Why I Divested My Bank Account and You Should Too Why I Divested My Bank Account and You Should Too
I couldn’t accept doing business with one of the world’s greatest financiers of fossil fuels.
Jan 19, 2022 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
Harvard and Yale Should Do More Than Just Divest Harvard and Yale Should Do More Than Just Divest
Two years ago, climate activists stormed the field during a Harvard-Yale football game to protest fossil fuel investments. What has changed since then?
Nov 23, 2021 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen and Josie Steuer Ingall
How Students Pressured Harvard to Divest From Fossil Fuels– and Won How Students Pressured Harvard to Divest From Fossil Fuels– and Won
Climate activists at other institutions can learn from Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard after their victory at the world’s richest university.
Sep 14, 2021 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
Student Organizing May Never Be the Same Again Student Organizing May Never Be the Same Again
Covid-19 has upended some of the most essential tactics for student organizers. That might be a good thing.
Jan 26, 2021 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
We Cannot Postpone Climate Talks Until 2021 We Cannot Postpone Climate Talks Until 2021
Lawmakers need to wake up: Climate change and the injustices it generates won’t break for Covid-19. So the United Nations Climate Change Conference can’t, either.
Jun 5, 2020 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
Fossil Fuel Companies Are Suffering Under the Coronavirus. Good. Fossil Fuel Companies Are Suffering Under the Coronavirus. Good.
If fossil fuel companies and their financial backers are scared now, then they should be terrified of what’s to come.
Apr 16, 2020 / no-paywall / Ilana Cohen
What Does Work Look Like on a Dying Planet? What Does Work Look Like on a Dying Planet?
Students, promised a bright and successful future after college, are being fast-tracked into corporate careers, usually without a second thought about the value of their work in a ...
Mar 10, 2020 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
Want the Youth Vote? Support Fossil Fuel Divestment Want the Youth Vote? Support Fossil Fuel Divestment
For young people, surface-level regulations aren’t enough. They’re demanding a fundamental shift in how we think about markets and morals.
Jan 16, 2020 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen and Connor Chung
Our World Is Burning, and It Scares Me to Death Our World Is Burning, and It Scares Me to Death
Young climate activists like me are overwhelmed by the enormity of the crisis—but we also have hope for the future.
Nov 4, 2019 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
It’s Time to Shed Light on Our Elite Institutions’ Dirty Money It’s Time to Shed Light on Our Elite Institutions’ Dirty Money
Currently, 99 percent of Harvard’s endowment remains hidden from the public.
Sep 19, 2019 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen