Who Says Food Is a Human Right? Who Says Food Is a Human Right?
Olivier De Schutter, the UN’s special rapporteur on the right to food, makes the case in this Q&A.
Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Anna Lappé
Venezuela’s Radical Food Experiment Venezuela’s Radical Food Experiment
Seeking “food sovereignty,” Hugo Chávez puts oil wealth toward a local, sustainable food system.
Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Paula Crossfield
How to Help Troy Davis How to Help Troy Davis
Even with just two weeks left, the fight to save Davis' life is winnable.
Sep 13, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
This Week: 9/11 at Ten. PLUS: Attica 40 Years Later This Week: 9/11 at Ten. PLUS: Attica 40 Years Later
The tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon provide an opportunity to reflect on the changes our country has undergone in the past dec...
Sep 9, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fighting Bob Fest: Still Fighting After Ten Years Fighting Bob Fest: Still Fighting After Ten Years
On September 17th, Chautauqua, Wisconsin will host its annual Fighting Bob Fest, a progressive, populist forum in the spirit of Wisconsin progressive hero Robert "Fighting Bob...
Sep 9, 2011 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
The Nation Remembers 9/11 The Nation Remembers 9/11
Ten years after September 11, 2001, we are still engaged in an unwinnable “War on Terror,” and have opened the door to a new vision of “normal”—a normal in which surveillance, dete...
Sep 9, 2011 / Video / Francis Reynolds
Tar Sands Action: Phase One Tar Sands Action: Phase One
There's a movement of people across this country rising up to stop the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline
Sep 8, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Tell President Obama: Jobs, Not Cuts Tell President Obama: Jobs, Not Cuts
Implore the White House to make every effort to defend Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.
Sep 7, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Give It Away Give It Away
A conversation with some of the top figures in American philanthropy reveals a shared belief in the power of institutional giving to benefit the most vulnerable among us.
Sep 6, 2011 / Sasha Abramsky
Protesters to Obama: Stop the Tar Sands Pipeline Protesters to Obama: Stop the Tar Sands Pipeline
Hundreds of people continue their nonviolent protest outside the White House, urging the president to say no to the potentially environmentally disastrous Keystone XL pipeline.&nbs...
Sep 2, 2011 / Video / The Nation