Grinnell College Offers $100,000 Prize to Young Social Justice Activists Grinnell College Offers $100,000 Prize to Young Social Justice Activists
The Grinnell College Young Innovator Prize offers a $100,000 prize annually to activists under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in the field of social justice.
Sep 23, 2013 / StudentNation / Allegra Kirkland and StudentNation
Dollars, Not Ballots Dollars, Not Ballots
WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: Money in politics not only corrodes policy; it has a pernicious impact on how citizens view and participate in their government.
Sep 19, 2013 / StudentNation / Suzanna Fritzberg and StudentNation
Inequality Makes Democracy Impossible Inequality Makes Democracy Impossible
WRITING CONTEST WINNER: Effectively addressing this country's vast inequality is the only way to repair this country's broken politics.
Sep 19, 2013 / StudentNation / Bryn Grunwald and StudentNation
Political Apathy Threatens Our Nation Political Apathy Threatens Our Nation
WRITING CONTEST WINNER: What dominoes fall as a result of our political indifference?
Sep 18, 2013 / StudentNation / Julia Di and StudentNation
Students Demand End to NYU Ties With Deathtrap Factories in Bangladesh Students Demand End to NYU Ties With Deathtrap Factories in Bangladesh
By pressuring universities to cut their contracts, students can put meaningful pressure on international corporations to respond to the demands of workers.
Sep 17, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Thirty Years Late to a Class War Thirty Years Late to a Class War
WRITING CONTEST WINNER: We do not need a radical overthrow of political institutions, we need a radical reengagement by citizens into politics and a willingness to use means which ...
Sep 17, 2013 / StudentNation / Jim Nichols and StudentNation
Bush, Petraeus and Napolitano Get Tough Student Welcomes Bush, Petraeus and Napolitano Get Tough Student Welcomes
As students build new fronts against austerity, some older opponents meet campus uproar.
Sep 16, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/13/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 9/13/13
This week: the plight of Syrian refugees, the forgotten immigration bill, and a chance encounter with Donald Rumsfeld.
Sep 13, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
2013 Nation Student Writing Contest Winners 2013 Nation Student Writing Contest Winners
Meet the twelve winners!
Sep 13, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The Danger of White Student Unions The Danger of White Student Unions
The complexities of racial tensions on campus are too many and the stakes too high to allow white student unions at universities.
Sep 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli and StudentNation