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Stories by Rae Gomes
Rae Gomes is a freelance journalist and co-editor of the "Ten Things" column at The Nation magazine.
Vision: 5 Ways Young Americans Can Fight Back Against Student Loan Debt, the Drug Industry, and More
Posted on: Sep 26, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Young people may feel helpless about the corporatocracy, but they have the potential to overcome many barriers.
A Not So Sweet American Summer: Foreign Students Protest Working Conditions at Hershey's Factory
Posted on: Aug 19, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Can You Hear Us Now? Striking Verizon Workers Rally For Good Jobs and Fair Contracts in New York City
Posted on: Aug 17, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Verizon has launched Scott Walker-style cuts on its workers, who've responded by building a Wisconsin-style coalition of activists.
Verizon Protest Today: The Unions And Activists Are Rallying, Can You Hear Them Now?
Posted on: Aug 16, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Can We Make Time For Love? ColorLines Brings Something Positive to Social Justice Journalism
Posted on: Aug 12, 2011, Source: AlterNet
A family supporting their "princess boy" and a love song for women of color are just some of the ways that Colorlines, a daily news site, seeks to articulate love.
Seniors Hold "Knit-Ins" To Protest Cuts In Medicare
Posted on: Aug 3, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Shocking New Report: Safest Place To Be a Black Man Is in Prison
Posted on: Jul 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet
A new study says the "big house" is the safest place to be a black man.
DSK Maid Says She Never Wanted Money And Her Words Were Mistranslated
Posted on: Jul 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Threatening Calls While Employee Is In The ER? How Bad Is Your Boss?
Posted on: Jul 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Ikea Workers Vote To Unionize
Posted on: Jul 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Ex-Employees Of News Of The World Go As Far As Siberia For Jobs
Posted on: Jul 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Jon Stewart Blasts Fox News For Playing The Victim Card In Reporting On The Norwegian Mass Murderer
Posted on: Jul 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Take Action: Join 20,000 Protesters in Nationwide Rallies to Tell Congress, "Don't Destroy the American Dream"
Posted on: Jul 26, 2011, Source: AlterNet
A Little Town In Arkansas Threatens To Ban Free Speech In The Home
Posted on: Jul 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet
New Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Posted on: Jul 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet
If You Own An Xbox -- Or An Air Conditioner -- Can You Still Be Considered Poor?
Posted on: Jul 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet
A conservative think-tank seeks to redefine poverty, and of course, gets it all wrong.
Black Americans Root For Murdoch's Demise
Posted on: Jul 21, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Vision: Progressives Consider Using Tea Party Tactics to Rebuild the American Dream
Posted on: Jul 19, 2011, Source: AlterNet
At a "Rebuild the Dream" meeting, Brooklyn progressives ponder whether they have to act like the Tea Party in order to inspire change.
College Football Player Acquitted Of Charges After He Was Kicked Off Of US Airways Flight For Wearing Sagging Pants
Posted on: Jul 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Westchester County's Pathetic Attempt At Desegregation Enrages Activist
Posted on: Jul 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Sarah Palin: "We Will Not Hand Over More Power to President Obama to Further Manipulate Our Economy"
Posted on: Jul 14, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Glenn Beck Goes Bye-Bye, and ColorofChange Says, "You're Welcome"
Posted on: Jul 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Education's Opportunity Gap: Find Out If Your School Is Robbing Your Children of a Fair Chance
Posted on: Jul 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Free The Bloombergville 13: Protesters Were Arrested During Budget Vote
Posted on: Jul 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Jon Stewart Calls Halperin's "Dick" Comment "One Of The Greatest Things I've Ever Seen"
Posted on: Jul 1, 2011, Source: AlterNet
4 Trillion Dollars? New Report Shows the Hidden Costs of War
Posted on: Jun 29, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Bloombergville: Students Camping in to Fight NYC Mayor's Austerity Plans
Posted on: Jun 28, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Shepard Fairey Provides A Spoonful of Sugar To Make The Politics Go Down
Posted on: Jun 24, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Tell the FCC to Stop the AT&T and T-Mobile Merger Today!
Posted on: Jun 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Unions and Students Unite to Protest Bloomberg’s Budget Cuts
Posted on: Jun 15, 2011, Source: AlterNet
Love the iPhone, Hate the Tax Cheat: US Uncut Protests Apple, and Apple Gets Aggressive
Posted on: Jun 8, 2011, Source: AlterNet
US Uncut protesters from across the country were met with heavy-handed treatment in their targeted action against the Apple Corporation.
Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Incarceration
Posted on: Nov 3, 2009, Source: The Nation
Come out of the closet about your drug use; hire a formerly incarcerated person; vote for politicians who are smart on crime.
10 Things You Need to Know to Live on the Streets
Posted on: Jul 27, 2009, Source: The Nation
How to make the best of a traumatic transition: Learn the best bathroom options and soup kitchen schedules, carry a blanket and more.
