Brown University Booed Ray Kelly and Racism Brown University Booed Ray Kelly and Racism
College campuses are places for challeging intellectual debate, but racist ideology is neither challenging or intellectual.
Oct 30, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
NBA Player Jason Collins Broke Ground by Coming Out—Now He’s Being Dismissed as a Distraction NBA Player Jason Collins Broke Ground by Coming Out—Now He’s Being Dismissed as a Distraction
The future is still very uncertain for the first openly gay NBA player.
Oct 30, 2013 / Dave Zirin
There Is Still Misogyny in Progressive Movements There Is Still Misogyny in Progressive Movements
Here’s what to do about it.
Oct 29, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Stop Policing for Profit Stop Policing for Profit
Under civil asset forfeiture laws, police can seize and sell your property and keep the profits, even if you haven't been charged with a crime.
Oct 29, 2013 / NationAction
In New York, Connecticut and Ohio, Students Demand an End to Gender Violence In New York, Connecticut and Ohio, Students Demand an End to Gender Violence
Across the country, students are sitting-in, speaking out and unionizing for justice.
Oct 29, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Our Schools Are Not For Sale Our Schools Are Not For Sale
Philadelphia's teachers, parents, students, and communities are struggling to ensure quality education in public schools in the face of massive budget cuts, school staff layoff...
Oct 28, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
This Week in Poverty: No Time to Wait on a Movement This Week in Poverty: No Time to Wait on a Movement
It’s time to stop bemoaning the lack of political will to confront poverty, and instead focus on creating the political will.
Oct 28, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Occupy Sandy: One Year Later Occupy Sandy: One Year Later
Occupy Sandy has been an imperfect solution to the failed state, but criticism should be directed at absent government officials, not well-meaning activists.
Oct 28, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Reefer Madness on Campus and Park Avenue This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Reefer Madness on Campus and Park Avenue
Our endorsement of marijuana legalization comes after decades of questioning the fundamental assumptions of the War on Drugs.
Oct 26, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
CUNY Dismantles Community Center, Students Fight Back CUNY Dismantles Community Center, Students Fight Back
On Sunday, October 20, NYPD officers and CUNY security marched into the main academic center at CUNY City College unannounced, put the campus on lockdown and seized files, document...
Oct 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Shawn Carrie, Isabelle Nastasia, and StudentNation