Top Youth Activism Victories of 2008 Top Youth Activism Victories of 2008
Jamilah King, Kristina Rizga and Tomas Palermo In a year that saw war, violence, human rights abuses and environmental degradation, WireTap also found powerful examples of young pe...
Dec 30, 2008 / The Nation
Russia Coverage: The ‘New York Times’ Responds Russia Coverage: The ‘New York Times’ Responds
Standards Editor Craig Whitney issued this response to questions posed by The Nation about its coverage of the Russia-Georgia conflict in South Ossetia.
Dec 22, 2008 / The Nation
Beats, Rhymes and Votes Beats, Rhymes and Votes
Jamilah King Vote Hip-Hop contest winners rap and work for change.
Nov 29, 2008 / The Nation
ACORN Accusations: How the Right Got It Wrong ACORN Accusations: How the Right Got It Wrong
Ivan Natividad A young ACORN organizer reflects on negative media sensationalism and how it affected this so-called "radical" group of community organizers.
Nov 29, 2008 / The Nation
Chipotle: Not So Hot for Farmworkers Chipotle: Not So Hot for Farmworkers
Shona Clarkson Do farmworkers deserve to be treated as human beings? For Chipotle Mexican Grill, the jury is still out.
Nov 29, 2008 / The Nation
Silence Broken: How Not to Spoil Obama’s Victory Silence Broken: How Not to Spoil Obama’s Victory
Kameelah Rasheed Even if Barack Obama is not everything you want in a president, his victory still warrants a full-hearted celebration.
Nov 29, 2008 / The Nation
Power Shift 2009 Power Shift 2009
Ten thousand young activists are planning to underscore the urgency of dramatic action on climate change.
Nov 25, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation
John Leonard John Leonard
Toni Morrison, Victor Navasky and Gene Seymour remember a noted author, editor, critic and all-around stellar human being.
Nov 19, 2008 / The Nation
Young Organizers Speak: We Are a New Coalition for the Common Interest Young Organizers Speak: We Are a New Coalition for the Common Interest
Matt Singer and Jefferson Smith Our generation can move beyond old battles of single-issue silos and narrow constituency interests into broader rainbow coalitions of new progressiv...
Nov 14, 2008 / The Nation
Joel Klein Should Not Be Secretary of Education Joel Klein Should Not Be Secretary of Education
His appointment would not represent the change promised by Barack Obama's election.
Nov 12, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation