Mortgage Settlement Reached: A Beginning, Not an End Mortgage Settlement Reached: A Beginning, Not an End
The deal falls short in some areas, but big banks did not receive the immunity they desired and are still on the hook for collapsing the economy.
Feb 9, 2012 / George Zornick
Eyal Press: Refusing to Serve in Israel’s Occupation Eyal Press: Refusing to Serve in Israel’s Occupation
Eyal Press discusses his new book, Beautiful Souls, which tells of a young Israeli who struggles with the question of whether to serve in the occupied territories.
Feb 8, 2012 / The Nation
The Komen Turnaround Was a Defensive Victory The Komen Turnaround Was a Defensive Victory
Forcing the Komen reversal was huge—but it was a campaign born of outrage, not ambitious vision.
Feb 8, 2012 / The Editors
Will Occupy Embrace Nonviolence? Will Occupy Embrace Nonviolence?
The Occupy movement has been a seedbed of creativity. Now it needs to declare its values.
Feb 8, 2012 / Todd Gitlin
Help Stop Pomona College’s Outrageous Anti-Immigrant Actions Help Stop Pomona College’s Outrageous Anti-Immigrant Actions
The National Labor Relations Board has leveled charges against the College for violating federal labor law.
Feb 8, 2012 / StudentNation / Peter Dreier
Jim Messina Visits Wall Street Jim Messina Visits Wall Street
The Obama campaign already appears to be fundraising for its Super PAC—starting in the financial sector.
Feb 8, 2012 / George Zornick
On Power and Russia’s Protests On Power and Russia’s Protests
The prosperous, urban middle-class—those who benefit from the government’s policies—have revolted against it. If even they don’t support the existing order,...
Feb 7, 2012 / Boris Kagarlitsky
Occupy Wall Street and a New Politics for a Disorderly World Occupy Wall Street and a New Politics for a Disorderly World
In a volatile era, OWS’s participatory democracy makes more sense than top-down government.
Feb 7, 2012 / Feature / Carne Ross
Occupy Press Freedoms Occupy Press Freedoms
At least 50 journalists have been arrested covering the Occupy movement since it began last September.
Feb 7, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
Video: Activists Bathe the Supreme Court in Dollar Signs Video: Activists Bathe the Supreme Court in Dollar Signs
The Supreme Court lit with dollar signs.
Feb 7, 2012 / Laura Flanders