Occupy Wall Street at Valley Forge Occupy Wall Street at Valley Forge
A (self-) graduation speech for the Occupiers at Zuccotti Park.
Oct 31, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
David Strathairn: Stop Keystone XL David Strathairn: Stop Keystone XL
The celebrated actor explains why he’s coming to Washington, DC, on November 6 to join a symbolically powerful encircling of the White House.
Oct 31, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Paul Ryan Can’t Hear the Catholic Church’s Call for Economic Justice Paul Ryan Can’t Hear the Catholic Church’s Call for Economic Justice
The church has proposed a financial transaction tax in order to steer the economy “towards achieving the common good.” Is that class warfare?
Oct 30, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
This Week: Ideas From the 99 Percent. PLUS: Ending Corporate Personhood This Week: Ideas From the 99 Percent. PLUS: Ending Corporate Personhood
This week, a special forum on "Ideas from the 99 Percent." The We the People Campaign kicks into gear, plus an exclusive look at the "wildest" school boar...
Oct 28, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel: End Corporate Personhood Katrina vanden Heuvel: End Corporate Personhood
A very specific and concrete proposal has caught on like wildfire in Occupy encampments across the nation: Amend the Constitution to end corporate personhood.
Oct 28, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Ari Berman on the Rise of the Austerity Class Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Ari Berman on the Rise of the Austerity Class
Why do austerity measures remain so popular within the beltway while the overwhelming evidence in the rest of the country points to the fact that such measures increase unemploymen...
Oct 28, 2011 / Audio / The Nation
Solidarity Teach-Ins at a College Near You Solidarity Teach-Ins at a College Near You
Starting November 2, schools across the nation will participate in teach-ins about Occupy Wall Street in hopes of continuing and extending the dialogue that was started by the Oc...
Oct 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams
Ball of Confusion Ball of Confusion
Alterman on Motown and Reed on Tom Waits and the 99 percent.
Oct 27, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman
How the Wounding of a Vet Who Dared to Dissent Stirred a New Wave of Dissent How the Wounding of a Vet Who Dared to Dissent Stirred a New Wave of Dissent
The violence in Oakland has provoked a global outcry, as activists ask how a Marine can survive Iraq only to be seriously injured while peacefully protesting on the streets of an A...
Oct 27, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
‘It’s Up To Us’: Occupy Colleges Gains Traction ‘It’s Up To Us’: Occupy Colleges Gains Traction
There is nothing more important than participating in the largest demonstration of social change in our lives.
Oct 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli