Moby Joins Budget Fast Moby Joins Budget Fast
Grammy-nominated recording artist Moby has joined forces with MoveOn.org to put together a video supporting budget hunger strikes.
Apr 13, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
DC Mayor Arrested Protesting Budget Cuts DC Mayor Arrested Protesting Budget Cuts
Several DC leaders, including Mayor Vincent Gray, were arrested during a budget cut protest outside the Capitol on Monday.
Apr 12, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
The Crackdown on Bahrain’s Jocks for Justice The Crackdown on Bahrain’s Jocks for Justice
More than 200 Bahraini athletes—all Shi’a Muslims—have been suspended or detained for taking part in anti-government protests.
Apr 11, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Remembering Juliano Mer-Khamis Remembering Juliano Mer-Khamis
This brilliant activist and film and theater director, recently murdered in Jenin, represented the best of what it means to be Palestinian and to be Jewish.
Apr 11, 2011 / Ismail Khalidi and Jen Marlowe
Less Funding, More Tasering Less Funding, More Tasering
As lawmakers cut budgets, some state Capitols are preparing to deal with the unruly masses by force.
Apr 11, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Congress Representatives Join Fast Opposing Cuts Congress Representatives Join Fast Opposing Cuts
In total, 28 members of Congress (all Democrats) have joined the nationwide fast opposing budget cuts.
Apr 9, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Citizens Go to Jail to Protest Budget Cuts Citizens Go to Jail to Protest Budget Cuts
With all the normal doors of recourse shut to average citizens, protesters go to jail in order to protest severe budget cuts.
Apr 8, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
‘Tax the Rich, Not the Poor!’ ‘Tax the Rich, Not the Poor!’
Despite the fact that a majority of Americans want defense spending cut and the wealthy taxed at higher rates, Congress has shown only a willingness to slash social programs.
Apr 7, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
New York City Teach-In Resonates with OU Audience New York City Teach-In Resonates with OU Audience
Apr 6, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation
UMass Joins National Teach-In on Campuses Calling for Equality in America UMass Joins National Teach-In on Campuses Calling for Equality in America
National teach-in staged on college campuses across the country came to UMass Amherst Tuesday. The teach-in called for greater economic equality in America.
Apr 6, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation