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Islamic NYU Students Host Town Hall To Address NYPD Surveillance Islamic NYU Students Host Town Hall To Address NYPD Surveillance

After the news broke that the NYPD had been monitoring them, NYU's Islamic Student Association gathered to demand the university president condemn the operation.

Jun 26, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Don’t Throw Your Vote Away Don’t Throw Your Vote Away

Two Seattle high-school students make the case for why young people should be engaged electorally.

Jun 25, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/20/12) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (6/20/12)

Our media coverage is often dominated by one big story that crowds out nearly everything else. As an antidote, every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and ch...

Jun 21, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (6/13/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (6/13/12)

Our media coverage is often dominated by one big story that crowds out nearly everything else. As an antidote, every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and ch...

Jun 15, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Moustafa Bayoumi: Scapegoating Islam

Moustafa Bayoumi: Scapegoating Islam Moustafa Bayoumi: Scapegoating Islam

How anti-Muslim bias entered the mainstream.

Jun 14, 2012 / The Nation

Chris Hayes and Katrina vanden Heuvel In Conversation Chris Hayes and Katrina vanden Heuvel In Conversation

A discussion on meritocracy, failure and the twilight of the elites.

Jun 14, 2012 / The Nation and Free Speech TV

Commencement Addresses, 1979-2012 Commencement Addresses, 1979-2012

Carlos Fuentes, David Foster Wallace, Aaron Sorkin, William Gass, and many more.

Jun 13, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Demand the Future Demand the Future

This summer, OWS-affiliated student groups are planning a national convergence in Columbus, Ohio.

Jun 12, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

The Ivy League Hustle (I Went to Princeton, Bitch) The Ivy League Hustle (I Went to Princeton, Bitch)

This video, created by twenty-something Princeton graduate Nikki Muller, is garnering international attention as a critique of over-education and underemployment.

Jun 11, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Stephen Glain: Egypt’s Deep State Is Still in Power

Stephen Glain: Egypt’s Deep State Is Still in Power Stephen Glain: Egypt’s Deep State Is Still in Power

What will become of the military remains post-revolution Egypt's Gordian Knot.

Jun 7, 2012 / The Nation

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