For State Department Employees, Freedom Isn’t Free For State Department Employees, Freedom Isn’t Free
Peter Van Buren is a State Department employee—who might get fired for disseminating public information about WikiLeaks online.
Sep 27, 2011 / Peter Van Buren
Remembering Green Belt Movement Founder Wangari Maathai Remembering Green Belt Movement Founder Wangari Maathai
The best way to remember Maathai is to support the Green Belt Movement, which she founded and in which she invested her life hopes.
Sep 26, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Correcting the Abysmal ‘New York Times’ Coverage of Occupy Wall Street Correcting the Abysmal ‘New York Times’ Coverage of Occupy Wall Street
Yes, the Occupy Wall Street activists are leaderless and lost. But Ginia Bellafante fails to tell the bigger story: how the harsh police crackdown keeps the vast majority of A...
Sep 26, 2011 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
This Week at The Nation: Saving the American Dream. PLUS: No Justice for Troy Davis This Week at The Nation: Saving the American Dream. PLUS: No Justice for Troy Davis
This week, we ask: can a movement save the American Dream? Plus, The Nation’s coverage of the execution of Troy Davis, and Stéphane Hessel brings Time for Outrage to t...
Sep 23, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Anna Lappé on the Global Food Movement Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Anna Lappé on the Global Food Movement
It's been forty years since food activism became a global phenomenon, and the social and environmental goals of the movement are more pressing than ever.
Sep 23, 2011 / Audio / The Nation
Organizing in Troy Davis’s Name Organizing in Troy Davis’s Name
After mourning, fight back by helping these four groups redouble their efforts to abolish capital punishment in the US.
Sep 22, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
After Troy Davis’s Death, Questions I Can’t Unask After Troy Davis’s Death, Questions I Can’t Unask
The execution of Troy Davis raises questions people on both sides of government don’t want us to ask.
Sep 22, 2011 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Live Stream of ‘Democracy Now!’ from Outside the Georgia Prison Where Troy Davis Is to Be Executed Live Stream of ‘Democracy Now!’ from Outside the Georgia Prison Where Troy Davis Is to Be Executed
Host Amy Goodman reports live from Jackson, Georgia starting at 6 pm.
Sep 21, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Can a Movement Save the American Dream? Can a Movement Save the American Dream?
Van Jones of Green For All has joined MoveOn.org, the Campaign for America’s Future and dozens of other progressive organizations to challenge the reign of private interests.
Sep 21, 2011 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage and Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Statement From Troy Davis A Statement From Troy Davis
Here are the words of Troy Anthony Davis, due to be executed today by the state of Georgia
Sep 21, 2011 / Blog / Dave Zirin