Activism

Walmart’s Fresh Food Makeover

Walmart’s Fresh Food Makeover Walmart’s Fresh Food Makeover

Can the retailer known for its poverty wages solve the problem of urban “food deserts”?

Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Bridget Huber

Farm Bill 101

Farm Bill 101 Farm Bill 101

As Congress gears up to reauthorize the farm bill next year, the stakes are high.

Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Daniel Imhoff

Who Says Food Is a Human Right?

Who Says Food Is a Human Right? Who Says Food Is a Human Right?

Olivier De Schutter, the UN’s special rapporteur on the right to food, makes the case in this Q&A.

Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Anna Lappé

Venezuela’s Radical Food Experiment

Venezuela’s Radical Food Experiment Venezuela’s Radical Food Experiment

Seeking “food sovereignty,” Hugo Chávez puts oil wealth toward a local, sustainable food system.

Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Paula Crossfield

How to Help Troy Davis How to Help Troy Davis

Even with just two weeks left, the fight to save Davis' life is winnable.

Sep 13, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

This Week: 9/11 at Ten. PLUS: Attica 40 Years Later This Week: 9/11 at Ten. PLUS: Attica 40 Years Later

The tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon provide an opportunity to reflect on the changes our country has undergone in the past dec...

Sep 9, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Fighting Bob Fest: Still Fighting After Ten Years Fighting Bob Fest: Still Fighting After Ten Years

On September 17th, Chautauqua, Wisconsin will host its annual Fighting Bob Fest, a progressive, populist forum in the spirit of Wisconsin progressive hero Robert "Fighting Bob...

Sep 9, 2011 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

The Nation Remembers 9/11

The Nation Remembers 9/11 The Nation Remembers 9/11

Ten years after September 11, 2001, we are still engaged in an unwinnable “War on Terror,” and have opened the door to a new vision of “normal”—a normal in which surveillance, dete...

Sep 9, 2011 / Video / Francis Reynolds

Tar Sands Action: Phase One Tar Sands Action: Phase One

There's a movement of people across this country rising up to stop the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline

Sep 8, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

Tell President Obama: Jobs, Not Cuts Tell President Obama: Jobs, Not Cuts

Implore the White House to make every effort to defend Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.

Sep 7, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

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