StudentNation

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

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/4/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/4/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/4/13

This week: the beneficiaries of the prison industrial complex, an unjustified detention at the border, and an inside look at the US intern economy.

Oct 4, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Disappearing Voice of the Working Class

The Disappearing Voice of the Working Class The Disappearing Voice of the Working Class

WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: Only by returning the tools of government to average Americans through adequate representation can we fix our broken politics.

Oct 2, 2013 / StudentNation / Ian O’Connor-Giles and StudentNation

An Absence of Ideology: Why We Need More Partisanship

An Absence of Ideology: Why We Need More Partisanship An Absence of Ideology: Why We Need More Partisanship

WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: The tradition of debate that has always defined American democracy seems to have escaped us.

Oct 2, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Josue Moreno

The End of Majority Rule

The End of Majority Rule The End of Majority Rule

WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: When a political system is in gridlock, ordinary citizens suffer the consequences.

Oct 2, 2013 / StudentNation / Joao Lee and StudentNation

The Many Meanings of Being Selfish

The Many Meanings of Being Selfish The Many Meanings of Being Selfish

WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: I once believed that government was the hero in the story of our nation. Then I grew up.

Oct 1, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Angelia Miranda

Gated Minds

Gated Minds Gated Minds

WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: Maybe the problem isn’t schisms but our refusal to talk across them.

Sep 30, 2013 / StudentNation / Julian Sagastume and StudentNation

American Politics and the Apathy of the Minority

American Politics and the Apathy of the Minority American Politics and the Apathy of the Minority

WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: Our winner-take-all electoral system is at the root of American politics’ biggest problem: voter apathy.

Sep 30, 2013 / StudentNation / Monica Meeks and StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/30/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/30/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/30/13

This week: the growing viability of wind power, an investigation into fake online reviews, and the shocking treatment of Nepalese workers at the site of the 2022 World Cup.

Sep 29, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Students Take On Teach for America—and Its Political Allies

Students Take On Teach for America—and Its Political Allies Students Take On Teach for America—and Its Political Allies

As the semester rolls on, fast-tracked teachers, vouchers and corporate-friendly Democrats get roasted.

Sep 27, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/26/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/26/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/26/13

This week: New York City’s employed homeless, the assassination of a leftist Greek rapper and the unintended consequences of urban densification.

Sep 26, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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