Activism

Tell Target to Stop Supporting Anti-LGBT Bigotry Tell Target to Stop Supporting Anti-LGBT Bigotry

Best Buy and Target are helping fund an antigay political action committee.

Aug 4, 2010 / Blog / Sara Haji

California Overturns Anti-Gay Prop 8

California Overturns Anti-Gay Prop 8 California Overturns Anti-Gay Prop 8

California's infamous anti-gay Prop 8 has been overturned! In this recent related slideshow, The Nation looks at the status of major gay rights issues including marriage, and the o...

Aug 4, 2010 / The Nation

Canadian Students Work to Increase Sustainability in Rural Communities Canadian Students Work to Increase Sustainability in Rural Communities

 One Canadian university is sending students to help green small rural communities in Alberta.

Aug 4, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan

Conversation: Charles Komanoff and David Roberts on the Death of the Climate Bill Conversation: Charles Komanoff and David Roberts on the Death of the Climate Bill

The Senate climate bill has been defeated. But does this open a window for us to rally behind better solutions to global warming­­?

Aug 2, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV

Baseball Fans Rally Against Arizona Immigration Law

Baseball Fans Rally Against Arizona Immigration Law Baseball Fans Rally Against Arizona Immigration Law

The nationwide boycott of the Arizona law has hit the sports arena: demonstrators outside ball parks in cities across the country are demanding that baseball owners move the 2011...

Jul 30, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Why You Should Stop Drinking Bottled Water Why You Should Stop Drinking Bottled Water

No matter who you are, no matter what your politics, it makes environmental, capitalist and ethical sense to ditch the bottled water habit.

Jul 29, 2010 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

The Unemployed Netroots Are Gaining Power The Unemployed Netroots Are Gaining Power

There are people who have been unemployed for six months and there are some who have been unemployed for 99 months or more. Congress should watch out for the 1.5 million unemployed...

Jul 29, 2010 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show

For Half a Century, Jesse Jackson Has Helped Lead Fight for Progressive Politics For Half a Century, Jesse Jackson Has Helped Lead Fight for Progressive Politics

Run down the list of key moments in progressive activism in the the last fifty years, and there is a good chance Jesse Jackson was there.

Jul 29, 2010 / Steve Cobble

WikiLeaks in Baghdad

WikiLeaks in Baghdad WikiLeaks in Baghdad

Soldiers involved in the "Collateral Murder" video have come forward to tell their story.

Jul 29, 2010 / Feature / Sarah Lazare and Ryan Harvey

Citizens Unite Against ‘Citizens United’ Citizens Unite Against ‘Citizens United’

MoveOn.org is leading a coalition of advocacy groups to overturn the Supreme Court decision.

Jul 29, 2010 / Feature / Ari Berman

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