The Politics of Sports
In a few short days, millions of spectators will fill the stands of the Olympic stadium in Beijing to witness the best display of athleticism that our international community has to offer. The...
View ArticleThe End of Public Goods in the US? From Privatized Health Care to Privatized...
The privatization wave has caught up with fire services, the quintessential public good in modern societies. "Ayn Rand Conservatism at Work -- Firefighters Let Family's House Burn Down Because Owner...
View ArticleAttacks on International Law on the Rise: A Response by Martha Davis and...
Political and legal attacks on the use of international law, which includes human rights standards, continue to increase. Oklahoma recently passed a measure prohibiting judges from referring to either...
View ArticleObserving International Human Rights Day on the Border Fence
Human Rights Day Protest at the Border Fence (EL PASO, Texas) – This Monday, December 10 will mark the 64th annual International Human Rights Day. Celebrations and demonstrations are scheduled across...
View ArticleGay McDougall's Reflections on "Madiba Moments"
NoNESRI board member Gay McDougall worked tirelessly against Apartheid in solidarity with Black South Africans and anti-apartheid activists. She just returned from South Africa where she paid her last...
View ArticleSpecial screening of The Square and Q&A with Hossam Bahgat, leading Egyptian...
NoPress contact: Sergio Rozalén (ESCR-Net) srozalen@escr-net.org t: 1-212-681-1236For immediate release.Publication Date: January 16, 2014Author: NESRI and ESCR-Net
View ArticleWest Coast Homeless Bill of Rights Rally - Jan 2014
No The Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP) and its members held rallies across the West Coast last weekend to build support for Homeless Bills of Rights. Check out their photos here: Publication...
View ArticleThe Need for a California Homeless Bill of Rights
NoBlog Tags: california housing rightshousingPublication Date: January 26, 2014Author: Dan BluemelOrganization Title: LA Activist Kelly Thomas and the frail rights of the homeless
View ArticleWhat Would the Soviets Say About Michael Brown?
NoFrom Birmingham to Ferguson, a brief history of how racial tensions at home have undermined America abroadPublication Date: August 25, 2014Author: Carol Anderson, NESRI Board MemberOrganization...
View Article"Where Markets Lead, Will Justice Follow?": A Response to the Ford Foundation
NoPublication Date: October 9, 2014Author: Cathy AlbisaOrganization Title: NESRI
View ArticleThis Human Rights Day
No This Human Rights Day we cannot separate any reflection on our collective values from the events in Ferguson, Cleveland, Staten Island and beyond. Courageous and consistent protests have brought the...
View ArticleFrom our partners: organizing poor and working class movements in the context...
The following three posts were written by member-leaders from the Southern Maine Workers' Center, Vermont Workers' Center and Put People First! Pennsylvania, three of the member organizations of the...
View ArticleFarmworkers & Consumers Declare a National Boycott of Wendy's
Last week, the Campaign for Fair Food announced a national boycott of Wendy's. For the last several years the Campaign for Fair Food has been pressuring the fast food giant to recognize the dignity of...
View ArticleObserving International Human Rights Day on the Border Fence
Human Rights Day Protest at the Border Fence (EL PASO, Texas) – This Monday, December 10 will mark the 64th annual International Human Rights Day. Celebrations and demonstrations are scheduled across...
View ArticleGay McDougall's Reflections on "Madiba Moments"
NoNESRI board member Gay McDougall worked tirelessly against Apartheid in solidarity with Black South Africans and anti-apartheid activists. She just returned from South Africa where she paid her last...
View ArticleSpecial screening of The Square and Q&A with Hossam Bahgat, leading Egyptian...
NoPress contact: Sergio Rozalén (ESCR-Net) srozalen@escr-net.org t: 1-212-681-1236For immediate release.Publication Date: January 16, 2014Author: NESRI and ESCR-Net
View ArticleWest Coast Homeless Bill of Rights Rally - Jan 2014
No The Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP) and its members held rallies across the West Coast last weekend to build support for Homeless Bills of Rights. Check out their photos here: Publication...
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