Activism

This Week in Poverty: Signing Off

This Week in Poverty: Signing Off This Week in Poverty: Signing Off

After a two-year run, This Week in Poverty signs off.

Dec 13, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

What’s at Stake in de Blasio’s Mayoralty? Just About Everything

What’s at Stake in de Blasio’s Mayoralty? Just About Everything What’s at Stake in de Blasio’s Mayoralty? Just About Everything

The mayor-elect will have to manage a huge budget, labor talks, an aggressive press and a cagey governor. Oh, and he might just carry the hopes of the progressive movement.

Dec 13, 2013 / Jarrett Murphy

NYU Grad Students Vote to Unionize

NYU Grad Students Vote to Unionize NYU Grad Students Vote to Unionize

NYU becomes the only private university with unionized teaching assistants.

Dec 12, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg

My Sportsperson of the Year for 2013

My Sportsperson of the Year for 2013 My Sportsperson of the Year for 2013

Last year it was Gabrielle Douglas. Who is The Nation magazine sports editor’s Sportsperson of the Year for 2013?

Dec 11, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Youth Resistance to Deportations, Criminalization Multiplies

Youth Resistance to Deportations, Criminalization Multiplies Youth Resistance to Deportations, Criminalization Multiplies

As sit-ins and fasts continue, campaigns against mandatory minimums, Stand Your Ground and youth incarceration gain traction. 

Dec 10, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Could John Boehner’s New Immigration Strategist Actually Pass Some Reforms?

Could John Boehner’s New Immigration Strategist Actually Pass Some Reforms? Could John Boehner’s New Immigration Strategist Actually Pass Some Reforms?

Becky Tallent’s piecemeal approach to immigration reform may appeal to congressmen, but will it ever appeal to voters?

Dec 10, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg

Teachers, Parents Complain Overcrowding, Lack of Support Plague ‘Welcoming Schools’

Teachers, Parents Complain Overcrowding, Lack of Support Plague ‘Welcoming Schools’ Teachers, Parents Complain Overcrowding, Lack of Support Plague ‘Welcoming Schools’

Chicago officials promised a smooth transition for students from closed schools, but parents and teachers complain the “welcoming schools” are plagued by familiar probl...

Dec 9, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

NYU Students Go Caroling for Change

NYU Students Go Caroling for Change NYU Students Go Caroling for Change

Calling for the administration's support of Bangladeshi garment workers, members of NYU's Student Labor Action Committee performed carols such as "Joy to the Workers&r...

Dec 9, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Catherine Addington

Why the Anti-Choice Movement Is Attacking My Play, ‘MOM BABY GOD’

Why the Anti-Choice Movement Is Attacking My Play, ‘MOM BABY GOD’ Why the Anti-Choice Movement Is Attacking My Play, ‘MOM BABY GOD’

Based on two years of undercover research, MOM BABY GOD explores the student arm of the anti-choice movement.

Dec 6, 2013 / StudentNation / Madeline Burrows and StudentNation

What Does the American Studies Association’s Israel Boycott Mean for Academic Freedom?

What Does the American Studies Association’s Israel Boycott Mean for Academic Freedom? What Does the American Studies Association’s Israel Boycott Mean for Academic Freedom?

The BDS movement is having a powerful impact in Israel, but there are dangers in applying boycotts to academia.

Dec 6, 2013 / Michelle Goldberg

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