Abolish the Debt Sentence Abolish the Debt Sentence
Court fees, fines, and cash bail contribute to a cycle of debt and incarceration under the guise of justice.
Mar 22, 2022 / StudentNation / Ruqaiyah Zarook
United by Difference in New York City United by Difference in New York City
Hurricane Irma forced my family to leave our home, but new friends in NYC helped me feel like I belong.
Mar 16, 2022 / StudentNation / Dominique de Castro
When Socialists Govern When Socialists Govern
New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is building power in Queens.
Feb 22, 2022 / Feature / Hadas Thier
The Homeless Shelter on Billionaires’ Row The Homeless Shelter on Billionaires’ Row
Residents of the wealthy block in New York City spent a fortune fighting against it. Now, they’ve got to learn to live with it.
Jan 27, 2022 / Audra Heinrichs
Columbia University Has Lost Its Way Columbia University Has Lost Its Way
The Ivy League institution’s approach to the contract negotiations with its grad student workers reveals how it has evolved into a predatory business.
Jan 18, 2022 / StudentNation / Katherine Franke
“You Come Out With Nothing”: What It Means to Bring Back the Box at Rikers “You Come Out With Nothing”: What It Means to Bring Back the Box at Rikers
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to keep punitive segregation going in an attempt to curb the jails’ exploding violence.
Jan 11, 2022 / Victoria Law
The Mayor Nobody Knows The Mayor Nobody Knows
Eric Adams takes office without having had much to say about how—or in whose interests—he’ll govern New York City.
Dec 27, 2021 / Ross Barkan
How the Taxi Workers Won How the Taxi Workers Won
The 45 days of fierce protest, shrewd organizing, and ferocious solidarity that ended the debt nightmare that had engulfed the taxi industry.
Dec 13, 2021 / Feature / Molly Crabapple
To Reduce Inequality in Our Education System, Reduce Class Sizes To Reduce Inequality in Our Education System, Reduce Class Sizes
New York City has a rare opportunity to pass a hugely popular bill to shrink class sizes. So why are the mayor and the City Council speaker standing in its way?
Dec 9, 2021 / StudentNation / Leonie Haimson
My Parents Collect Cans for a Living My Parents Collect Cans for a Living
When people ask about my family now, I tell them not with embarrassment or shame but with pride.
Dec 7, 2021 / StudentNation / Jessica Yauri