Divestment Convergence at Swarthmore Kicks Off Divestment Convergence at Swarthmore Kicks Off
Students are meeting to create a comprehensive message and plan of action for the hundreds of divestment campaigns popping up throughout the country.
Feb 24, 2013 / StudentNation / Caitlin Kidder and StudentNation
This Week: The President Must Stop the Pipeline This Week: The President Must Stop the Pipeline
Highlights from The Nation’s coverage of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Feb 23, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A New Consensus on Public Space and ‘Free’ Speech on Israel/Palestine in New York City A New Consensus on Public Space and ‘Free’ Speech on Israel/Palestine in New York City
The LGBT Center and a host of high-profile New York City politicians have endorsed open debate of Israel-Palestine—only with ritual support for Israel's policies.
Feb 22, 2013 / Lisa Duggan
John Nichols: The ‘Fix the Debt’ Campaign’s Astroturf Roots John Nichols: The ‘Fix the Debt’ Campaign’s Astroturf Roots
How did debt reduction become Washington's number one priority?
Feb 22, 2013 / Francis Reynolds
More Than the Sequester Clock Is Ticking More Than the Sequester Clock Is Ticking
Groupthink has misled us to belive that austerity will bring economic growth. What suggestion will finally alert us to the ticking of so many other issues that we've blocked ou...
Feb 22, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Support LGBTQ Immigrants Support LGBTQ Immigrants
Implore your lawmakers to make sure LGBTQ people are included in any immigration reform legislation.
Feb 22, 2013 / NationAction
Comments of the Week: “Forward on Climate,” #TheRealTANF and Immigration Comments of the Week: “Forward on Climate,” #TheRealTANF and Immigration
Our readers sound off on the "Forward on Climate" rally in Washington, "welfare reform" and immigration.
Feb 22, 2013 / Sarah Arnold
Whither a Russian Student Movement? Whither a Russian Student Movement?
Recent outbursts of student activism are raising hopes for the emergence of a Russian student movement on the heels of the mass political protests of 2011–12.
Feb 22, 2013 / StudentNation / Alec Luhn and StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/22/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/22/13)
This week's articles critique the United Nations, big labor, big business, the mainstream media and President Obama.
Feb 22, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Sundance, the Oscars and the Decline of Film Criticism—Not Just a Lady Problem Sundance, the Oscars and the Decline of Film Criticism—Not Just a Lady Problem
The Sundance-to-Oscar pipeline has been great for independent film directors—at least the male ones.
Feb 22, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roya Rastegar