On AlterNet: social justice

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "social justice"

18 Ways Higher Ed Can Support Occupy and Other Social Justice Movements

Maura Stephens, TruthOut.org. April 16, 2012.

It's time for campus communities to use their collective might to support Occupy and the fight for social justice. A primer for those on campus looking to make a difference.

Censorship at 'Fox News U'

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. July 28, 2011.

Students at ultra-right Harding University planned a conference on poverty, but school administrators had other ideas.

Why Ending the War on Drugs is a Social Justice Imperative

Yolande Cadore, AlterNet. June 24, 2011.

We need to call out the war on drugs for what it really is -- a war on families and communities.

10 Things That Feminism Could Do Better

Nina Power, AlterNet. July 9, 2010.

Feminism should realign itself with social justice and avoid reducing all questions of women's lives to issues of sexuality and sexual behavior.

Could the Global Meltdown Spark a Great Revolution?

Ben Protess, Christian Science Monitor. August 4, 2009.

A look at mass protests during the past 500 years reveals surprising clues.

Hey Progressives: Why Don't you Care About the "Drug War" Like You Care About Other Issues?

Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet. June 12, 2009.

If the 500,000 nonviolent drug offenders in jail had white faces, would society allow it?

"Slumdog Millionaire": A Hollow Message of Social Justice

Mitu Sengupta, AlterNet. February 23, 2009.

Despite all the hype, "Slumdog" delivers a patronizing and ultimately sham statement on social justice.

Getting the Recovery Right

Robert Pollin, The Nation. February 5, 2009.

How to achieve environmental sustainability, social justice and economic recovery.

Class Matters: UK Law Would Require Gov't to Lessen Inequality

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. February 3, 2009.

Last week, a Labor Party "white paper" offered a surprisingly novel -- and rather remarkable -- proposal.

Why You Want a Progressive to Be Running the Economy

Joseph Stiglitz, The Guardian. August 11, 2008.

Unlike the GOP, progressives have a coherent economic agenda offering not only higher growth, but also social justice.

Lessons of Internment

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. February 21, 2008.

At a time when the Bush Administration holds "enemy combatants" without charge, we have a lot to learn from history.

Changing the Social Climate

Catherine Lerza, Tides Foundation. April 21, 2007.

Prominent African-American environmentalist Michael Gelobter discusses how global warming affects economic justice, the future of the progressive movement and whether your child walks to school.