Grinnell College Announces $300,000 Social Justice Prize Grinnell College Announces $300,000 Social Justice Prize
The Nation commends Grinnell for sponsoring the award and encourages all eligible readers to apply for this prize, which is one of the largest of its kind available in the US.
Sep 13, 2011 / StudentNation / Anna Lekas Miller
Little Love for Labor Little Love for Labor
A new report reveals that high school textbooks are getting a lot wrong about the labor movement.
Sep 12, 2011 / StudentNation / Josh Eidelson
Vive Normal! Vive Normal!
Your friendly neighborhood Muslim, just like you, likes pie and punk, dislikes terrorists, and answers surveys.
Sep 1, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari
Demanding Economic and Educational Reform in Chile Demanding Economic and Educational Reform in Chile
Hundreds of thousands of peaceful demonstrators participated in marches across Chile, united by the same desire: that the government would commit to working towards a quality, free...
Aug 26, 2011 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson
Chilean Student Hunger Strikers Hold President Piñera Accountable Chilean Student Hunger Strikers Hold President Piñera Accountable
Chilean students fasting for the cause of free and public education released a statement saying they will hold President Sebastián Piñera responsible for any physical...
Aug 22, 2011 / StudentNation / Brittany Peterson
Hitting the Road to Bridge the Gap Between Pakistan and the West Hitting the Road to Bridge the Gap Between Pakistan and the West
Maria Kari interviews Moin Khan, a Pakistani-American who is embarking on a motorbike tour from San Francisco, California to Lahore Pakistan in an effort to re-envision Pakistani-W...
Aug 22, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari
Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important (and Undercovered) Stories Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important (and Undercovered) Stories
Every week, Nation interns cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Aug 18, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
Chile’s Students Strike for Free and Public Education Chile’s Students Strike for Free and Public Education
Chilean students are no longer willing to accept mountains of debt to gain an education, and they have have taken over university campuses demanding accessible education for all of...
Aug 18, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation and Brittany Peterson
Teaching Sexuality Education Teaching Sexuality Education
Our country’s inability to untangle matters of religion, politics and public health puts sexuality education teachers and their programs at an enormous risk.
Aug 17, 2011 / StudentNation / Anna Lekas Miller
The Newest Avenger: Superhero to Challenge Race Politics The Newest Avenger: Superhero to Challenge Race Politics
When he makes his comeback this fall, Spiderman will ditch Peter Parker’s persona as scrawny, awkward, white, science-nerd and adopt a new one as the half-black, half-Latino ...
Aug 16, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Maria Kari