Activism

Andy Stern: Savior or Sellout? Andy Stern: Savior or Sellout?

SEIU President Andy Stern heads one of the strongest unions in the country. Why is he so cozy with corporations?

Jun 27, 2007 / Feature / Liza Featherstone

Michael Moore’s Sicko Michael Moore’s Sicko

Michael Moore's healtcare documentary is less partisan, less outrageous--but more real--than anything he's done before.

Jun 27, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Chris Hayes

Voices in Conflict Voices in Conflict

When Wilton High School censored a student play about the Iraq war, the cast went to the Public.

Jun 21, 2007 / Feature / Emily Douglas

A Moratorium Wired to Stop the War A Moratorium Wired to Stop the War

A new Iraq Moratorium effort will leverage grassroots and online activism.

Jun 18, 2007 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

Remembering June 12

Remembering June 12 Remembering June 12

Twenty-five years after the largest antinuclear demonstration ever, the movement has dwindled. But the threat of mass destruction grows greater.

Jun 14, 2007 / Jonathan Schell

Are We Disturbing? Are We Disturbing?

As leaders of the G-8 Summit played power politics at an opulent resort, protesters displayed a people's power, in demonstrations and at an alternative summit.

Jun 8, 2007 / Feature / Robert S. Eshelman

Coming to America Coming to America

The US guest-worker program has locked thousands in a modern-day form of indentured servitude.

Jun 7, 2007 / Feature / Felicia Mello

Bringing the War Home Bringing the War Home

Pointing imaginary guns and roughing up "Iraqi civilians", antiwar veterans brought the realities of the Iraq debacle to Manhattan, in a Memorial Day protest that turned Times Sq...

Jun 1, 2007 / Astra Taylor and Laura Hanna

Winning the War of Words Winning the War of Words

Prochoice activists are taking a page from the right by applying a values-driven strategy designed to prevent abortions.

Jun 1, 2007 / Feature / Stephanie Condon

Cindy Sheehan’s Farewell Cindy Sheehan’s Farewell

Her unscripted activism was characterized by an element so often missing from politics: genuineness. But we haven't seen the last of Cindy Sheehan.

May 31, 2007 / John Nichols

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