Activism

Dear Chris Hayes: Good Job. Now Let’s Get Real.

Dear Chris Hayes: Good Job. Now Let’s Get Real. Dear Chris Hayes: Good Job. Now Let’s Get Real.

A reaction to Chris Hayes's MSNBC documentary on climate change, The Politics of Power.

Aug 19, 2013 / Wen Stephenson

Scott Walker Goes All 1798: Arrests Elected Official, Editor in Wisconsin

Scott Walker Goes All 1798: Arrests Elected Official, Editor in Wisconsin Scott Walker Goes All 1798: Arrests Elected Official, Editor in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin governor’s crackdown on dissent expands.

Aug 16, 2013 / John Nichols

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week: Climate Change, Leisure and the Death Penalty in China

This week: the death penalty in China, socialist politics in Seattle, and Harry Reid's assault on climate change deniers. 

Aug 16, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

A Fight for the Soul of NYU

A Fight for the Soul of NYU A Fight for the Soul of NYU

With its ever-expanding roster of campuses around the world, NYU is leading the way toward the corporatization of higher education. 

Aug 15, 2013 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson and StudentNation

The Misremembering of ‘I Have a Dream’

The Misremembering of ‘I Have a Dream’ The Misremembering of ‘I Have a Dream’

Fifty years after the March on Washington, Dr. King’s most famous speech, like his own political legacy, is widely misunderstood.

Aug 14, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Gary Younge

How the Streets Honor Martin Luther King Jr.

How the Streets Honor Martin Luther King Jr. How the Streets Honor Martin Luther King Jr.

On city walls across the country, muralists and street artists depict him as a statesman, visionary, hero and martyr.

Aug 14, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Camilo José Vergara

Workers ROC the Restaurant Industry

Workers ROC the Restaurant Industry Workers ROC the Restaurant Industry

How low-wage food service workers are serving up justice.

Aug 14, 2013 / Feature / Laura Flanders

Time to March on Washington—Again

Time to March on Washington—Again Time to March on Washington—Again

Fifty years after King’s historic march, the struggle for racial justice faces unprecedented challenges.

Aug 14, 2013 / Ari Berman

Have You Marched on Washington?

Have You Marched on Washington? Have You Marched on Washington?

To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington, we’re asking our readers to share their thoughts and memories. 

Aug 13, 2013 / The Nation

Occupy Bank Cards!

Occupy Bank Cards! Occupy Bank Cards!

A band of finance wizards take on the system they now say is corrupt.

Aug 12, 2013 / Alissa Quart

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