Rinku Sen: ‘We Are the Majority and We Demand Justice’ Rinku Sen: ‘We Are the Majority and We Demand Justice’
As we saw in this election, people of color can no longer be called "minorities." It's time to seize that power in the fight for true equality.
Nov 19, 2012 / Rinku Sen
Fake Press Release Pushes College on Divestment Fake Press Release Pushes College on Divestment
Student activists at Middlebury College in Vermont are challenging the otherwise liberal school to stop investing in fossil fuel companies.
Nov 19, 2012 / StudentNation / Bronwyn Oatley
Obama Speaks at Myanmar’s Historic Center of Student Protest Obama Speaks at Myanmar’s Historic Center of Student Protest
The President's choice of venue--where the former military dictator massacred students in 1962--is a nod to his administration's careful non-endorsement of the Myanmar gove...
Nov 19, 2012 / StudentNation / Zoë Schlanger
The Fight Against Fracking The Fight Against Fracking
In small hamlets and tiny towns you’ve never heard of, grassroots activists are taking a stand in what could be the final showdown for Earth’s future.
Nov 19, 2012 / Ellen Cantarow
End the War on Drugs End the War on Drugs
A good place to start in ending the so-called war on drugs is to urge Congress to end federal marijuana prohibition.
Nov 16, 2012 / NationAction
Marching Against the Death Penalty in Texas Marching Against the Death Penalty in Texas
For family members of death row prisoners, including those who have been executed, gatherings like the March for Abolition are a critical lifeline, and a link to a desperately need...
Nov 16, 2012 / Liliana Segura
Overturn Citizens United Overturn Citizens United
One thing the recent elections showed was that voters do not want corporate money to dominate our politics any more than they want corporations to dominate our lives.
Nov 16, 2012 / NationAction
Walmart Strike Spreads to Texas as Organizers Promise Massive Black Friday Protest Walmart Strike Spreads to Texas as Organizers Promise Massive Black Friday Protest
Dallas Walmart workers are walking back out on strike.
Nov 16, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
Naomi Klein: Could Superstorm Sandy Create Space for Progressive Reform? Naomi Klein: Could Superstorm Sandy Create Space for Progressive Reform?
In the wake of the superstorm, we need to involve communities—not corporations—in reconstruction efforts.
Nov 15, 2012 / Press Room
Justice for Savita Justice for Savita
Don't let abortion laws kill any more women.
Nov 15, 2012 / Jessica Valenti