President Obama: Pardon Weldon Angelos President Obama: Pardon Weldon Angelos
The story of Weldon Angelos speaks volumes about the unfairness of mandatory minimum sentencing.
Jan 10, 2013 / NationAction
‘Scholarslip’: A Documentary on the Student Debt Crisis ‘Scholarslip’: A Documentary on the Student Debt Crisis
Featuring the stories of three university students, each experiencing different, yet broadly representative, personal and financial struggles, all sharing a common desire to pursue...
Jan 10, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Fix the Filibuster Fix the Filibuster
The filibuster is one of the biggest barriers to progress in our country.
Jan 10, 2013 / NationAction
How the Creative Response of Artists and Activists Can Transform the World How the Creative Response of Artists and Activists Can Transform the World
It's the antidote to the consumerism and cynicism that define our culture.
Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Antonino D’Ambrosio
Resistance Through Poetry Resistance Through Poetry
It’s how I came to understand that the world—and all oppression—is connected.
Jan 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Staceyann Chin
Obama Versus Physics Obama Versus Physics
Why climate change won’t wait for the president.
Jan 7, 2013 / Bill McKibben
Occupy Steubenville: Anonymous Takes On Ohio Sheriff Occupy Steubenville: Anonymous Takes On Ohio Sheriff
The hacking collective Anonymous brings attention to rape culture within the United States.
Jan 7, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Idle No More’s Hunger for Justice Idle No More’s Hunger for Justice
Idle No More has sparked international solidarity. What can that mean for Native rights in the US?
Jan 7, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Break the Chain Break the Chain
Produced by playwright, author and activist Eve Ensler, written and produced by Tena Clark and featuring dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen, “Break the Chain” aims to raise global awareness about V-Day’s fast growing global campaign, One Billion Rising. Recent horrifying statistics show that one in three women globally will be raped, beaten or severely violated in their lifetime. That’s 1 billion women. And that’s how this new campaign got its name, its impetus and its focus. On February 14, 2013, V-Day’s fifteenth anniversary, activists, writers, thinkers, celebrities and women and men across the world will come together to express their outrage, strike, dance and rise in defiance of the injustices females suffer daily, demanding an enduring end to violence against women. There are already thousands of events scheduled in more than 160 countries. Sign up today, find a gathering near you, invite your friends to join the campaign and check out OneBillionRising.org for videos, news updates, information on joining and supporting the campaign, and much more.
Jan 4, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
This Week in Poverty: Responses to the ‘Cliff’ Deal This Week in Poverty: Responses to the ‘Cliff’ Deal
The antipoverty community sounds off on the “fiscal cliff” deal. How did low-income Americans fare in Congress’s latest compromise?
Jan 4, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann