Activism

This Week in Poverty: Wage Theft in the City of Millionaires This Week in Poverty: Wage Theft in the City of Millionaires

The Houston economy is creating more millionaires than any other city in the US. It’s also stealing more than $753 million annually from low-wage workers.

May 25, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

Global Protests Against Draconian Education Cuts, Tuition Hikes Global Protests Against Draconian Education Cuts, Tuition Hikes

Protests in Philadelphia and Quebec against education cuts and tuition hikes underscore the common struggle against austerity.

May 24, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny

Chicago Teachers Turn Up the Heat on Rahm Emanuel (VIDEO) Chicago Teachers Turn Up the Heat on Rahm Emanuel (VIDEO)

Don’t take your eyes of Chicago yet. The NATO protests may be over, but city politics are heating up.

May 23, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

Bill O’Reilly’s Nonsense Zone Bill O’Reilly’s Nonsense Zone

O’Reilly and his crew cooked up the wacky theory this week that the Institute for Policy Studies is serving as the clandestine headquarters for the Occupy movement.

May 23, 2012 / John Cavanagh

End All US Police and Military Aid to Honduras End All US Police and Military Aid to Honduras

More than 10,000 complaints have been filed about abuses by the police and military since the coup, none of which have been addressed.

May 22, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction

Protest Is Coming to the London Olympics Protest Is Coming to the London Olympics

Numerous groups are protesting the militarization and corporatization of the 2012 Olympic Games.

May 21, 2012 / Blog / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

A Tale of Two NATOs: Permitted Marches Meet the Black Bloc

A Tale of Two NATOs: Permitted Marches Meet the Black Bloc A Tale of Two NATOs: Permitted Marches Meet the Black Bloc

The protests against NATO have been a weird mix of permitted marches and black bloc actions.

May 20, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny

Can Occupy Fight Back Against the War on Women? Can Occupy Fight Back Against the War on Women?

The first Feminist General Assembly is a model for how OWS can—and can’t—work alongside established social movements.

May 18, 2012 / Sarah M. Seltzer

NATO Meeting Kicks off With Harassment of Protesters, Ominous Warnings to Press NATO Meeting Kicks off With Harassment of Protesters, Ominous Warnings to Press

Chicago police have wasted no time in employing strong-arm tactics against activists and media gathered for this weekend’s summit.

May 18, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny

The Path to Progress: Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies The Path to Progress: Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies

We’ll never get to renewable energy if we keep offering gobs of cash to oil, coal and gas companies to continue business as usual.

May 18, 2012 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

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