Tom Hayden: Reclaiming Participatory Democracy Tom Hayden: Reclaiming Participatory Democracy
A longtime activist recalls the roots of participatory democracy.
Mar 29, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Renewed Civil Rights Coalition Targets ‘Ghostwriters’ of ‘License to Kill’ Laws Renewed Civil Rights Coalition Targets ‘Ghostwriters’ of ‘License to Kill’ Laws
Civil rights, labor, religious and public interest groups are demanding that "ALEC and its NRA backers should immediately stop their promotion of the kinds of ‘Kill At ...
Mar 29, 2012 / John Nichols
BDS and the Park Slope Food Coop: Why the Vote Against Was a Win for the Boycott BDS and the Park Slope Food Coop: Why the Vote Against Was a Win for the Boycott
It doesn't actually matter if the Coop boycotts Israel or not. Just having the debate is a symbolic victory for the pro-boycott camp.
Mar 29, 2012 / Kiera Feldman
Students Push NYU to Sever Ties with JP Morgan Chase Students Push NYU to Sever Ties with JP Morgan Chase
"I’m not okay with being a part of an institution that enables suffering in the community that it inhabits."
Mar 29, 2012 / StudentNation / Lucy Xiong
Adrienne Rich’s Touch Was Political Adrienne Rich’s Touch Was Political
A poet passionately engaged with writing and politics, she said "art means nothing if it simply decorates the dinner table of the power which holds it hostage."
Mar 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
#Plan4Trayvon #Plan4Trayvon
A new campaign is chronicling the movement that is not just demanding justice for Trayvon Martin but also honoring his legacy through individual acts.
Mar 28, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
John Nichols: Fighting Back Against Austerity John Nichols: Fighting Back Against Austerity
Why America is not so different from other countries that are facing austerity.
Mar 27, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
Tell AT&T to Stop Funding ALEC Tell AT&T to Stop Funding ALEC
A range of prominent household names like AT&T help fund ALEC's work of suppressing voter turnout, privatizing public schools, Medicare and Social Security and gutting minimum ...
Mar 27, 2012 / NationAction
Participatory Democracy: From the Port Huron Statement to Occupy Wall Street Participatory Democracy: From the Port Huron Statement to Occupy Wall Street
On its fiftieth anniversary, the founding declaration of SDS echoes today in democracy movements around the world.
Mar 27, 2012 / Feature / Tom Hayden
A New Green Agenda for Commuters A New Green Agenda for Commuters
How progressives can make energy a pocketbook issue, with greener rides—and greener wallets—for the middle class.
Mar 27, 2012 / Feature / Lisa Margonelli