street Plans Anniversary Protest of Wall Street

Occupy Wall Street plans a protest on the financial district to celebrate its one year anniversary.

Sep 10, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny

This Week in Poverty: ‘Beating the Drum About Poverty’ (and Obama’s Nomination Speech) This Week in Poverty: ‘Beating the Drum About Poverty’ (and Obama’s Nomination Speech)

Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West continue to seek out and speak out on behalf of people living in poverty with their Poverty Tour 2.0.

Sep 7, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

Occupy Monsanto Occupy Monsanto

Anti-GMO activists will stage a week of protests in St. Louis, home of the Monsanto Corporation, starting on the anniversary of OWS, September 17, 2012.

Sep 5, 2012 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Occupy, After Occupy Occupy, After Occupy

One year after Occupy Wall Street first shook the world, what lies ahead for the movement?

Sep 5, 2012 / Feature / Nathan Schneider

Occupy 2.0: Strike Debt Occupy 2.0: Strike Debt

Bereft of their big tent at Zuccotti Park, activists have found a unifying theme in debt.

Sep 5, 2012 / Feature / Astra Taylor

Can Debt Spark a Revolution? Can Debt Spark a Revolution?

If Occupy evolves into a debt resistance movement, the results could be explosive.

Sep 5, 2012 / Feature / David Graeber

New Ways of Thinking About Space New Ways of Thinking About Space

As last year’s occupations showed, cities need more places the public can call its own.

Sep 5, 2012 / Feature / Richard Sennett

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