Government Case Against Whistleblower Thomas Drake Collapses Government Case Against Whistleblower Thomas Drake Collapses
Faced with the prospect of trying to convict a man for leaking unclassified information, the DoJ put together a misdemeanor plea deal.
Jun 13, 2011 / Marcy Wheeler
US Uncut, Yes Men to Bust Corporate Tax Dodgers in Cayman Islands US Uncut, Yes Men to Bust Corporate Tax Dodgers in Cayman Islands
The two activist groups are getting the band back together to pull off another attention-grabbing mission: a fact-finding hunt in the Cayman Islands to expose the tax dodging ways ...
Jun 10, 2011 / The Notion / Allison Kilkenny
Why Was Santana Booed for Talking About Civil Rights? Why Was Santana Booed for Talking About Civil Rights?
Musician Carlos Santana spoke out at Major League Baseball’s Civil Rights Game in Atlanta against a new law that shreds the civil rights of Georgia's latino population. The c...
Jun 9, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Are Low Income Home Buyers Facing a New Credit Crunch? Are Low Income Home Buyers Facing a New Credit Crunch?
Melissa Harris-Perry argues that civil rights and fairness depend on access to stable housing.
Why Was Santana Booed for Talking About Civil Rights? Why Was Santana Booed for Talking About Civil Rights?
Musician Carlos Santana spoke out at Major League Baseball’s Civil Rights Game in Atlanta against a new law that shreds the civil rights of Georgia's latino population. The c...
March on Blair Mountain Honors Labor History, Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining March on Blair Mountain Honors Labor History, Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
A five-day march on Blair Mountain seeks to harness the rich labor history of Appalachia to expand a growing movement to end the destruction of Appalachia through mountaintop remov...
Jun 8, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Spain’s ‘Indignados’ Take the Square Spain’s ‘Indignados’ Take the Square
Faced with dismal job prospects and enraged at a new internet piracy law, Spanish youth have occupied Madrid's La Puerta del Sol. But with the political right ascendant, where will...
Jun 8, 2011 / Editorial / Andy Robinson
Help Fight the HIV/AIDS Super-Epidemic Help Fight the HIV/AIDS Super-Epidemic
In many parts of the world, the epidemics of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis have merged together, forming a super-epidemic.
Jun 7, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
US Uncut Protests Apple’s Tax Dodging Practices US Uncut Protests Apple’s Tax Dodging Practices
US Uncut protests Apple‘s plans to shelter its revenue from fair taxation during America's time of fiscal crisis.
Jun 6, 2011 / The Notion / Allison Kilkenny
A Jeffersonian Challenge to the Tories of Fitzwalkerstan A Jeffersonian Challenge to the Tories of Fitzwalkerstan
Activists challenging Walker administration assaults on public education and on college students from immigrant families disrupt Wisconsin legislative hearing with a reading from t...
Jun 3, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols