Samuel R. Delany Speaks Samuel R. Delany Speaks
The award-winning novelist discusses the intersection of race, sexual identity, and science fiction.
Aug 24, 2015 / Cecilia D’Anastasio
The Absurd, Cowardly, and Morally Bankrupt NLRB Decision Against the Northwestern Football Union The Absurd, Cowardly, and Morally Bankrupt NLRB Decision Against the Northwestern Football Union
The National Labor Relations Board may have ruled against the Northwestern football players’ efforts to organize, but this fight is far from over.
Aug 17, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Prison Education Reduces Recidivism by Over 40 Percent. Why Aren’t We Funding More of It? Prison Education Reduces Recidivism by Over 40 Percent. Why Aren’t We Funding More of It?
Giving prisoners access to financial aid for college tuition is the first step towards “de-carceration.”
Aug 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Alfred Jarry’s Fun Home Alfred Jarry’s Fun Home
Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi gets reimagined as the murderous fantasy of an angsty teenage boy.
Aug 13, 2015 / Alisa Solomon
Jon Stewart Showed Us He Could Grow—and America Could, Too Jon Stewart Showed Us He Could Grow—and America Could, Too
He’s spewed false equivalencies, he told Wyatt Cenac to “fuck off” for questioning him on race, but the almost-former host of The Daily Show has shown he can learn.
Aug 6, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Rudy Giuliani Stands to Make a Lot of Money Off El Salvador’s Crime Rudy Giuliani Stands to Make a Lot of Money Off El Salvador’s Crime
His twisted plan for combatting crime in Central America will lead to increased police repression and increased private investment payouts.
Jul 9, 2015 / Greg Grandin
As the Semester Ends, Students Hold Sit-Ins, Win Higher Pay, and Unionize As the Semester Ends, Students Hold Sit-Ins, Win Higher Pay, and Unionize
Major wins for economic and racial justice, from campus to the workplace.
Jun 22, 2015 / StudentNation
Strange Worlds Strange Worlds
Maybe action movies, like youth itself, are wasted on the young.
Jun 17, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
How to Defend the Indefensible How to Defend the Indefensible
The issue isn't police misconduct—the issue is rap music and baggy pants!
Jun 16, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/29/15? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/29/15?
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 5/29/15?
May 29, 2015 / StudentNation