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Occupy Colleges and SDS Join Forces Occupy Colleges and SDS Join Forces

In partnership, the two groups produced a single organization with a shared pool of resources and common SDS identity. 

Aug 23, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Censorship Battle Roils University of Georgia Student Paper Censorship Battle Roils University of Georgia Student Paper

Student staff members of the University of Georgia’s newspaper resigned recently following a decision by the administrative board to hire 10 full-time non-student staff memb...

Aug 20, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Help End the Student Debt Crisis Help End the Student Debt Crisis

Student Debt Crisis is teaming up with the crowd-funding site YouLobby.com to raise money to support struggling student  borrowers through individual one dollar donations.

Aug 17, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Remembering Karl Benjamin Remembering Karl Benjamin

Benjamin was greatly admired for his serious and dedicated approach to painting, his investment in those he chose to mentor and for being a truly kind soul.

Aug 17, 2012 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (8/16/12)

Every week, Nation interns try to look beyond the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.

Aug 16, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Robert Reich: Mitt Romney’s Casino Capitalism

Robert Reich: Mitt Romney’s Casino Capitalism Robert Reich: Mitt Romney’s Casino Capitalism

Romney and his kind turned much of our economy into a betting parlor—how did he ever become a serious candidate for the presidency?

Aug 16, 2012 / The Nation

WATCH: Video Chat on Voting Rights with Brentin Mock, Aura Bogado and Ari Berman WATCH: Video Chat on Voting Rights with Brentin Mock, Aura Bogado and Ari Berman

Replay our live video chat on voting rights with Nation reporters Brentin Mock, Aura Bogado and Ari Berman here.

Aug 16, 2012 / The Nation

Ten Things You Can Do to Curb Your Facebook Addiction Ten Things You Can Do to Curb Your Facebook Addiction

Have you lost control of your Facebook use? Here are ten ways you can take back your time and use your energy for social change.

Aug 13, 2012 / The Nation

Slide Show: Syria’s Zabadani, A City Under Siege

Slide Show: Syria’s Zabadani, A City Under Siege Slide Show: Syria’s Zabadani, A City Under Siege

Zabadani, located 20 miles northwest of Damascus near the Lebanese border, was once a popular summer destination for tourists from the Gulf. Seventeen months after the Syrian revol…

Aug 10, 2012 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Steve Wasserman: Amazon.com’s Takeover

Steve Wasserman: Amazon.com’s Takeover Steve Wasserman: Amazon.com’s Takeover

As a bookseller, Amazon has left no corner of the publishing world untouched. What will happen as it ventures into publishing original content?  

Aug 9, 2012 / The Nation

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