Activism

Tell President Obama to Give Federal Contract Workers a Raise

An executive action would make a real difference for low-wage workers.
It's Time to Raise the Minimum Wage

Demand that Congress make this common sense change.
Demand Congress Renew Long-Term Unemployment Benefits

Millions of Americans depend on this critical source of income.
Thirty-Two Arrested at a LaGuardia Rally for Higher Wages

Participants called for higher wages and a Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

Allison Kilkenny

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Tell President Obama to Give Federal Contract Workers a Raise

January 27, 2014 - 11:16 AM ET

Nation Action

While raising the minimum wage for all workers requires the cooperation of Congress, President Obama can unilaterally raise the wages of federal contract workers.

Don’t Let Congress Sabotage Diplomacy With Iran

January 17, 2014 - 5:30 PM ET

Nation Action

The Obama administration is in the midst of negotiating a peaceful solution to Iran's nuclear program but a bill introduced by Senator Robert Menendez could destroy this historic opportunity.

Tell Congress: It’s Time to Raise the Minimum Wage

January 15, 2014 - 5:35 PM ET

Nation Action

It’s far past time that we make this necessary and common sense change.

Demand that Congress Renew Long-Term Unemployment Benefits

January 3, 2014 - 4:00 PM ET

Nation Action

Because Congress failed to act, 1.3 million Americans lost a crucial source of income just three days after Christmas.

Tell the FCC: We Can’t Let Prison Phone Companies Exploit Inmates

December 18, 2013 - 11:19 AM ET

Nation Action

This Thursday, we’ll deliver a petition with over 28,000 signatures to the FCC.

Tell Congress: We Must Extend Emergency Unemployment Benefits

December 17, 2013 - 12:50 PM ET

Nation Action

Thanks to Congress, it’s shaping up to be a bleak holiday season for 1.3 million unemployed Americans.

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Reporting Back

We applaud the New York City Council’s decision to override Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto of the Community Safety Act, two related bills which seek to end the era of stop-and-frisk by creating an independent inspector general to review NYPD policies and making it easier for New Yorkers to sue for racial profiling. In the days leading up to the vote, The Nation joined the many grassroots and civil rights organizations fighting for reform with an open letter to the Council calling for the law's passage. Over 150 of our readers signed on, with many adding their own comments. Reader Bridget Davis echoed many New Yorkers’ sentiments, writing "my 13-year-old son should not have to learn the 'rules of conduct' for inevitable stop-and-frisks simply because of the color of his skin."

Activism Articles and Video

Articles & Video

Pete Seeger: This Man Surrounded Hate and Forced it to Surrender

January 28, 2014 - 2:10 AM ET

John Nichols

"I have sung for rich and poor, for Americans of every possible political and religious opinion and persuasion, of every race, color, and creed.”

This Month, Students Massed Against Stop-and-Frisk, Won on Title IX and Scared Off Tom Corbett

January 27, 2014 - 3:15 PM ET

StudentNation

From Philadelphia to Sacramento, students fight to reclaim public education.

Tell President Obama to Give Federal Contract Workers a Raise

January 27, 2014 - 11:16 AM ET

Nation Action

While raising the minimum wage for all workers requires the cooperation of Congress, President Obama can unilaterally raise the wages of federal contract workers.

How Student Activists at Duke Transformed a $6 Billion Endowment

January 25, 2014 - 3:05 PM ET

Casey Williams

Charlie Molthrop

Jacob Tobia

StudentNation

The success of DukeOpen’s campaign to pressure the university’s board of trustees to reform guidelines on investment responsibility demonstrates the importance of understanding the system you’re trying to change.

What the LGBT Movement Can Learn From Seattle Catholic High School Students

January 23, 2014 - 4:04 PM ET

Keegan O'Brien

StudentNation

The unapologetic character of Eastside Catholic High School students serves as a model to the LGBTQ movement for how to fight for the changes we urgently need and deserve.