May 24 Gloria Steinem, peace activists cross Demilitarized Zone separating Koreas By Daniel Costa-Roberts Feminist icon Gloria Steinem along with a group of 30 women peace activists crossed the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea on Sunday, in what organizers called a “symbolic act of peace” meant to encourage dialogue… Continue reading
Jan 08 Twitter users concerned NAACP bombing deserved more media coverage By Eric Krupke While the 24-hour news cycle yesterday was dominated by the terrorist attack in Paris, another story was the central topic of conversation for many users on Twitter. On Tuesday morning, an improvised explosive device detonated outside the NAACP’s Colorado Springs,… Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch Hearing echoes of Berkeley in student activism today By PBS News Hour In 1964, the Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley, became the first large-scale campus student movement in the country. The demonstrations set the stage for the anti-Vietnam War movement, the campaign for women’s equality and others. Special… Continue watching
Oct 16 Free speech, and what came after By Spencer Michels Fifty years ago this month, long before the Vietnam War, students on the U.C. Berkeley campus ignited protests over a ban on political activity -- a student movement that would morph into the huge, confrontational demonstrations of the early 1970s… Continue reading
Aug 21 Twitter Chat: Can hashtag activism have real impact? By Nora Daly Hashtag activism is a term coined to describe the use of viral hashtags on social media to raise awareness and foster discussion about specific issues and causes, but can it affect real change?… Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch Gloria Steinem: Women Can’t ‘Have It All’ Until There’s Equality Gloria Steinem: Women Can't 'Have It All' Until There's Equality… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch ‘How to Survive a Plague’ Remembers First AIDS Activists Ray Suarez speaks with David France, director of "How to Survive a Plague."… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch SCOTUS v. POTUS: The Role of the Supreme Court, Historically President Obama made his feelings known this week on the Supreme Court, "judicial activism" and "those who would overturn" the health reform law. Some say he's gone too far. Jeffrey Brown discusses the historical tug-of-war between the president and the… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch Waging a Battle Over Voter ID Laws Across the country, voting rights activists including Rock the Vote have campaigned against a surge of state voter identification laws, requiring individuals to provide a photo ID before they cast a ballot. Gwen Ifill and guests discuss the latest move… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch George Clooney on Sudan: ‘It Gets in Your Bloodstream’ George Clooney on Sudan: 'It Gets in Your Bloodstream'… Continue watching