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
Plutocracy Is the Problem Plutocracy Is the Problem
WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: It is up to the American people to insist that corporations are not people, money is not speech and elections are not up for sale.
Sep 26, 2013 / StudentNation / Nikhil Goyal and StudentNation
Grinnell College Offers $100,000 Prize to Young Social Justice Activists Grinnell College Offers $100,000 Prize to Young Social Justice Activists
The Grinnell College Young Innovator Prize offers a $100,000 prize annually to activists under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in the field of social justice.
Sep 23, 2013 / StudentNation / Allegra Kirkland and StudentNation
Dollars, Not Ballots Dollars, Not Ballots
WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: Money in politics not only corrodes policy; it has a pernicious impact on how citizens view and participate in their government.
Sep 19, 2013 / StudentNation / Suzanna Fritzberg and StudentNation
Inequality Makes Democracy Impossible Inequality Makes Democracy Impossible
WRITING CONTEST WINNER: Effectively addressing this country's vast inequality is the only way to repair this country's broken politics.
Sep 19, 2013 / StudentNation / Bryn Grunwald and StudentNation
Political Apathy Threatens Our Nation Political Apathy Threatens Our Nation
WRITING CONTEST WINNER: What dominoes fall as a result of our political indifference?
Sep 18, 2013 / StudentNation / Julia Di and StudentNation