Activism

No More Trayvon Martins No More Trayvon Martins

Abolish Florida’s “Stand Your Ground“ Law.

Mar 21, 2012 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

An Economy We Want to Occupy An Economy We Want to Occupy

At a time when so many are so clear that the current system is not working—what might? Is it already happening?

Mar 21, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders

The Ryan Budget: Who It Helps and Who It Hurts

The Ryan Budget: Who It Helps and Who It Hurts The Ryan Budget: Who It Helps and Who It Hurts

The House GOP budget is extremely generous to the wealthy and corporations—and the middle class is asked to pay the tab. 

Mar 20, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick

90 Degrees in Winter: This Is What Climate Change Looks Like

90 Degrees in Winter: This Is What Climate Change Looks Like 90 Degrees in Winter: This Is What Climate Change Looks Like

The last days of winter and the first days of spring have seen hundreds of record-breaking high temperatures. Worry.

Mar 20, 2012 / Bill McKibben

Help Free Imprisoned Journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye Help Free Imprisoned Journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye

Multiple human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists, have decried Shaye's...

Mar 19, 2012 / Take Action / NationAction

John Nichols: The GOP’s Wisconsin Crisis John Nichols: The GOP’s Wisconsin Crisis

Republicans in Wisconsin continue to lose political strength and control.

Mar 19, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Investigate NYPD Violence Against #OWS Investigate NYPD Violence Against #OWS

Join the call for a full, independent investigation by the state Attorney General into the active suppression of the Occupy movement.

Mar 19, 2012 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

This Week: What’s Next for Occupy? PLUS: A Jailed Journalist in Yemen This Week: What’s Next for Occupy? PLUS: A Jailed Journalist in Yemen

This week, a special forum on what's next for the Occupy movement. Plus, Jeremy Scahill reports on the case of a jailed Yemeni journalist, and we welcome guest-blogger Bryce Covert...

Mar 17, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

No More Subsidies for Fossil Fuel No More Subsidies for Fossil Fuel

There's no way to move to renewable energy sources like wind and solar without ending the subsidies to an industry that's already earning record-breaking profits.

Mar 16, 2012 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

This Week in Poverty: Me, Mom and Reagan This Week in Poverty: Me, Mom and Reagan

A new report on single mothers in the United States shatters some of the Gipper’s favorite myths that still persist today.

Mar 16, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

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