Let Former Felons Vote Let Former Felons Vote
Felon voting is a legitimate part of any functioning democracy.
Sep 27, 2012 / NationAction
Jeff Biggers: The Fight Against ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Jeff Biggers: The Fight Against ‘Show Me Your Papers’
As anti-immigration policymakers legalize racial profiling, a coalition of progressive Arizonans refuse to stand down.
Sep 25, 2012 / Press Room
The Strike Is Over, Segregation Is Not The Strike Is Over, Segregation Is Not
The Chicago Teacher Strike was just the first step in a march against educational inequality.
Sep 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Christie Thompson
Voting’s Outcasts: Why One in Five Blacks in Kentucky Can’t Cast a Ballot Voting’s Outcasts: Why One in Five Blacks in Kentucky Can’t Cast a Ballot
Kentucky makes it nearly impossible for former felons to vote, but a grassroots group is fighting back.
Sep 18, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Meta Mendel-Reyes, and Voting Rights Watch
Will Pennsylvania Execute a Man Who Killed His Abusers? Will Pennsylvania Execute a Man Who Killed His Abusers?
When a Pennsylvania jury sentenced Terrance Williams with the death penalty, they didn't know he had suffered years of violent sexual abuse at the hands of his victim.
Sep 12, 2012 / Liliana Segura
Chris Hedges and Larry Gibson: ‘Days of Destruction’ [VIDEO] Chris Hedges and Larry Gibson: ‘Days of Destruction’ [VIDEO]
Larry Gibson, a leader of the fight against mountaintop removal, died Sunday. One of his last appearances is in Chris Hedges’s and Joe Sacco’s new book, Days of Destruc...
Sep 12, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Moms Discriminated Against at the DNC? Moms Discriminated Against at the DNC?
While Democrats are effusing over the Mom-in-Chief, it’s worth noting that a branch of NOW is currently petitioning Party Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to stop discrimi...
Sep 5, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Undocubus: A Journey From Arizona to the DNC [Video] Undocubus: A Journey From Arizona to the DNC [Video]
The Nation’s Aura Bogado traveled with Undocubus and brings you her reporter’s notebook.
Sep 5, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch and Aura Bogado
The Last Wish of Brian Anders The Last Wish of Brian Anders
The death of Brian Anders didn't make flashy headlines. But it's people like him that make history.
Sep 4, 2012 / Dave Zirin
‘Undocumented and Unfraid’: UndocuBus Riders Lead by Example ‘Undocumented and Unfraid’: UndocuBus Riders Lead by Example
In their final stop before arriving to Charlotte for the DNC, UndocuBus riders continue to inspire others to come out of the shadows in North Carolina.
Aug 31, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch and Aura Bogado