Building an Inclusive Climate Movement Building an Inclusive Climate Movement
A sense of urgency was palpable throughout the second day of the Power Up! Divest Fossil Fuels convergence at Swarthmore College.
Feb 25, 2013 / StudentNation / Caitlin Kidder and StudentNation
Politics and Oscar Night Politics and Oscar Night
The Academy Awards this year were supposed to be “political.” A reminder of a time when that word really meant something.
Feb 25, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein
The Weird Blend of Apolitical Denial and Shameless Propaganda at the Oscars The Weird Blend of Apolitical Denial and Shameless Propaganda at the Oscars
This year’s Oscars swung the pendulum from strangely apolitical to peddled propaganda.
Feb 25, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Allison Kilkenny
Divestment Convergence at Swarthmore Kicks Off Divestment Convergence at Swarthmore Kicks Off
Students are meeting to create a comprehensive message and plan of action for the hundreds of divestment campaigns popping up throughout the country.
Feb 24, 2013 / StudentNation / Caitlin Kidder and StudentNation
Whither a Russian Student Movement? Whither a Russian Student Movement?
Recent outbursts of student activism are raising hopes for the emergence of a Russian student movement on the heels of the mass political protests of 2011–12.
Feb 22, 2013 / StudentNation / Alec Luhn and StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/22/13) Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week (2/22/13)
This week's articles critique the United Nations, big labor, big business, the mainstream media and President Obama.
Feb 22, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Rupert Murdoch Actually Raises a Good Point About Keystone XL Rupert Murdoch Actually Raises a Good Point About Keystone XL
The existing portions of the Keystone pipeline saw fourteen spills in its first year of operation, and extending it across the entire country would pose a huge public health hazard...
Feb 22, 2013 / George Zornick
This Week in Poverty: How Obama Can Fight Hunger Now This Week in Poverty: How Obama Can Fight Hunger Now
There are 50 million Americans struggling with hunger—and with sequestration, things will get worse.
Feb 22, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Fighting for the Future: Forward on Climate Rally Fighting for the Future: Forward on Climate Rally
"The most fateful battle in human history is finally joined and we will fight it together."
Feb 21, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
Sharif Abdel Kouddous: The Forgotten Bahraini Uprising Flares Up Sharif Abdel Kouddous: The Forgotten Bahraini Uprising Flares Up
Thousands turned out for the funeral of a teenager killed by the police last week, further fueling unrest.
Feb 21, 2013 / Press Room