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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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