The Hidden Barriers to Voting While Unhoused The Hidden Barriers to Voting While Unhoused
Turnout is low among people experiencing homelessness–a result of restrictive registration laws, political disaffection, and the misconception that they’re not allowed to vote.
Oct 23, 2024 / StudentNation / Maggie Grether
New York’s Proposed Equal Rights Amendment Is the Most Inclusive Yet New York’s Proposed Equal Rights Amendment Is the Most Inclusive Yet
Over 20 states already have a version of the ERA, but Prop 1 would also prohibit reproductive discrimination and codify abortion access in the state.
Oct 22, 2024 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor
The Harris Campaign Needs to Name Other Culprits Besides Donald Trump The Harris Campaign Needs to Name Other Culprits Besides Donald Trump
By not naming those responsible for the economic woes that still plague working Americans, Democrats lack a credible story about what they’re going to change—and who is to blame.
Oct 18, 2024 / Zephyr Teachout
What the Movement for Palestine Can Learn From the Fight Against Apartheid What the Movement for Palestine Can Learn From the Fight Against Apartheid
The successful push to change US policy toward South Africa provides a useful blueprint for our current moment.
Oct 18, 2024 / Waleed Shahid
A Faster Path to Collective Bargaining: Majority Sign-Up A Faster Path to Collective Bargaining: Majority Sign-Up
Though approval of unions is at historically high levels, membership remains low. One way to change that is to make it easier for workers to form a union—and to start bargaining.
Oct 17, 2024 / Rand Wilson and Peter Olney
Grad Students Are Unionizing in Droves. Can Postdocs Lead the Next Wave? Grad Students Are Unionizing in Droves. Can Postdocs Lead the Next Wave?
Postdoctoral fellows are vital to universities—running labs, training students, and writing grants—while being overworked and lacking adequate job protections.
Oct 16, 2024 / StudentNation / Marie-Rose Sheinerman
The Harris Campaign Needs a Course Correction The Harris Campaign Needs a Course Correction
The vice president’s eager embrace of Republican support is one sign that the mistakes of 2016 are being repeated.
Oct 14, 2024 / Jeet Heer
What’s Next for the Pro-Palestine Student Movement? What’s Next for the Pro-Palestine Student Movement?
“We are not just going to let campus life start as normal."
Oct 14, 2024 / StudentNation / Urvi Kumbhat and Sophie Bandarkar
Brown Voted Against Divestment From Israel, but Students Will Keep Fighting Brown Voted Against Divestment From Israel, but Students Will Keep Fighting
The vote, originally expected later this month, came as a shock to the campus community.
Oct 10, 2024 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp
Kamala Harris Is Taking a Big Risk by Playing It Safe Kamala Harris Is Taking a Big Risk by Playing It Safe
The Democratic nominee is acting like protecting her small lead is more important than energizing her base. We’ve seen this story before—and it didn’t end well.
Oct 7, 2024 / Jeet Heer