This Week, Students Occupied City College, Flooded the Border and Sat-In for Palestine This Week, Students Occupied City College, Flooded the Border and Sat-In for Palestine
From Newark to Minnesota, this month has seen a breadth of direct action from students and youth.
Mar 21, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Tweeters of the World, Unite! Tweeters of the World, Unite!
Can the women of color on Twitter who are feeding the media’s aggregation mania see remuneration for their efforts?
Mar 21, 2014 / Julia Carrie Wong
Why We Must Divest From Fossil Fuels: A Student’s Open Letter to Harvard President Drew Faust Why We Must Divest From Fossil Fuels: A Student’s Open Letter to Harvard President Drew Faust
Harvard graduate student Benjamin Franta implores President Drew Gilpin Faust to be honest about her opposition to divestment.
Mar 19, 2014 / Wen Stephenson
The Other Keystone The Other Keystone
It’s just as important to stop Cove Point.
Mar 19, 2014 / Mark Hertsgaard
The Tyranny of the On-Call Schedule: Hourly Injustice in Retail Labor The Tyranny of the On-Call Schedule: Hourly Injustice in Retail Labor
On-call work schedules force part-time laborers to work erratic shifts for little pay, raising the question, “Is it even worth it?”
Mar 19, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Move the Money Out of the Military Move the Money Out of the Military
Join The Nation and RootsAction in calling on Congress to keep military spending at sequester levels or lower and invest instead in vital programs at home.
Mar 18, 2014 / NationAction
Demand a Senate Investigation Into America’s Secret Government Demand a Senate Investigation Into America’s Secret Government
Join The Nation and Daily Kos in calling on Congress to launch an independent investigation into government spying.
Mar 17, 2014 / NationAction
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Horrific Legacy of the Invasion of Iraq This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Horrific Legacy of the Invasion of Iraq
Iraqis continue to suffer, as much as ever, the fallout from this country’s callous lies and avoidable mistakes.
Mar 15, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Harvard’s President Says Fossil Fuel Companies Are Not Blocking Clean Energy Harvard’s President Says Fossil Fuel Companies Are Not Blocking Clean Energy
Students talk divestment with Harvard President Drew Faust.
Mar 13, 2014 / StudentNation / Corinne Grinapol and StudentNation
Economic Reform Is a Human Right Economic Reform Is a Human Right
International law can be a powerful advocacy tool for improving economic and social policy.
Mar 13, 2014 / Radhika Balakrishnan and James Heintz