StudentNation

First-person accounts from student activists, organizers and journalists reporting on youth-oriented movements for social justice, economic equality and tolerance.

Activism August 1, 2017

No, Law School Didn’t Teach Us to ‘Engage’ With Racists

Rather, we intend to use our legal training to fight injustice wherever we encounter it.

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Transgender Rights April 6, 2016

Why Doesn’t the First Amendment Count for Students?

This year, a generation is erupting. The easiest response? Trying to keep it in the ground.

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States March 11, 2016

$15 and a Union for Students? Yes

A new wave of labor organizing by students, for students, is sweeping the country.

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Election 2016 March 2, 2016

Young Oklahoma Voters Not Afraid of Democratic Socialism

Policies like Medicare, Medicaid, and free public education sound anything but scary to them.

Lauren Massing and StudentNation
Immigration Policy February 18, 2016

Trump and Friends: Meet the Immigrant Youth Movement

This primary season, right-wing demagogues are basking in the spotlight. Immigrant youth activists are there to join them.

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Activism February 17, 2016

Silence on Campus: Contingent Work and Free Speech

While debate over the threat college students pose to free speech on campuses continues to dominate headlines, the silencing that follows from contingent employment does not.

Alex Press and StudentNation
Activism February 3, 2016

In the Wake of Mizzou, Black Students Are Winning

The movement that took flight in November is racking up wins—and laying the groundwork for more victories to come.

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Climate Change January 22, 2016

In 2016, No More Human-As-Usual

COP 21 showed us that human-as-usual is not enough in the age of climate crisis.

Chloe Maxmin and StudentNation
Higher Education January 13, 2016

You Shouldn’t Have to Take an African-American Studies Course to Read African-American Authors

Students demand universities diversify curriculum to include black scholarship.

Zachary R. Wood and StudentNation
Climate Change December 10, 2015

Youth Power and Powerlessness at COP21

Young people have been banging their heads on the walls of the political establishment for far too long. It’s time we figure out something new.

Chloe Maxmin and StudentNation

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Activism August 1, 2017

Rather, we intend to use our legal training to fight injustice wherever we encounter it.

Transgender Rights April 6, 2016

This year, a generation is erupting. The easiest response? Trying to keep it in the ground.

States March 11, 2016

A new wave of labor organizing by students, for students, is sweeping the country.

Election 2016 March 2, 2016

Policies like Medicare, Medicaid, and free public education sound anything but scary to them.

Immigration Policy February 18, 2016

This primary season, right-wing demagogues are basking in the spotlight. Immigrant youth activists are there to join them.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Activism February 17, 2016

While debate over the threat college students pose to free speech on campuses continues to dominate headlines, the silencing that follows from contingent employment does not.

Activism February 3, 2016

The movement that took flight in November is racking up wins—and laying the groundwork for more victories to come.

Climate Change January 22, 2016

COP 21 showed us that human-as-usual is not enough in the age of climate crisis.

Higher Education January 13, 2016

Students demand universities diversify curriculum to include black scholarship.

Climate Change December 10, 2015

Young people have been banging their heads on the walls of the political establishment for far too long. It’s time we figure out something new.