As a Black College Student, Poverty Was My Everyday Life As a Black College Student, Poverty Was My Everyday Life
For the country’s colleges, perhaps more so than any other American institution, the case for scaling racially equitable initiatives couldn’t be more clear.
Jun 5, 2018 / StudentNation / Aaron Ross Coleman
New York’s Taxi System Is Broken—Can This Workers’ Plan Fix It? New York’s Taxi System Is Broken—Can This Workers’ Plan Fix It?
The New York Taxi Workers Alliance wants to standardize pay, secure healthcare, and otherwise make cab driving a sustainable career.
May 22, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Want to See How Biased Broken Windows Policing Is? Spend a Day in Court Want to See How Biased Broken Windows Policing Is? Spend a Day in Court
In New York City, the overwhelming majority of misdemeanor arraignments are of people of color.
May 17, 2018 / Michelle Chen
CUNY Was Close to Stiffing Its Students—Until They Organized CUNY Was Close to Stiffing Its Students—Until They Organized
Students at the City College of New York protected campus groups from a new policy that could have stripped them of funding.
May 15, 2018 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan and Skanda Kadirgamar
New York Could Open the First Safe Injection Site in the US New York Could Open the First Safe Injection Site in the US
As the death toll from the opioid crisis rises, the city is exploring a humane alternative.
Apr 24, 2018 / Michelle Chen
NYC Students Meet at City Hall to Debate Guns NYC Students Meet at City Hall to Debate Guns
As millions around the world participated in the March for Our Lives, 35 children aged 8 to 10 took turns sharing their reasons for restricting gun use.
Mar 26, 2018 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan
Fans Are the Target of Madison Square Garden’s New Facial-Recognition Technology Fans Are the Target of Madison Square Garden’s New Facial-Recognition Technology
Facial recognition is a threat to privacy and the latest frontier in surveillance.
Mar 23, 2018 / Dave Zirin and Andrew Tan-Delli Cicchi
Are Uber’s Anti-Regulatory Crusades Hurting Drivers and Their Cities? Are Uber’s Anti-Regulatory Crusades Hurting Drivers and Their Cities?
By pushing business-friendly legislation, the ridesharing industry could be starving cities of taxes that could otherwise be invested in public transportation.
Feb 26, 2018 / Michelle Chen
These Cities Aren’t Waiting for the Supreme Court to Decide Whether or Not to Gut Unions These Cities Aren’t Waiting for the Supreme Court to Decide Whether or Not to Gut Unions
They’re finding ways to support organizing now.
Feb 26, 2018 / Brad Lander and Helen Gym
New York’s Separate and Unequal Schools New York’s Separate and Unequal Schools
The nation’s most diverse public school district is also its most divided.
Feb 20, 2018 / Michelle Chen