Activism

Free Pussy Riot Free Pussy Riot

A feminist punk band rocks Russian politics and the Orthodox Church.

May 2, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

May Day 2012, New York City

May Day 2012, New York City May Day 2012, New York City

Footage from New York City's massive May Day protests.

May 1, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds

NYU Kicks Off May Day With Bobst Picket Against 2031 NYU Kicks Off May Day With Bobst Picket Against 2031

The group expressed their opposition to NYU’s 2031 plan, which its opponents characterize as aggressive real estate expansion that threatens the historic character of the Vi...

May 1, 2012 / StudentNation / Brett Chamberlin

Memory and the May Day Martyrs Memory and the May Day Martyrs

May Day, we must remember, was a holiday written in blood.

May 1, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin

Welcome to the 2012 Hunger Games Welcome to the 2012 Hunger Games

Sending debt peonage, poverty and freaky weather into the arena.

May 1, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Solnit

May Day Warning From the University of California President: ‘Avoid All Protests’

May Day Warning From the University of California President: ‘Avoid All Protests’ May Day Warning From the University of California President: ‘Avoid All Protests’

The May Day danger seems to rank with Fukushima’s nuclear meltdown.

May 1, 2012 / Blog / Jon Wiener

LIVE VIDEO: May Day 2012 LIVE VIDEO: May Day 2012

Keep up-to-date on May Day actions around the country with Free Speech TV's live video feed.

Apr 30, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction

LIVE: May Day Storify LIVE: May Day Storify

[View the story "Live Coverage: May Day Protests Nationwide" on Storify] Storify courtesy of Media for the 99%, powered by The Media Consortium.

Apr 30, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction

MAP: May Day Actions Across the Country MAP: May Day Actions Across the Country

Track events, occupations and arrests as they occur on May 1.

Apr 30, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction

A Q&A With Harry Kelber: ‘Working People Have to Be Involved in Their Own Fate’ A Q&A With Harry Kelber: ‘Working People Have to Be Involved in Their Own Fate’

Lessons from over eight decades of labor activism.

Apr 30, 2012 / Josh Eidelson

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