Dream Defenders Will Address School-to-Prison Pipeline During the Last Presidential Debate Dream Defenders Will Address School-to-Prison Pipeline During the Last Presidential Debate
A coalition of students, youth and alumni, who organized in the wake of Trayvon Martin’s murder, have planned a protest in Boca Raton, Florida, to coincide with the last pres...
Oct 22, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
NYU Law Trustee’s Company Hired Goons For The Protest Against Him NYU Law Trustee’s Company Hired Goons For The Protest Against Him
When Daniel Straus's company locked out workers, they showed up at NYU to protest. It turns out the anti-labor protesters they encountered there were hired by the company.
Oct 22, 2012 / StudentNation / Rebecca Nathanson
‘National Review’ Falsely Accuses Obama of Vote-Buying ‘National Review’ Falsely Accuses Obama of Vote-Buying
An article by Lawrence Kudlow in NR suggests the president is trying to “buy the election” because welfare expenditures have increased.
Oct 22, 2012 / Ben Adler
John Lennon and George McGovern: Another Side of the 1972 Campaign John Lennon and George McGovern: Another Side of the 1972 Campaign
The McGovern campaign marked a turning point in many lives, including John Lennon’s.
Oct 22, 2012 / Jon Wiener
Report: In the Debates, Romney Broke the Rules More Than Obama Report: In the Debates, Romney Broke the Rules More Than Obama
A new report shows Romney broke more rules than Obama during the debates—but if the rules are flawed, should it even matter?
Oct 21, 2012 / Ari Melber
George McGovern: Touchstone of Liberalism George McGovern: Touchstone of Liberalism
Dead at age 90, the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee embraced and inspired the struggle for peace and economic and social justice.
Oct 21, 2012 / John Nichols
For the Sake of Democracy, We Need Electoral Reform For the Sake of Democracy, We Need Electoral Reform
STUDENT FINALIST: We must choose to move towards a shared conception of justice and social solidarity that differentiates itself from Capitol Hill’s petty electoral games.
Oct 20, 2012 / StudentNation / Erik Lampmann
Romney’s Recession Reaganomics Romney’s Recession Reaganomics
STUDENT FINALIST: With staggering unemployment, Romney’s trickle-down policies are the last thing the United States needs.
Oct 20, 2012 / StudentNation / Audrey Yu
This Week: Romney’s Bailout Bonanza. Plus: The Nation Builders. This Week: Romney’s Bailout Bonanza. Plus: The Nation Builders.
Voting Rights Watch 2012, post-debate analysis and a welcome to cartoonist Tom Tomorrow.
Oct 20, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Cryptically, Stephen Sondheim Cryptically, Stephen Sondheim
Sondheim composed more than just musicals.
Oct 19, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto