StudentNation

First-person accounts from student activists, organizers and journalists reporting on youth-oriented movements for social justice, economic equality and tolerance.

Students Demand College-Logo Brands Join Fire and Safety Agreement

Students Demand College-Logo Brands Join Fire and Safety Agreement Students Demand College-Logo Brands Join Fire and Safety Agreement

Three out of the four largest industrial disasters in the history of the garment industry have occurred in the past year alone.

Oct 24, 2013 / StudentNation / Garrett Shishido Strain and StudentNation

Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment

Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment Brown Divest Coal: An Honest Vote on Divestment

The Brown Divest Coal Campaign is asking Brown University to divest from any holdings it has in America's fifteen largest coal companies and is hopeful for a “yes” ...

Oct 18, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/18/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/18/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/18/13

This week: law-flouting rabbis, a two-sided portrait of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, and the link between standardized testing and soaring ADHD diagnoses.

Oct 18, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust

The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust

Divestment is a moral and political strategy to expose the reckless business model of the fossil fuel industry that puts our world at risk.

Oct 15, 2013 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin, Hannah Borowsky, and StudentNation

Neoliberalism: Why the American Dream is Losing Steam

Neoliberalism: Why the American Dream is Losing Steam Neoliberalism: Why the American Dream is Losing Steam

We cannot have a functioning participatory democracy while eliminating jobs, imprisoning huge segments of our population, and saddling the next generation with mountains of student...

Oct 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Jess Miller and StudentNation

Across the South, Youth Resist Racism and Homophobia

Across the South, Youth Resist Racism and Homophobia Across the South, Youth Resist Racism and Homophobia

As police brutality, deportation and voter suppression rage on, new movements emerge.

Oct 11, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Unraveling of Representative Democracy

The Unraveling of Representative Democracy The Unraveling of Representative Democracy

The effects of unlimited and opaque influx of money into institutions of political power have been insidious and widespread, tearing at the foundation of the political system like ...

Oct 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Kai Raub and StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/11/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/11/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/11/13

This week: a new editor for Granma, a botched raid on al-Shabab in Somalia, and the impact of the government shutdown on Hurricane Sandy victims.

Oct 11, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

When Divestment Isn’t Enough

When Divestment Isn’t Enough When Divestment Isn’t Enough

In the case of students with the passion to fight climate change, it’s time to face the truth and overcome it: we are the enemy.

Oct 8, 2013 / StudentNation / Alex Suber and StudentNation

Ohio Students Fight Back Against ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws

Ohio Students Fight Back Against ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Ohio Students Fight Back Against ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws

The battle against Stand Your Ground has migrated to the Midwest and students are in the trenches.

Oct 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Isabelle Nastasia and StudentNation

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