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StudentNation is a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism and is made possible through generous funding from the Puffin Foundation. StudentNation focuses on first-person accounts from student activists, organizers, and journalists and has helped launch the careers of contributors to The New York TimesVoxBusiness InsiderTeen Vogue, the Guardian, and more. If you’re a student and you have an article idea, please send pitches and questions to [email protected]

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/18/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/18/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/18/13

This week: law-flouting rabbis, a two-sided portrait of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, and the link between standardized testing and soaring ADHD diagnoses.

Oct 18, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust

The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust The Time To Divest: A Response to Harvard President Drew Faust

Divestment is a moral and political strategy to expose the reckless business model of the fossil fuel industry that puts our world at risk.

Oct 15, 2013 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin, Hannah Borowsky, and StudentNation

The Shutdown and Students

The Shutdown and Students The Shutdown and Students

Eleventh-hour-deadline-induced fights have become the forum of “debate” about fiscal responsibility, and the real loser to emerge from these cyclical crises is our gene...

Oct 14, 2013 / StudentNation / Sam Syde

Neoliberalism: Why the American Dream is Losing Steam

Neoliberalism: Why the American Dream is Losing Steam Neoliberalism: Why the American Dream is Losing Steam

We cannot have a functioning participatory democracy while eliminating jobs, imprisoning huge segments of our population, and saddling the next generation with mountains of student...

Oct 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Jess Miller and StudentNation

Across the South, Youth Resist Racism and Homophobia

Across the South, Youth Resist Racism and Homophobia Across the South, Youth Resist Racism and Homophobia

As police brutality, deportation and voter suppression rage on, new movements emerge.

Oct 11, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Unraveling of Representative Democracy

The Unraveling of Representative Democracy The Unraveling of Representative Democracy

The effects of unlimited and opaque influx of money into institutions of political power have been insidious and widespread, tearing at the foundation of the political system like ...

Oct 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Kai Raub and StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/11/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/11/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/11/13

This week: a new editor for Granma, a botched raid on al-Shabab in Somalia, and the impact of the government shutdown on Hurricane Sandy victims.

Oct 11, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

When Divestment Isn’t Enough

When Divestment Isn’t Enough When Divestment Isn’t Enough

In the case of students with the passion to fight climate change, it’s time to face the truth and overcome it: we are the enemy.

Oct 8, 2013 / StudentNation / Alex Suber and StudentNation

Ohio Students Fight Back Against ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws

Ohio Students Fight Back Against ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Ohio Students Fight Back Against ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws

The battle against Stand Your Ground has migrated to the Midwest and students are in the trenches.

Oct 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Isabelle Nastasia and StudentNation

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/4/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/4/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 10/4/13

This week: the beneficiaries of the prison industrial complex, an unjustified detention at the border, and an inside look at the US intern economy.

Oct 4, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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