Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/13/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/13/13
This week: cyberlibertarians, Obama’s handshake with Castro, and the over-policing of America.
Dec 13, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
I’m a Millennial, and I’m Disappointed in Obama I’m a Millennial, and I’m Disappointed in Obama
I wanted a president who believed in the same issues that I did. Yet for many of us, what came after Obama’s campaign was a string of broken promises.
Dec 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli and StudentNation
Youth Resistance to Deportations, Criminalization Multiplies Youth Resistance to Deportations, Criminalization Multiplies
As sit-ins and fasts continue, campaigns against mandatory minimums, Stand Your Ground and youth incarceration gain traction.
Dec 10, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
NYU Students Go Caroling for Change NYU Students Go Caroling for Change
Calling for the administration's support of Bangladeshi garment workers, members of NYU's Student Labor Action Committee performed carols such as "Joy to the Workers&r...
Dec 9, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Catherine Addington
Why the Anti-Choice Movement Is Attacking My Play, ‘MOM BABY GOD’ Why the Anti-Choice Movement Is Attacking My Play, ‘MOM BABY GOD’
Based on two years of undercover research, MOM BABY GOD explores the student arm of the anti-choice movement.
Dec 6, 2013 / StudentNation / Madeline Burrows and StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/6/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 12/6/13
This week: urban uprisings, the privatization of Mexico's oil industry and New York City's 18th century grave robbers.
Dec 6, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
What International Education Rankings Don’t Measure What International Education Rankings Don’t Measure
PISA’s reductive test score dumps prevent nuanced debate.
Dec 5, 2013 / StudentNation / Owen Davis and StudentNation
Drones, Defense and Diplomas Drones, Defense and Diplomas
University leaders and government officials are collaborating on drone research, provoking troubling questions about privacy, academic independence and economic profit.
Dec 4, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Max Ocean
Students Mobilize Against Wendy’s for Farmworkers’ Rights Students Mobilize Against Wendy’s for Farmworkers’ Rights
Every fast-food corporation that sources its tomatoes from Florida’s farms has signed onto the Fair Food Program except for Wendy’s.
Nov 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Aaron Miguel Cantú and StudentNation
This Week, Students Shut Down ICE, UC and Operation Rescue This Week, Students Shut Down ICE, UC and Operation Rescue
From Chicago to Albuquerque, the fight for racial and reproductive justice rages on.
Nov 22, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation