Stories by Anna Simonton

Anna Simonton is a filmmaker, freelance writer, and a spring 2013 intern at the Nation magazine. subscribe to Anna Simonton's feed

How Your Tax Dollars Fund Bad, Low-Wage Jobs and Help Fuel Inequality

Posted on: May 8, 2013, Source: AlterNet

We all have a responsibility to ensure that our tax dollars do not exacerbate economic disparity.

In America, Criminal Justice System Needs Redemption More Than the Prisoners

Posted on: May 3, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The new documentary, "Redemption of the Prosecutor," is a first step toward making mass incarceration an organizing focus in churches across the country.

NARAL's New Leader Ilyse Hogue Aims to Change the Way America Talks About Reproductive Rights

Posted on: May 3, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Hogue: It's time to make women's reproductive rights into an issue that candidates win or lose on.

Speaking Truth to Power: Ridenhour Prizes Recognize Brave Journalists Who Produced Great Work Against All Odds

Posted on: Apr 25, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Jose Antonio Vargas, who risked deportation by writing his immigration story, among those honored.

Old White Guys Focus on Militarizing Border, While Real Americans Descend on DC Looking for Reform

Posted on: Apr 11, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Thousands rally for immigration reform while a few want to continue to militarize the border.