Harvard’s Thrilling—and Pyrrhic—Affirmative Action Victory Harvard’s Thrilling—and Pyrrhic—Affirmative Action Victory
Judge Allison Burroughs’s ruling is a sublime defense of affirmative action. It also erases the legitimate concerns of Asian American students.
Oct 2, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Hong Kong’s Lost Generation Hong Kong’s Lost Generation
What does it mean to grow up fighting a superpower?
Oct 2, 2019 / Benjamin Haas
The Unmet Promises of a New Orleans Charter School The Unmet Promises of a New Orleans Charter School
In 2012 almost all of Sci Academy’s seniors were heading to college. Seven years later, only 18 percent had graduated.
Sep 30, 2019 / Feature / Casey Parks
The Good (Free Tuition!), the Bad (Student Debt), & the Ugly (DeVos’s DOE) in Higher Ed The Good (Free Tuition!), the Bad (Student Debt), & the Ugly (DeVos’s DOE) in Higher Ed
The Trump administration is now rewarding the worst actors—but great new policies are being rolled out at the state level.
Sep 27, 2019 / StudentNation / Sasha Abramsky
Do I Need Diversity in Every Issue of My Magazine? Do I Need Diversity in Every Issue of My Magazine?
And a male teenager asks how about the line between “normal thoughts of sex and objectification.”
Sep 27, 2019 / Liza Featherstone
Trump Is Revving Up the Attack on Workers’ Rights Trump Is Revving Up the Attack on Workers’ Rights
This faux populist is all about enriching corporations and the wealthy at the expense of workers and consumers—but labor is fighting back, and union popularity is at near-record hi...
Sep 24, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis
More and more parents are ending up trapped between what they feel is a moral obligation toward higher education and their financial reality.
Sep 20, 2019 / Mike Konczal
It’s Time to Shed Light on Our Elite Institutions’ Dirty Money It’s Time to Shed Light on Our Elite Institutions’ Dirty Money
Currently, 99 percent of Harvard’s endowment remains hidden from the public.
Sep 19, 2019 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
The Meritocracy Is Making Us Miserable The Meritocracy Is Making Us Miserable
Daniel Markovits explains to The Nation how elite education is destroying the middle class and exacerbating inequality.
Sep 12, 2019 / Q&A / Christopher Shay
What’s Really Going on While Trump Creates Chaos What’s Really Going on While Trump Creates Chaos
We will not be distracted.
Sep 10, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky