Ohio Students Fight Back Against ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Ohio Students Fight Back Against ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws
The battle against Stand Your Ground has migrated to the Midwest and students are in the trenches.
Oct 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Isabelle Nastasia and StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/4/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/4/13
This week: the beneficiaries of the prison industrial complex, an unjustified detention at the border, and an inside look at the US intern economy.
Oct 4, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Disappearing Voice of the Working Class The Disappearing Voice of the Working Class
WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: Only by returning the tools of government to average Americans through adequate representation can we fix our broken politics.
Oct 2, 2013 / StudentNation / Ian O’Connor-Giles and StudentNation
An Absence of Ideology: Why We Need More Partisanship An Absence of Ideology: Why We Need More Partisanship
WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: The tradition of debate that has always defined American democracy seems to have escaped us.
Oct 2, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Josue Moreno
The End of Majority Rule The End of Majority Rule
WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: When a political system is in gridlock, ordinary citizens suffer the consequences.
Oct 2, 2013 / StudentNation / Joao Lee and StudentNation
The Many Meanings of Being Selfish The Many Meanings of Being Selfish
WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: I once believed that government was the hero in the story of our nation. Then I grew up.
Oct 1, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Angelia Miranda
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