StudentNation

StudentNation is a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism and is made possible through generous funding from the Puffin Foundation. StudentNation focuses on first-person accounts from student activists, organizers, and journalists and has helped launch the careers of contributors to The New York TimesVoxBusiness InsiderTeen Vogue, the Guardian, and more. If you’re a student and you have an article idea, please send pitches and questions to [email protected]

Behind Halloween’s Mask Behind Halloween’s Mask

Let us instead make every day a chance to express ourselves and a reason to celebrate.

Oct 31, 2012 / StudentNation / Adam Martin

Weaning America Off Oil Weaning America Off Oil

STUDENT FINALIST: From foreign policy to climate change, our dependency on oil should be fueling the election conversation. 

Oct 28, 2012 / StudentNation / Nikolas Angelopoulos

Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (10/26/12) Interns’ Favorite Pieces of the Week (10/26/12)

This week: LGBT New Yorkers stand against stop-and-frisk, Obama makes his "kill list" permanent, and much more. 

Oct 26, 2012 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Wealth and Democracy: An Inverse Relationship? Wealth and Democracy: An Inverse Relationship?

STUDENT FINALIST: When one candidate can raise over seven time the funds of the other, it becomes nearly impossible to get a nonbiased view of the election.

Oct 25, 2012 / StudentNation / Ethan Evans

UC Student Workers Protest Restrictions on Health Insurance Plan UC Student Workers Protest Restrictions on Health Insurance Plan

The UC student workers’ union, organized the rally to call for the elimination of the lifetime maximum on the Student Health Insurance Plan, the reduction of the co-pays on t...

Oct 25, 2012 / StudentNation / Dan Kwak

Mitt Romney’s Connection to For-Profit Colleges

Mitt Romney’s Connection to For-Profit Colleges Mitt Romney’s Connection to For-Profit Colleges

New video reveals why Mitt Romney has been less than transparent about his connections to the for-profit college industry.

Oct 25, 2012 / StudentNation / Kyle McCarthy and Natalia Abrams

A Message from Millennials to Millennials A Message from Millennials to Millennials

"Childish Things" features young activists speaking to their peers about what they see as the importance of President Obama's re-election for young people.

Oct 25, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Give the Undocumented a Voice in the Election Give the Undocumented a Voice in the Election

STUDENT FINALIST: The harrowing irony of our current immigration system is that those who will be most affected by immigration policies can’t participate in the election process.

Oct 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone

An Energy Solution Cannot Wait An Energy Solution Cannot Wait

STUDENT FINALIST: America is growing weak and gaining a poor reputation because it is unable to provide power for its technology.

Oct 23, 2012 / StudentNation / Kathryn Davis

We Can’t Trust the Government We Can’t Trust the Government

STUDENT FINALIST: The most important issue of the 2012 Elections is renewing public trust in government to reinvigorate small businesses and self-employed people

Oct 23, 2012 / StudentNation / Kristy Hong

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