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
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