Dec 13th, 2008 · It takes more than activism or scholarly texts to get some young people really interested in debate about religion or social issues. For one college course, it takes some foul-mouthed fourth-graders who are leading authorities on everything politically incorrect.
Sep 22nd, 2008 · The group was formed to urge Congress to put President Clinton's impeachment to rest and "move on." In 10 years it has amassed 4.2 million e-mail addresses and helped define new forms of fundraising and activism in American politics.
Jun 7th, 2008 · William Hague is the shadow foreign secretary of Britain's Conservative Party, and was once head of the party. Since leaving full-time work in politics, he's been writing political biographies. The latest is called William Wilberforce: The Life of the Great Anti-Slave Trade Campaigner. Scott Simon speaks to the author about how Wilberforce's personality and religious faith informed his anti-slavery activism.
Apr 28th, 2008 · In the final part of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's three-part interview with NPR, he discusses his views on the Constitution, judicial activism and enemy combatants. He is promoting a new book about legal advocacy, Making Your Case.
Jan 25th, 2008 · French Muslim women are in the forefront of grassroots political activism. Some say it's not religion but social and economic discrimination that threatens this society's cohesion.
Oct 11th, 2007 · At certain points in time, one person -- like Martin Luther King, Jr. -- has come to symbolize the entire Civil Rights Movement. But there have always been many voices and many factions, some of them competing. Who's in charge now?
Sep 15th, 2007 · This week, the Campus Antiwar Network on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is protesting Halliburton's decision to recruit the university's engineering students. Campus activism has a long tradition at University of Wisconsin. In the 1960s, students protested Dow Chemical's involvement in Vietnam.
Sep 2nd, 2007 · Though its name may not be well known, Tennessee's Highlander Center, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this weekend, was central to the training of many of the country's best-known civil rights heroes between the mid-1950s and early '60s, including Rosa Parks.