Every 72 Minutes, a Kid Is Hospitalized for Gun Injuries Every 72 Minutes, a Kid Is Hospitalized for Gun Injuries
Gun violence is a public health issue.
Jan 27, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
New Law Could Force All of Louisiana’s Abortion Clinics to Close New Law Could Force All of Louisiana’s Abortion Clinics to Close
The state is moving forward with a secretive overhaul of licensing requirements that place exceptional burdens on women and providers.
Jan 27, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
This Month, Students Massed Against Stop-and-Frisk, Won on Title IX and Scared Off Tom Corbett This Month, Students Massed Against Stop-and-Frisk, Won on Title IX and Scared Off Tom Corbett
From Philadelphia to Sacramento, students fight to reclaim public education.
Jan 27, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Michelle Goldberg: Marriage Does Not Alleviate Poverty Michelle Goldberg: Marriage Does Not Alleviate Poverty
Appearing on MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry show, Goldberg argues against the GOP's claims that marriage is the best tool to eliminate poverty.
Jan 27, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry
The Effects of Ignoring Systemic Racism The Effects of Ignoring Systemic Racism
Individual racism may be hurtful, but the systemic carries much more ruthless consequences.
Jan 27, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
What Rand Paul Said About Women Yesterday Was Even Worse Than You Think What Rand Paul Said About Women Yesterday Was Even Worse Than You Think
Does Rand Paul realize that the majority of American women are not related to him?
Jan 27, 2014 / Annie Shields
Anchorage School District Plans to Cut 219 Positions, Including 159 Teachers Anchorage School District Plans to Cut 219 Positions, Including 159 Teachers
Alaska Governor Parnell and his Republican-led legislature gave hundreds of millions of dollars in tax cuts to major oil companies, and suddenly Anchorage public schools don’...
Jan 27, 2014 / Allison Kilkenny
No, Ross Douthat, Restricting Abortion Won’t Shore Up Marriage No, Ross Douthat, Restricting Abortion Won’t Shore Up Marriage
The conservative Times columnist thinks liberals should agree to restrict abortion in order to fight family inequality. He’s wrong—and he probably knows it.
Jan 27, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
How Student Activists at Duke Transformed a $6 Billion Endowment How Student Activists at Duke Transformed a $6 Billion Endowment
The success of DukeOpen’s campaign to pressure the university’s board of trustees to reform guidelines on investment responsibility demonstrates the importance of under...
Jan 25, 2014 / StudentNation / Casey Williams, Charlie Molthrop, Jacob Tobia, and StudentNation
What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 1/24/2014? What Are ‘Nation’ Interns Reading the Week of 1/24/2014?
This week: valley fever, defending Snowden and Arafat's legacy.
Jan 25, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation