Youth

So You Want to Reduce Crime?

So You Want to Reduce Crime? So You Want to Reduce Crime?

What kinds of investments have been proven to lower crime rates? (Hint: It’s not directing endless money to the police.)

May 13, 2022 / Bryce Covert

Ohio Voting Midterm Primary

At the Ballot Box and Beyond in Cincinnati At the Ballot Box and Beyond in Cincinnati

While interest in electoral politics may be low among young people, many on the left are still fighting for change through other means.

May 12, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

Black Flame Hunters

Jazz Fest Is Back. Let’s Dance. (But It’s Complicated.) Jazz Fest Is Back. Let’s Dance. (But It’s Complicated.)

Beyond the confines of a beloved annual event, the future of live music in New Orleans remains unsettled.

May 6, 2022 / Larry Blumenfeld

A nine panel comic

9 Ways of Looking at Mother’s Day 9 Ways of Looking at Mother’s Day

Every year 2.3 million mothers are separated by jail from their children.

May 6, 2022 / Lynn Bernstein

American Dream Black Residents

Homeownership and the American Dream During Covid Homeownership and the American Dream During Covid

Were families that owned a home better protected from financial hardship compared to renters?

May 3, 2022 / StudentNation / Maya Dalton and Ross Thomas

DSA YDSA

The Here and Now of the American Left The Here and Now of the American Left

As students traveled home after YDSA’s winter conference, the future was still an open question, but their goal was clear.

May 2, 2022 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope

Indiana University Graduate Workers

Graduate Workers at Indiana University Are on Strike and Fighting for Recognition Graduate Workers at Indiana University Are on Strike and Fighting for Recognition

The IU administration believes our work is marginal to the functioning of the university. Only a union can push back.

Apr 29, 2022 / StudentNation / Christopher Agostino

Pride flag

Growing Up Queer in a Small Town Growing Up Queer in a Small Town

With minimal representation in my hometown and in the media, I hid my queerness and internalized toxic misconceptions about gender and sexuality.

Apr 13, 2022 / StudentNation / Hannah Reynolds

Climate Change Pennsylvania Students

We Can’t Wait for Our Institutions to Take Action on Climate Change We Can’t Wait for Our Institutions to Take Action on Climate Change

This year, the Penn State community has a golden opportunity to choose a new direction for its university.

Apr 8, 2022 / StudentNation / Nora Van Horn

CARASA demonstration

Where Is the Women’s Movement? Where Is the Women’s Movement?

Why do young feminists seem more interested in social media than in building feminist organizations? 

Apr 5, 2022 / Meredith Tax

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