Jon Wiener on John Lennon’s Political Legacy Jon Wiener on John Lennon’s Political Legacy
Thirty years after the singer's death, The Nation's Jon Wiener asks: how did John Lennon make the transition from pop icon to political figure?
Strategic Reset: Movements React to Midterm Losses Strategic Reset: Movements React to Midterm Losses
November's elections were a wake up call for movements around labor, the environment, immigration and education. Did activists tether themselves too closely to Democrats? What shou...
Dec 2, 2010 / Feature / The Editors
Green Strategy Now Green Strategy Now
After the demise of climate legislation, environment groups are going local—and confrontational.
Dec 2, 2010 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Immigrant Activists Regroup Immigrant Activists Regroup
Over the past decade, the immigrants' rights movement has become a strong grassroots force. Now it's time to develop a unified legislative strategy that can shape the national deba...
Dec 2, 2010 / Feature / Daniel Altschuler
Pentagon Confirms: The Only Argument That Remains for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Is Bigotry Pentagon Confirms: The Only Argument That Remains for ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Is Bigotry
A DoD study group has determined that repealing the policy will not damage the military.
Dec 1, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
World AIDS Day World AIDS Day
And what you can do to halt the continuing epidemic.
Nov 30, 2010 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Grinnell College Announces $300,000 Annual Social Justice Prize Program Grinnell College Announces $300,000 Annual Social Justice Prize Program
Up to three $100,000 prizes will honor young innovators, organizations advancing positive social change
Nov 30, 2010 / StudentNation / Joanna Chiu
Police Detained UK Student Protesters En Masse: A Firsthand Account Police Detained UK Student Protesters En Masse: A Firsthand Account
Take a protest, toss in hundreds of police officers with riot shields, then block the protesters into an area of open space with no toilets, food or shelter, for hours. If anyone t...
Nov 30, 2010 / StudentNation / Laurie Penny
The Latest on the British Student Movement The Latest on the British Student Movement
While most American students took the long weekend to celebrate Thanksgiving, education cut protests in the UK rolled on.
Nov 29, 2010 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston
Ten Things You Should Know About Slow Ten Things You Should Know About Slow
As the holiday rush approaches, take yourself out of the fast lane.
Nov 23, 2010 / Editorial / The Nation