Student movements

Out of Reach Out of Reach

As the cost of college hits the stratosphere, students are organizing to bring it down to earth.

Jun 10, 2009 / Feature / Liza Featherstone

Four Dead in Ohio Four Dead in Ohio

Today is the 39th anniversary of the killings of four student antiwar protesters at Kent State University.

May 4, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

Save Our Schools Save Our Schools

This Tuesday a rally in Gainesville calls for saving higher ed in Florida.

Apr 6, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

Live from Powershift 2009 Live from Powershift 2009

It's the first full day of Powershift 2009, and over 11,000 have descended on downtown DC’s largest venue for a weekend of training, rallying, and climate action lobbying.

Mar 4, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation

Green Jobs: Good Work If Youth Can Find It Green Jobs: Good Work If Youth Can Find It

Youth organizers have reason to hope green jobs can help change young lives.

Jan 28, 2009 / Feature / Kristina Rizga

Ending Student Debt Ending Student Debt

This essay, a finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that the new president needs to take definitive action toward eliminating student debt.

Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / Sean Dennison

Juan Reynosa’s Environmental Mission Juan Reynosa’s Environmental Mission

If you want cleaner air and water and less poverty, Juan Reynosa, a community organizer with New Mexico Youth Organized, thinks you should consider environmental justice work.

Dec 16, 2008 / Feature / Kristina Rizga

Learning About Labor Learning About Labor

This essay, a finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that the new president should restore workers' rights ASAP.

Dec 15, 2008 / Feature / Hugh Baran

Building for the Future Building for the Future

An activist calls for engaging youth in political life beyond the election.

Dec 10, 2008 / Supriya Pillai

Power Shift 2009 Power Shift 2009

Ten thousand young activists are planning to underscore the urgency of dramatic action on climate change.

Nov 25, 2008 / StudentNation / The Nation

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