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NYU Grad Students Vote to Unionize

NYU Grad Students Vote to Unionize NYU Grad Students Vote to Unionize

NYU becomes the only private university with unionized teaching assistants.

Dec 12, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg

Manic Pixie Dead Girl: Why I’m Done With TV Shows

Manic Pixie Dead Girl: Why I’m Done With TV Shows Manic Pixie Dead Girl: Why I’m Done With TV Shows

Too many women are dying horrific deaths on television dramas.

Dec 11, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

My Sportsperson of the Year for 2013

My Sportsperson of the Year for 2013 My Sportsperson of the Year for 2013

Last year it was Gabrielle Douglas. Who is The Nation magazine sports editor’s Sportsperson of the Year for 2013?

Dec 11, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Nelson Mandela and His Cause Weren’t Always Revered in the US

Nelson Mandela and His Cause Weren’t Always Revered in the US Nelson Mandela and His Cause Weren’t Always Revered in the US

Everyone’s lining up to pay tribute to Mandela; but in the Reagan era, many were close to the apartheid regime.

Dec 10, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Youth Resistance to Deportations, Criminalization Multiplies

Youth Resistance to Deportations, Criminalization Multiplies Youth Resistance to Deportations, Criminalization Multiplies

As sit-ins and fasts continue, campaigns against mandatory minimums, Stand Your Ground and youth incarceration gain traction. 

Dec 10, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Could John Boehner’s New Immigration Strategist Actually Pass Some Reforms?

Could John Boehner’s New Immigration Strategist Actually Pass Some Reforms? Could John Boehner’s New Immigration Strategist Actually Pass Some Reforms?

Becky Tallent’s piecemeal approach to immigration reform may appeal to congressmen, but will it ever appeal to voters?

Dec 10, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg

Nelson Mandela’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Nelson Mandela’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights Nelson Mandela’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The anti-apartheid hero asked world leaders to “have the courage to ensure that, at last, we build a human world consistent with the provisions of that historic Declaration.&...

Dec 10, 2013 / John Nichols

Repression Deepens in Egypt

Repression Deepens in Egypt Repression Deepens in Egypt

At first it was the Muslim Brotherhood. Now dozens of journalists, non-Islamist activists and students have been detained and beaten.

Dec 9, 2013 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Mandela’s Uses of Sports: Resistance, Reconciliation and Rebranding

Mandela’s Uses of Sports: Resistance, Reconciliation and Rebranding Mandela’s Uses of Sports: Resistance, Reconciliation and Rebranding

Nelson Mandela’s history with the sports world is both more complicated and more challenging than meets the eye.

Dec 9, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Everyone Is a Criminal: On the Over-policing of America

Everyone Is a Criminal: On the Over-policing of America Everyone Is a Criminal: On the Over-policing of America

Try to think of an aspect of everyday life that doesn’t somehow include the police.

Dec 9, 2013 / Chase Madar

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