Give the Undocumented a Voice in the Election Give the Undocumented a Voice in the Election
STUDENT FINALIST: The harrowing irony of our current immigration system is that those who will be most affected by immigration policies can’t participate in the election process.
Oct 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone
John Nichols: Obama’s Own Five-Point Plan John Nichols: Obama’s Own Five-Point Plan
The president’s economic roadmap focuses on education.
Oct 24, 2012 / Press Room
No, Jamie Dimon, Your Good Deeds Aren’t Being Punished No, Jamie Dimon, Your Good Deeds Aren’t Being Punished
The JP Morgan Chase CEO thinks that after receiving billions in government aid, his bank should also be legally immune.
Oct 24, 2012 / George Zornick
The Inescapable Gender Wage Gap The Inescapable Gender Wage Gap
New evidence proves the sexist “mommy track” myth wrong.
Oct 24, 2012 / Bryce Covert
What Republicans Can Learn From the Cold War What Republicans Can Learn From the Cold War
The realization that markets need government saved capitalism after World War II.
Oct 23, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Melvyn P. Leffler
Home Foreclosures Missing From Presidential Debates Home Foreclosures Missing From Presidential Debates
Fifteen million Americans are underwater on their mortgage payments, yet the presidential debates lacked a discussion about the housing crisis.
Oct 23, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
John Nichols: Bain Capital Has Shut Down American Plants John Nichols: Bain Capital Has Shut Down American Plants
Romney’s profit-over-people policies will ship US jobs overseas.
Oct 22, 2012 / Press Room
A Real Foreign Policy Debate Should Talk Trade and Human Rights A Real Foreign Policy Debate Should Talk Trade and Human Rights
Trade policy is about economics. But it’s also about human rights—and whether countries that claim to support freedom and fairness really do.
Oct 22, 2012 / John Nichols
Romney’s Recession Reaganomics Romney’s Recession Reaganomics
STUDENT FINALIST: With staggering unemployment, Romney’s trickle-down policies are the last thing the United States needs.
Oct 20, 2012 / StudentNation / Audrey Yu
Joblessness Is the Most Important Issue of the Election Joblessness Is the Most Important Issue of the Election
STUDENT WINNER: The president needs to reassure middle-class American that he has and will continue to combat long-term unemployment.
Oct 19, 2012 / StudentNation / Andrew Giambrone