Talking With W.S. Merwin Talking With W.S. Merwin
The Poet Laureate Consultant to the Library of Congress talks about spontaneous demonstrations, his hope for poetry, and why he doesn't read criticism anymore.
Apr 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jordan Davis
Glenn Beck Thinks a Union Leader Is More Dangerous Than Bin Laden Glenn Beck Thinks a Union Leader Is More Dangerous Than Bin Laden
According to Glenn Beck, SEIU organizer Stephen Lerner is a "mastermind worse than Osama bin Laden."
Apr 27, 2011 / Press Room
Glenn Beck Thinks a Union Leader Is More Dangerous Than Bin Laden Glenn Beck Thinks a Union Leader Is More Dangerous Than Bin Laden
According to Glenn Beck, SEIU organizer Stephen Lerner is a "mastermind worse than Osama bin Laden."
Apr 27, 2011 / MSNBC
Governor Snyder’s Emergency Manager Crushes Student Protest Governor Snyder’s Emergency Manager Crushes Student Protest
Governor Snyder's emergency manager deploys agents to crush a student protest opposing the privatization of Detroit public schools.
Apr 27, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Arizona Uprising: Chained Ethnic Studies Students Take Over School Board in Tucson Arizona Uprising: Chained Ethnic Studies Students Take Over School Board in Tucson
Students chained themselves to board members chairs and derailed the introduction of a controversial resolution targeting ethnic studies programs in Tucson schools.
Apr 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers
Taking on Corporate Power in Politics Taking on Corporate Power in Politics
Dr. Margaret Flowers says that we need to protest corporations like Bank of America that refuse to pay their fair share of taxes if we want to build a real culture of resistance in...
Apr 26, 2011 / The Nation
An Arab Spring for Women An Arab Spring for Women
The “Arab Spring” has received copious attention in the American media, but one of its crucial elements has been largely overlooked: the striking role of women in the p...
Apr 26, 2011 / Juan Cole and Shahin Cole
Governor Christie Goes to War on Working Families Governor Christie Goes to War on Working Families
The Reverend Al Sharpton and education and labor leaders will participate in protests today opposing the governor’s treatment of working families.
Apr 26, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Students Suspended For Protesting Budget, Unions Plan Massive Rally Opposing Bloomberg’s Cuts Students Suspended For Protesting Budget, Unions Plan Massive Rally Opposing Bloomberg’s Cuts
In a violation of their First Amendment rights, students have been suspended for protesting their district’s budget cuts. New York unions plan a massive rally to oppose the f...
Apr 25, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Egyptian Youth Activists Extend Support For Youth Across the Arab World Egyptian Youth Activists Extend Support For Youth Across the Arab World
Egyptian youth organizers are working to support other youth movements still struggling for reform with solidarity protests on behalf of their counterparts in Bahrain, Libya, Syria...
Apr 24, 2011 / StudentNation / Anna Day