Social Justice

Let There Be Peace: A Q&A With Arun Gandhi

Let There Be Peace: A Q&A With Arun Gandhi Let There Be Peace: A Q&A With Arun Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson on nonviolence, his grandfather’s legacy and activism from Hong Kong to Ferguson.

Oct 27, 2014 / N’Kosi Oates

The Cowardice of Bill Maher’s Anti-Muslim Bigotry

The Cowardice of Bill Maher’s Anti-Muslim Bigotry The Cowardice of Bill Maher’s Anti-Muslim Bigotry

What is brave about expressing an opinion that’s already held by a plurality of Americans?

Oct 23, 2014 / Omar Ghabra

Columbia University Library

Can Student Credit Unions Solve the College Affordability Problem? Can Student Credit Unions Solve the College Affordability Problem?

A lesson in how to provide banking centered on people's needs and not on profit for its investors, the Columbia credit union might well ripple well beyond the Morningside campu...

Oct 22, 2014 / StudentNation / Hélène Barthélemy

Poly, NYU’s Latest Global Venture in Building ‘Innovation’ on the Backs of Low-wage Workers

Poly, NYU’s Latest Global Venture in Building ‘Innovation’ on the Backs of Low-wage Workers Poly, NYU’s Latest Global Venture in Building ‘Innovation’ on the Backs of Low-wage Workers

NYU’s Polytechnic School of Engineering or “Poly” facilitates innovation through exploitation of graduate student labor. 

Oct 21, 2014 / StudentNation / Lily Defriend, Gisselle Cunningham, and StudentNation

The Supreme Court Eviscerates the Voting Rights Act in a Texas Voter-ID Decision

The Supreme Court Eviscerates the Voting Rights Act in a Texas Voter-ID Decision The Supreme Court Eviscerates the Voting Rights Act in a Texas Voter-ID Decision

In three of four major voting rights cases in the past month, the Supreme Court has ruled to restrict voting rights.

Oct 20, 2014 / Ari Berman

Jail Time Is a Terrible Way to Treat Substance Abuse

Jail Time Is a Terrible Way to Treat Substance Abuse Jail Time Is a Terrible Way to Treat Substance Abuse

By facilitating access to treatment and services, Seattle’s drug-enforcement program actually helps those suffering from substance abuse, while revolutionizing criminal justice.

Oct 16, 2014 / Kara Dansky

Can Ferguson’s Protests Build a Nationwide Movement Against Police Violence?

Can Ferguson’s Protests Build a Nationwide Movement Against Police Violence? Can Ferguson’s Protests Build a Nationwide Movement Against Police Violence?

More than sixty days after the killing of Michael Brown, Ferguson October is building momentum against police violence.

Oct 14, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry

What Lena Dunham Taught Us About Unpaid Labor—and What We Taught Ourselves

What Lena Dunham Taught Us About Unpaid Labor—and What We Taught Ourselves What Lena Dunham Taught Us About Unpaid Labor—and What We Taught Ourselves

Millennial icon Lena Dunham’s relationship to unpaid labour is explored, contextualized and reframed by youth activists and media workers.

Oct 9, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Isabelle Nastasia

Voting Rights Victory in North Carolina

Voting Rights Victory in North Carolina Voting Rights Victory in North Carolina

Civil rights groups bring power back to North Carolina voters by challenging a restrictive voting law.

Oct 1, 2014 / Ari Berman

From Walmart to Wall Street, Students Mass for Racial Justice

From Walmart to Wall Street, Students Mass for Racial Justice From Walmart to Wall Street, Students Mass for Racial Justice

For young people across the country, generational moments collide.

Sep 29, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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